Knit Crochet Needlework Just Have Fun!

Please check out the archived patterns for filet crochet along the right side of my blog. There are several to choose from along with a FREE bunny baby afghan pattern. These are filet crochet patterns.



Here's an article I thought very interesting and everyone may enjoy. Please visit the web site if you're interesed in reading more articles or come back here often to read more.



Crochet Supplies: Do You Have Everything You Need? by: Terry Roberts



There are many supplies used when crocheting and the specific kinds depend solely on the type of patterns used. There are many basic items that beginners need but when using more complicated patterns and designs it can be essential to expand on the crochet supplies used. Yarn and a crochet hook are the most basic supplies but also used are knitting needles and a wide variety of yarn types amongst other items. More than one hook and needle set is needed as they can be left in an unfinished part of the crocheted item while another area is concentrated on. Patterns are a necessary part of the process, especially for beginners or if the person is creating something for the first time.


Anyone learning how to crochet may also need supplies of books or magazines full of tips and patterns. Depending on the type of pattern, other crochet supplies may be needed such as ribbon or lace. Ribbon can be run through certain areas of a crocheted design and lace can be a necessary addition to many designs. When making clothes, materials that can be layered under the yarn may be an important part of your crochet supplies. Sewing needles, threads, beads, sequins and other accessories can all form part of a crochet supply box as they can add decoration to a crocheted piece. There is so much that can be done with crocheted materials that the lists of possible crochet supplies are enormous.



Crochet Yarn Supplies


One of the most significant parts of crocheting is the types of yarns used. There are a huge number of different yarns used for crocheting; the texture and thickness of the yarn is most important. Yarn can have a lot of variations: some are thick, others are thin; yarn can be soft, fluffy, hard and come from many different animals. Yarn can be either natural or synthetic and the five basic types are baby/fingering, sport/baby, worsted weight, chunky and bulky - and they all have different uses.



Fingering weight is mainly used for light items such as socks. Sports weight is heavier and used for items like sweaters. Worsted weight is for much heavier and warmer items. Chunky and bulky are used for very heavy and warm items. Some of the most popular fibers used in yarns include acrylic, alpaca, camel hair, cashmere, chenille, lambs wool, mohair and even silk. The types of yarn depend on the item of clothing and the pattern used. So, as you can see, you’ll need to get yourself a big box to keep all the crochet supplies you’re going to need!



About The Author
Terry Roberts is a professional translator and linguist, with a wide range of interests. To read more about chocolate, please visit his website: http://www.crochetfornovices.com/ more articles can be found at http://www.articlecity.com/

My First Article on RVing Was PUBLISHED

I've been published! It's so exciting! Please go to this link and read my article on RVing.

Check out my recently published content on AC:

Buying Your First Motorhome or RV




Please look for more on this subject and other subjects, too. I am also writing an article for a brand new crochet ezine! I'll keep you posted and make sure you get the link. The first issue will be out real soon.



Meanwhile, I'm knitting and crocheting baby hats and blankets for my daughter's photography business (http://www.jennileephotography.blogspot.com) She's listed along the side, also, in my favorite web blogs. Unfortunately, silly me, forgot to take photos of my cute little creations. BUT, if anyone is familiar with Paton's Pooch yarn, it makes a really adorable baby blanket and we found mixing some green yarn in with the pink, makes it look like a bed of flowers. I'll try to get her to take a photo for you. Afterall, that's her specialty. From now on I'll try to remember to take photos.



I'll be back with news on the first crochet ezine and with the name and link for you when I hear from the editor.



This is an exciting month! However, it appears we won't be heading south in our motorhome this winter. Maybe next.



Till next time............

RVing Fulltime?? YES!! Have even more time to CROCHET!!

It has been quite some time since I last posted and there's a really good reason! We have been out in our motorhome having the time of our lives. If you ever have wanted to do this, you MUST give it a try. You really must.



Can you just imagine how much time you would have to crochet and knit if you were out RVing and didn't have to worry about the day-t-day things? You can crochet to your hearts content! You can crochet while "he's" driving, you can crochet while "he's" fishing! lol and you can crochet while "he's" watching that yet another war story on TV!! Can't even feel guilty having all that time to crochet!

Because of the gas prices we HAVE stayed close to home and instead of going out every weekend, we've stayed for a week at a time. Weekends are busy times for RV resorts and since we're retired ee can go anytime we'd like to go and stay as long as we want. The farthest we've gone from home is just under 70 miles.



As you can tell, if you've spent any time on my blog, that I have quite afew interests. I used to have and do a lot more but we downsized and our new house just couldn't accomodate all my crafting supplies! It was time to zero in on my most favorite ones anyway.



RVing in our motorhome has become our latest big interest. It was fun purchasing, if anyone has ay questions about that, just let me know, and has been fun fixing and cleaning and stocking. I'm full of ideas if anyone needs some help and have the save desires as we do. I know lots of web sites and links where you can get tons of informtion. We also renewed our resort membership with Coast to Coast which gives us lots of beautiful and not so beautiful resorts at a very low nightly fee.

Free Patterns Coming Soon !

Free Patterns Coming Soon !

Welcome to Free Patterns
On this page, you'll find some new Illusion, also called Shadow, knitting patterns. FREE For starters, here's a double diamond pattern that I designed and used to make a tote bag. The photo will be posted soon. It's a long pattern with over 100 rows so please, if you find any errors, let me know. Thank you for your interest and come back often as I'll be posting more later.
Here's a great tip: print out the chart and enlarge it if you need BUT put it in a page protector and use those dry markers to mark your pattern all you want. Keep track of the row your on, etc.

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Illusion Double Diamonds

You may want to print the chart out and enlarge it a bit and use a highlighter to color every two rows starting with Row 3. So Rows 1 and 2 are not colored, Rows 3 and 4 are colored, 5 and 6 are not and so on. Always remember the first row of each color change is always a knit row.
I used knitting needles size 8 and worsted weight yarn. It measures finished: 16" wide X 18" long. I think for a firmer fabric, you should use a smaller needle.
CO 63 with color A in any cast-one you like. If you want it wider, cast on more but remember to add those stitches only at the beginning and the end of each row. I couldn’t add color to my chart so remember to start with row 1 and 2 which will be color A. Row 3 and 4 changes to color B.
This is a very long pattern with over 100 rows. I used to it make a tote bag. What I did was CO with color A but you could use either one just so you continue going back and forth between the two colors. If you have any question, please email me at kma2053@gmail.com
Have fun!!


CO 63 with color A (My color A was Navy blue and color B was Teal Blue)
**there was an error in row 92 on the chart but it's been fixed. Not super good but you shouldn't have any trouble.

Color A Row1: K63
Color A Row 2: First Pattern row K 16, P1, K 29, P1, K 16
Color B Row 3: K 63
Color B Row 4: P 15, K3, P 27, K 3, P 15
Color A Row 5: K 63
Color A Row 6: K 15, P 3, K27, P3, K 15
Color B Row 7: K 63
Color B Row 8: P 14, K 5, P 25, K 5, P 14
Color A Row 9: K 63
Color A Row 10: K 14, P 5, K 25, P 5, K 14
Color B Row 11: K 63
Color B Row 12: P 13, K 7, P 23, K 7, P 13
Color A Row 13: K 63
Color A Row 14: K 13, P 7, K 23, P 7, K 13
Color B Row 15: K 63
Color B Row 16: P 12, K 9, P 21, K 9, P 12
Color A Row 17: K 63
Color A Row 18: K 12, P 4, K 1, P 4, K 28, P 4, K 1, P 4, K 12
Color B Row 19: K 63
Color B Row 20: P 11, K 4, P 3, K 4, P 19, K 4, P 3, K 4 P 11
Color A Row 21: K 63
Color A Row 22: K 11, P4, K 3, P 4, K 19, P 4, K 3, P 4, K 11
Color B Row 23: K 63
Color B Row 24: P 10, K 4, P 5, K 4, P 17, K 4, P 5, K 4, P 10
Color A Row 25: K 63
Color A Row 26: K 10, P 4, K 5, P 4, K 17, P 4, K 5, P 4, K 10
Color B Row 27: K 63 (you’re one fourth of the way!!)
Color B Row 28: P 9, K 4, P 7, K 4, P 15, K 4, P 7, K 4, P 9
Color A Row 29: K 63
Color A Row 30: K 9, P 4, K 7, P 4, K 15, P 4, K 7, P 4, K 9
Color B Row 31: K 63
Color B Row 32: P 8, K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 13, K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 8
Color A Row 33: K 63
Color A Row 34: K 8, P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 13, P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 8
Color B Row 35: K 63
Color B Row 36: P 7, K 4, P 3,K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 11, K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 7
Color A Row 37: K 63
Color A Row 38: K7, P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 11, P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 7
Color B Row 39: K 63
Color B Row 40: P 6, K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 9, K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 6
Color A Row 41: K 63
Color A Row 42: K 6, *P 4. K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4*, K 9, knit one time more from * to * and end with K 6
Color B Row 43: K 63
Color B Row 44: P 5, *K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4*, P 7, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 5
Color A Row 45: K 63
Color A Row 46: K 5, *P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4*, K 7, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 5
Color B Row 47: K 63
Color B Row 48: P 4, *K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 5*, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 4
Color A Row 49: K 63
Color A Row 50: K 4, P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 5, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 4
Color B Row 51: K 63
Color B Row 52: P 3, K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 3
Color A Row 53: K 63
Color A Row 54: K 3, *P 4, K 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4. K3, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 3 ( Yeah, you’re half way!!)
Color B Row 55: K 63
Color B Row 56: P 4,*K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 5*, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 4
Color A Row 57: K 63
Color A Row 58: K 4, *P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 5*, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 4
Color B Row 59: K 63
Color B Row 60: P 5, *K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 7*, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 5
Color A Row 61: K 63
Color A Row 62: K 5, *P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 7*, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 5
Color B Row 63: K 63
Color B Row 64: P 6, *K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 9*, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 6
Color A Row 65: K 63
Color A Row 66: K 6, *P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 9*, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 6
Color B Row 67: K 63
Color B Row 68: P 7, *K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 11*, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 7
Color A Row 69: K 63
Color A Row 70: K 7, *P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 11*, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 7
Color B Row 71: K 63
Color B Row 72: P 8, *K 4, P 3, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3, K 4, P 13*, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 8
Color A Row 73: K 63
Color A Row 74: K 8, *P 4, K 3, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 3, P 4, K 10*, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 8
Color B Row 75: K 63
Color B Row 76: P 9, *K 4, P 3, K 1, P 3, K 4*, knit one more time from * to * and end with P9
Color A Row 77: K: 63
Color A Row 78: K9, *P 4, K 3, P 1, K 3, P 4*, K 12, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 9
Color B Row 79: K 63
Color B Row 80: P 10, *K 4, P 5, K 4*, P 14, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 10
Color A Row 81: K 63
Color A Row 82: K 10, *P 4, K 5, P4 K 14*, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 10
Color B Row 83: K 63
Color B Row 84: P 11, *K 4, P 3, K 4*, P 16, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 11
Color A Row 85: K 63
Color B Row 86: K 11, *P 4, K 3, P 4,*, K 16, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 11
Color B Row 87: K 63
Color A Row 88: P 12, *K 4, P 1, K 4*, P 18, knit one more time from * to * and end with P 12
Color A Row 89: K 63
Color B Row 90: K 12, *P 4, K 1, P 4*, K 21, knit one more time from * to * and end with K 12
Color B Row 91: K 63
Color A Row 92: P 13, K 3, P 1. K 3, P 23, K 3, P 1, K 4, P 13
Color A Row 93: K 63
Color B Row 94: K 13, P 7, K 23, P 7, K 13
Color B Row 95: K 63
Color A Row 96: P 15, K 3, P 27, K 3, P 15
Color A Row 97: K 63
Color B Row 98: K 15, P 3, K 27, P 3, K 15
Color B Row 99: K 63
Color A Row 100: P 16, K 1, P 29, K 1, P 16
Color A Row 101: K 63
Color B Row 102: K 16, P 1, K 29, P 1, K 16
Color B Row 103: K 63
Color A Row 104: P 63
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Knitting and Crocheting

One of my biggest passions is knitting and crocheting. If you follow the link, it will take you to some of my favorite projects that have taught me a new technique almost everytime. There are so many many stitches and techniques to learn and I hope to bring many of them to you to try.

Keep your knitting and crocheting fun and exciting. For starters, I'll show you illusion or shadow knitting projects. I have several filet crochet projects along with baby patterns and many links to web sites for information and supplies.

Discover the Secret That Will Have You Knitting Brilliant, Timeless Designs in No Time At All – Even If You Have Absolutely No Knitting Experience Whatsoever! Knitting Essentials
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Patterns (coming soon)

FREE Crochet Afghan Bunny Pattern

Here's your free pattern! I am not very computer literate so I hope you're able to print this out at a decent size for you. There's really no need for any written instructions if you are familiar with crocheting. I do have the instructions written out but when I scanned them, they came out as a pd file which I can send you via email but can't figure out how to attach it here. So just let me know if you want the printed instructions.




Thank you for viewing. Don't forget to check out all my patterns in the archives.






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Fiber Arts

These are two silk ties I made when I was doing silk painting.
The next photo is silk painted photo frame. I used a technique which I demonstrated on Aileen's Creative Living back in about 1998 or so. I used one of her glues as my gutta, which creates a fence so when you paint the silk, the paint doesn't flow outside the glue line. When I demonstrated this on TV, I used wood but this technique works well on most anything. I used very thinned out acrylic paint as I didn't need to keep the soft flow of the silk. Make sure you enlarge these photos by clicking on them to see a better view.


This one is called tapestry crochet which can be found and/or seen on www.tapestrycrochet.com
I used wool ease but it turned out quite soft and won't hold it's shape very well. I would recommend a smaller hook than a F, which is what I used. Wool Ease has wonderful color choices but if you check the web site, she also recommends size 3 crochet thread. You can find some nice colors in that thread, too, but all I could find were pastels. Then I believe you use a steel hook size 1. If you love felting, this technique is wonderful for felting also. Check the web site. I plan to create some of my own designs and will post them when I do.

I have anoter basket I crocheted but it's not quite ready for a photo yet.


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