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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for the ‘crochet lace’ Category

July 5th, 2008

Tattted and crocheted butterfly shawl - yarn

 

I posted about these little tatted butterflies . I have been making them for the red shawl that I am working on for workshops I am teaching in the fall.
I noticed as I was photoshopping the pics that the butterfly wasn’t one of the new and revised ones.  Ah well, the pics are so cute […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments

June 28th, 2008

Tatted and Crocheted shawl- new butterfly

I’ve been working away on a crocheted and tatted freeform lace butterfly shawl.
It’s been frustrating and challenging, because it just hasn’t been going the way I thought it should.
But! I have had a couple of breakthroughs that I am really pleased about.
The first is that I have finally settled on the thread that I am […]

By Noreen -- 3 comments

June 28th, 2008

What motifs move you?

On one of the email groups that I belong to, someone posed an interesting question about color combinations that really captivate us.  This made me think about the red shawl that I am working on… which is all about butterflies.
Which brought up for me that butterflies are, hands down, hooks up, my most beloved design […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

June 27th, 2008

Crocheting in public then frogging at home

 Yesterday, my husband’s jazz trio was playing at an outdoor art and design festival:

That’s my Beloved in  the green shirt.  Look at the sky through the scrim of the stage behind them……
When they started playing (and they were FABULOUS!) the sky was slightly overcast, but it was warm and pleasant.
BUT, as they began their second […]

By Noreen -- 6 comments

April 9th, 2008

Large Lace Lovely

Oooooooooooooh! Kim Kotary has designed the most gorgeous
lace top…. oooooooooooooh!
The pattern is free: Kim’s Lace Top 
Tags: Free Crochet Patterns, Kim Kotary, lace top, large laceShare This

By Noreen -- 4 comments

February 20th, 2008

Workshops I am teaching in Portland in September

am so pleased! I have just learned what workshops I will be teaching
at the Knit and Crochet Show in Portland, Oregon in Sept of 2008.
I’ll be teaching:

1] Sept 11 @ 9 am - Crochet in motion: Fabulous shawls, shrugs, camis […]

By Noreen -- 3 comments

July 8th, 2007

Solomon’s knot and Lover’s Knot stitch have a new name

I was working madly away on a new piece for the
Knit and Crochet Show this afternoon.

My husband walked by, and said: Wow! That’s gorgeous!
Isn’t that the ‘Honeymoon Stitch?’
I love it.    :D
Actually, my darling, it’s the Lover’s Knot stitch.
I think it must be the two weddings this summer……
Nah, it’s just that we’re still a couple […]

By Noreen -- 4 comments

April 22nd, 2007

Crocheted Market Bag - Wow~Mom

Happy Earth Day, and Happy almost Mother’s Day!
To celebrate the earth and Wow Moms, I have designed this crocheted string/market bag:

The instructions for making the handles are at
Round Bag Handles
NOTE: WORKING FILET CROCHET FROM CHARTS: by Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright)
Each square represents one space in the filet lace. Open spaces are formed by […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

April 17th, 2007

Cross Currents Vest Workshop

I am working on several new vests as inspiration for the Cross Currents Vest workshop that I am teaching at the Knit and Crochet Show this summer.
See: Workshops
I’ll have lots of wild and wonderful vests there, showing how you can pull together all kinds of techniques to create one of a kind, amazing and […]

By Noreen -- 8 comments

February 18th, 2007

Noreen’s Workshops at Chain Link 2007

I am so pleased!
I have learned that these are the workshops that I’ll be teaching in Manchester NH on July 14 and 15 .
I’ll be teaching
Cross Currents Vests Saturday Morning July 14

Cross Currents Vests:

One of a kind Vests that bring together many strands…. Learn how to make a vest that […]

By Noreen -- 14 comments