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 […]
In September, I’ll be teaching workshops in Portland OR at the Knit and Crochet Show
One of the demo pieces that I am making for several of the classes is a red ‘Butterfly’ freeform lace shawl that combines tatting and crochet…..
as it moves along, I’ll post more pics. This is the first…..
And here’s the […]
Lately, there has been a lot of attention paid to crocheted mathematical models.
I am passionate about butterflies. I am constantly designing homages to them in crochet, weaving, knitting, (see yesterday’s entry for a knitted Butterfly Bag), spool knitting, tatting, sewing, you name it. The picture above is a butterfly that is part of a […]
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 […]
Woohoo! I am so excited!
I have FINALLY finished the Crochet along Butterfly bag that I began waaaaaaaaaay back with: Getting Started
I did the final assembly today.
I slipped the plastic mesh interlining pieces inside the bag:
and stitched some commercial lace to the edging of the lining:
I slipped it inside the bag and stitched the lining to […]
Oh my word, I can’t believe how much work this bag has been! But, worth it! I just love it.
I decided that it needed a handle, so, I took 60 inches of 1/4 inch diameter acquarium clear plastic tubing, and stitched buttons on the ends.
and then, I worked about a million sc (single crochet) over […]
It feels like the butterfly bag needs to be stabilized, so I am cutting plastic needlepoint mesh into the shape of the front and back of the bag. I’ve cut out the lining, and will get the lining stitched, and then the bag itself.
I’ll slip the mesh between the lining and the bag after the […]
I think I need to add a snail or two to the butterfly bag crochet along!
Why am I taking such a long time to get the buttefly bags done? Well, I got sick this week, yech. And my beloved mother-in-law took a real nosedive, and we are painting the house in preparation for the wedding […]
Here are the links for the previous entries in the Butterfly Bag crochet along/spoolknit along:
1:Introduction
2: Template
3: Lining
4: Edging
And, today:
5: Flowers:
After all, where there are flowers, there are butterflies :)
I designed this flower just for this bag. You can make it with thread (I used 2 strands of […]
I absolutely love butterflies. And, I love to use them as design inspiration.
Last summer, I designed a butterfly shawl for Knit.1 magazine
(I crocheted one for my daughter for her upcoming wedding, using silk that I spun … you can see it at:
wedding shawl
There were a couple of crochet alongs for it, and I participated […]
For the love of knitting, crochet, spoolknitting, spinning and weaving!
Written by Noreen Crone-Findlay [email] for b5media.
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