Due to the unexpected death of a very dear friend, episode 3 of CrochetCast will be postponed until next weekend.
Thanks,
Jeanie
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Vintage Crochet
Episode 2 (click here to listen)
Well I just couldn't wait the full two weeks between episode one and episode two... there was just too much to share with you!
In this episode, I reveal my vintage crochet and knitting magazine and pattern collection, I review Interweave Knits Fall '05 issue of their Crochet Magazine, I show off my eBay win, I share with you a new yarn with a cause, and I give a little podcast info to those who are new to podcasts.
OldMags.com - www.oldmags.com
Stargazer's Crochet & Craft Links website - http://home.inreach.com/marthac/links.html
Adrina Thorpe -- www.adrinathorpe.com/
Johnathon Coulton - http://www.jonathancoulton.com/
Interweave Knits Fall '05 Crochet Magazine - www.interweavecrochet.com/materials.asp
Andrwe Kesler - ?
Hill Country Yarns -- www.HillCountryYarns.com
Cast On podcast - www.cast-on.com
The Mosh Knit - http://moshknit.blogspot.com/
Chub Creek - www.chubcreek.com
My vintage crochet and knitting magazines and patterns (it's hard to tell from the pic, but this stack is layer upon layer of magazines and stands about 6" high)
Interweave Knits Fall '05 Crochet Magazine Review
Fingerless Glovettes (Sandi Wiseheart)
Fever Tank (Jennifer Alppleby)
Felted Folk Rug & Chair Pad (Tiffany Reynolds)
Zig Zag Skirt (Mari Lynn Patrick)
Textured Tweed Clutch (Mari Lynn Patrick)
My eBay win
Hill Country Yarns Breast Cancer Awareness colorway
Hill Country Yarns Self-striping sock yarn
Rib Tickler
Well I just couldn't wait the full two weeks between episode one and episode two... there was just too much to share with you!
In this episode, I reveal my vintage crochet and knitting magazine and pattern collection, I review Interweave Knits Fall '05 issue of their Crochet Magazine, I show off my eBay win, I share with you a new yarn with a cause, and I give a little podcast info to those who are new to podcasts.
OldMags.com - www.oldmags.com
Stargazer's Crochet & Craft Links website - http://home.inreach.com/marthac/links.html
Adrina Thorpe -- www.adrinathorpe.com/
Johnathon Coulton - http://www.jonathancoulton.com/
Interweave Knits Fall '05 Crochet Magazine - www.interweavecrochet.com/materials.asp
Andrwe Kesler - ?
Hill Country Yarns -- www.HillCountryYarns.com
Cast On podcast - www.cast-on.com
The Mosh Knit - http://moshknit.blogspot.com/
Chub Creek - www.chubcreek.com
My vintage crochet and knitting magazines and patterns (it's hard to tell from the pic, but this stack is layer upon layer of magazines and stands about 6" high)
Interweave Knits Fall '05 Crochet Magazine Review
Fingerless Glovettes (Sandi Wiseheart)
Fever Tank (Jennifer Alppleby)
Felted Folk Rug & Chair Pad (Tiffany Reynolds)
Zig Zag Skirt (Mari Lynn Patrick)
Textured Tweed Clutch (Mari Lynn Patrick)
My eBay win
Hill Country Yarns Breast Cancer Awareness colorway
Hill Country Yarns Self-striping sock yarn
Rib Tickler
Gypsy Crochet Swing Top
Gypsy Crochet Vest (way simple!)
Gypsy Crochet Vest
Thursday, March 09, 2006
As Requested, My Crocheted Ruffle Scarf Pattern
Okay, here's how I made my crocheted ruffle scarf (below). I'm sure there are several ways you can do this, but this is how I did it.
Choose a mohair or mohair blend yarn -- actually anything sort of fuzzy will work. My pink scarf is made from Lion Brand Jiffy, but I've also made them from Red Heart Symphony and Caron Simply Soft worsted weight acrylic yarn. As you can tell, I'm definitely NOT a yarn snob, although I do love the "good stuff" as well.
Choose a large crochet hook. Usually a size L, M, or even N is best (depending on your yarn). You basically are going for a "fluffy" look so you don't want to crochet it too tightly. Err on the side of too large as opposed to too small if you're not sure. The size crochet hook you choose will more than likely be significantly larger than the "suggested hook size" on the yarn label for this particular pattern.
Depending on how long you want your scarf, chain around 150 to 180 stitches. 150 stitches will still yield a nice long scarf, so unless you want a really long scarf, go for 150.
Row 1: 2DC in 4th chain from hook and 2DC in each chain across. Chain 3 and turn.
Row 2: 2DC is each stitch across.
Continue until scarf is desired width. Bind off.
That's it! For my pink scarf, I only needed two rows!
Here's a variation for you. This is a two-tone scarf I made for my daughter in her school colors.
It's made from Caron Simply Soft on the green side and Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted on the gold side. I had to mix the yarns since Lion didn't have the right shade of green in their worsted weight and since Caron didn't make the right shade of gold! Hey, improvise, right??? Anyway, the gauges were similar enough that it worked out just fine.
Choose one of your colors (it doesn't matter which one) and follow the directions for the scarf as outlined above. On this particular scarf (since the yarn wasn't very fluffy), I had to crochet 3 rows instead of two to get the desired width. And I think I used a size L crochet hook. Once you finish one side of the scarf, bind off. Then take your second color of yarn and on the other side of the original chain (of 150 stitches) do the same thing all over again (2DC in each chain across, etc. until desired width). Your scarf will spiral on its own in the alternating colors. Kinda cool, huh? Oh, and dig the matching crocheted Panta she's wearing too. Too bad it hasn't gotten below 70 degrees here this winter :-(
Tip: Keep in mind that making a two-tone spiral scarf takes twice as long to make a single colored one, and that adding a third row to your width will take 4 times as long as your first row did. For instance, if you chained 150 to begin with, then you will have 300 stitches at the end of your first row. By the end of row 2, you will be up to 600 stitches. And by the end of row 3 you will have 1200 stitches! This can make a big difference if you're making a two-toned scarf.
Questions? Email me.
Choose a mohair or mohair blend yarn -- actually anything sort of fuzzy will work. My pink scarf is made from Lion Brand Jiffy, but I've also made them from Red Heart Symphony and Caron Simply Soft worsted weight acrylic yarn. As you can tell, I'm definitely NOT a yarn snob, although I do love the "good stuff" as well.
Choose a large crochet hook. Usually a size L, M, or even N is best (depending on your yarn). You basically are going for a "fluffy" look so you don't want to crochet it too tightly. Err on the side of too large as opposed to too small if you're not sure. The size crochet hook you choose will more than likely be significantly larger than the "suggested hook size" on the yarn label for this particular pattern.
Depending on how long you want your scarf, chain around 150 to 180 stitches. 150 stitches will still yield a nice long scarf, so unless you want a really long scarf, go for 150.
Row 1: 2DC in 4th chain from hook and 2DC in each chain across. Chain 3 and turn.
Row 2: 2DC is each stitch across.
Continue until scarf is desired width. Bind off.
That's it! For my pink scarf, I only needed two rows!
Here's a variation for you. This is a two-tone scarf I made for my daughter in her school colors.It's made from Caron Simply Soft on the green side and Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted on the gold side. I had to mix the yarns since Lion didn't have the right shade of green in their worsted weight and since Caron didn't make the right shade of gold! Hey, improvise, right??? Anyway, the gauges were similar enough that it worked out just fine.
Choose one of your colors (it doesn't matter which one) and follow the directions for the scarf as outlined above. On this particular scarf (since the yarn wasn't very fluffy), I had to crochet 3 rows instead of two to get the desired width. And I think I used a size L crochet hook. Once you finish one side of the scarf, bind off. Then take your second color of yarn and on the other side of the original chain (of 150 stitches) do the same thing all over again (2DC in each chain across, etc. until desired width). Your scarf will spiral on its own in the alternating colors. Kinda cool, huh? Oh, and dig the matching crocheted Panta she's wearing too. Too bad it hasn't gotten below 70 degrees here this winter :-(
Tip: Keep in mind that making a two-tone spiral scarf takes twice as long to make a single colored one, and that adding a third row to your width will take 4 times as long as your first row did. For instance, if you chained 150 to begin with, then you will have 300 stitches at the end of your first row. By the end of row 2, you will be up to 600 stitches. And by the end of row 3 you will have 1200 stitches! This can make a big difference if you're making a two-toned scarf.
Questions? Email me.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Introducing CrochetCast!
CrochetCast - An Introduction ( click to listen)
Oh my gosh. Well, I guess I've gone and done it again -- jumped in and started a new venture. Pretty much spur of the moment (so what else is new?), I've decided to start a crochet podcast since there seem to be none out there (according to Brenda Dayne's most recent episode of Cast-On). And well, we just can't have that.
Since I really have no idea what I'm doing with the techie side of podcasting, I pray you'll forgive me for being the amatuer that I am and for all audio imperfections. I promise to try to learn the software associated with audio editing and the like prior to the next episode.
Please let me know what you'd like to hear in this podcast. Music? Yes or no? And if so, what kind? What kind of "stuff" do you want to hear while you crochet? Do you like interviews? Essays? Knock-knock jokes? Do tell!
Here are the show notes for episode 1 CrochetCast:
Cast On - www.cast-on.com
Pointy Sticks Podcast - www.PointySticks.org
My personal blog - www.DancesWithYarn.com
Sexy Knitters Club - www.SexyKnittersClub.com
KnitCast - http://scifiville.typepad.com/knitcast/
Debbie Stoller's The Happy Hooker
Threadteds - www.threadteds.com
Monster Crochet - www.MonsterCrochet.com
Crocheted Spiral Scarf
Some of my crocheted felted bags
Oh my gosh. Well, I guess I've gone and done it again -- jumped in and started a new venture. Pretty much spur of the moment (so what else is new?), I've decided to start a crochet podcast since there seem to be none out there (according to Brenda Dayne's most recent episode of Cast-On). And well, we just can't have that.
Since I really have no idea what I'm doing with the techie side of podcasting, I pray you'll forgive me for being the amatuer that I am and for all audio imperfections. I promise to try to learn the software associated with audio editing and the like prior to the next episode.
Please let me know what you'd like to hear in this podcast. Music? Yes or no? And if so, what kind? What kind of "stuff" do you want to hear while you crochet? Do you like interviews? Essays? Knock-knock jokes? Do tell!
Here are the show notes for episode 1 CrochetCast:
Cast On - www.cast-on.com
Pointy Sticks Podcast - www.PointySticks.org
My personal blog - www.DancesWithYarn.com
Sexy Knitters Club - www.SexyKnittersClub.com
KnitCast - http://scifiville.typepad.com/knitcast/
Debbie Stoller's The Happy Hooker
Threadteds - www.threadteds.com
Monster Crochet - www.MonsterCrochet.com
Crocheted Spiral Scarf
Some of my crocheted felted bags
Some of my threadbears (to see more click here)
Please let me know if I've left any links that I mentioned in the podcast out of the show notes, and thanks for checking out CrochetCast.
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