Hankering for Yarn

May 8th, 2008

Butterfly Effects-Update on the Crocheted Lorenz Manifold

OH!!!!! I am just delighted! After reading my posting about Hinka Osinga’s spectacular crocheted model based on the mathematics of the Butterfly Effect,  Kristi found the actual pattern for it!
I’ll never have time to do it, but I love it that now I COULD!
Here’s the pattern URL: Crocheted Mathematics of Chaos Butterfly Model   by Hinka […]

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May 7th, 2008

Butterfly effects in crochet

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 […]

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May 6th, 2008

Knit a Butterfly bag for Mother’s Day

Last year, I designed a Butterfly bag that’s knitted  with crochet edges. It’s spring again! (finally) and time to knit something up (quickly!) for Mother’s Day…….

Don’t have any thick yarn? Easy. Grab 3 or 4 strands of  worsted weight and big fat needles and go for it!
Here’s the link to my pattern:
Noreen Crone-Findlay’s BUTTERFLY BAG 
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April 24th, 2007

Knitted and Crocheted Butterfly Bag

Knitted and Crocheted Butterfly Bag
by Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright)
I have a real ‘thing’ about butterflies.
I also LOVE bags.
And, knitting, and crocheting…..
So - to pull all these loves together - I designed this knitted Butterfly Bag……. in celebration of springtime!

The bag is approx. 15 inches by 15 inches
Here’s what you need: […]

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