Reading Time: 2 minutes Crochet Celtic Dream Afghan We transformed the Chrysanthemum Square to have additional rounds and a completely new join. The concept was by Mary Keys and provided me with the transforming write up on how she transformed my original square into this beautiful masterpiece. Introducing the Crochet Celtic Dream Afghan. Mary reduced her hook to a […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes What? A Cold Winter! Written by Diva Dan What can I say! Here I am on the hawtest day of our ‘where was summer’ to give you a pattern that I did last week wearing a sweater and pants. Yes, we have been complaining that we have not had much of a hawt summer but […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Earthy Hat Check out this Earthy Hat! It’s appropriately named due to the colours. Not everyone wants their hats to be the focus of attention. This hat can be versatile for men and women. I think of most of the hats this month, I think this hat would suit Diva Dan perfectly. He likes his […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Wild & Witty Day 2 of the 30 days brings this Wild & Witty Hat by Lion Brand. It’s designed for the younger women in mind that love the touch of candy colours. Pom Poms are back in style this year and for those who love a bit of attention with their winter gear, this […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Crochet Picnic Patterns with Lion Brand With Summer coming up fast, Picnics are a great way to enjoy the sunshine, life and all it’s bounty. Diva Dan loves to go up north to the beautifulBruce Trails in Ontario which is only about an hour from where we live. His favourite spot is over looking the waters […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Baby Blankets for Summer Cute little baby blankets for crocheters to hook up. Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all. Every wonder why as kids we sung this song? I have no idea […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you ever been star struck? If you have been, you will totally relate to the inside story I am about to share with you. The Crochet Crowd officially joined marketing forces with Lion Brand Yarns on January 1st, 2014. Together with Lion Brand, we are sharing our love for yarn and yarn creativity together. […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Health Benefits with Yarn We all know that crochet and knitting has fabulous health benefits. Kathryn Vercillo wrote a blog that appears on Lion Brand’s Website titled 10 Most Important Health Benefits of Yarn Crafting. I didn’t expect to read anything that I didn’t already know about but boy oh boy, was I surprised! Crafting […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scrub Those Dishes with a Cotton Wash Cloth Many crocheters love to crochet items for their kitchen. For a starting point in crochet, we tend to do smaller projects at first to gain our confidence in reading patterns and whipping off projects one after another. For scrubbing and general washing of dishes, you are best […]
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