It's Dora here, and my aim today is to help you find ideas for last-minute crafty gifts and to provide the long-awaited lesson on changing a pattern's gauge. Let me also take this opportunity to wish all our readers a very happy holiday season!
Our February Issue
Cover Story:
Cables & Lace Doily
Add Texture & Dimension to Your Threadwork
Also Featured:
6 Colorful Afghans
- A New Twist On Corner-to-Corner
- Quilt-Inspired Motifs
- One-Color Wonders
- & More!
Toasty Toes
Cozy Slippers & Socks for Winter
Purchase Select Patterns from Crochet World
Talking Crochet Newsletter |
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Who among us in the yarn community does not have a favorite fiber? In a not-so-scientific poll of crocheters, including Crochet World readers and a few knitters, I posed 3 questions, the first of which was simply: What's your favorite traditional yarn—acrylic, wool, cotton, alpaca or a blend of fibers? The most popular yarns are not surprising but interestingly, many persons have more than one "favorite." The top choice is ... Read the entire article in our February issue! |
Favorite Finds
By Rohn Strong, Stackpole Books, 2018, 136 pages, $24.95
If you love crocheting shawls, this is the book for you! If you are new to crocheting shawls, then this is still the book for you! Strong has done a great job organizing nine different traditional shawl shapes, including triangular, rectangular, half circle, wedge-shaped and square, while providing three different imaginative patterns for each style so that all crocheters from beginner through advanced can end up with the perfect shawl.
Crocheting your way through this book will not only yield you some beautiful shawls you'll enjoy wearing, but you'll also gain enough knowledge about shawl construction that you might just end up designing your very own shawl!
Crochet Lacy Shawls can be found at your local bookstore or at www.amazon.com.
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