Another Little Pineapple Doily

Just a sneak preview of a new doily I'm making. It's called the petite pineapple doily. I would love to share the free pattern but I can't for the life of me remeber where I found it! If I remember I will post it. It's coming out a bit ruffled though which is making me worry but I think it will straighten out when I block it.

finally, a sock

If you know me, you know that I am obsessed with being able to make socks. And having tried just about every knit & crochet pattern out there------ you name it! --->I. have. tried. them. all.
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And every single one of them have been frogged or discarded.

Until now! I found this crochet pattern called the Origami Turkish Sock.

And it is constructed in a flat manner with a crunch stitch using a size F hook and this greatest-discovery-ever ----> Patons Stretch Sock Yarn.

Yes. It stretches with an elasticity that just makes your heart sing....

It crochets up so quickly and with the ultra-handy measurements that the pattern has you take for each individual foot ------

It is a fool-proof pattern that even I can't frog.

I love crochet!!!

I have just learnt to crochet and look what I did!!!
This is what I am working on at th moment, I saw the design on Lucy from Attic24's site, and loved it!



And this is what I've just finished!



Crochet is the new knitting for me!!!!!

Finally After 4 Attempts and lots of unstitching

The rainbow cardie is finally FINISHED! Just thought I'd let you all know I didn't let the darn thing get the better of me. I worked and worked on it and finally finished it off with some nice red buttons. I am so over making baby cardigans after this one. I think it will be a long time before I make another one. I am looking into making socks next. Anyone have any ideas as to where to get a crochet sock pattern?

HELP! ...My Yarn is a Pile of Knots! (copy)

This is an exact copy of a post I have on my own personal blog, but since I'm looking for advice anywhere I can get it, and I'm wondering if anyone else out there has the same kind of problem, I thought I'd copy the post and put it here too...so here it is...

I have found that the best yarns come rolled up into almost a braided look of a skein/ball...yet I have also found that they are my worst nightmare! I am so used to working with yarns that have the tail (loose end) coming out the center of the skein so all I have to do is pull on that tail as I work on my project and the yarn comes out nice and without knots. More recently I've been working with yarns of different fibers and such...I am finding myself spending more time unraveling these skeins/balls of yarn than I am working on the actual project! I am asking for advice from anyone who has worked with yarns that look like this......because the above picture is how my yarn starts out looking, then when I go to actually use it, I have to figure out where the loose ends are, and then unravel it all, which in turn ends up like this...I am so frustrated right now! All I want to make is a washcloth, yet I've already spent over an hour trying to un-knot this mess of yarn. What am I doing wrong? Any advice or suggestions will be greatly apreciated! Thanks!

Dishcloths, Hot Pads and Washcloths

I'm hooked on crocheting dishcloths, hot pads and washcloths! They are quick to work up, I love working with the cotton yarn, and they make great gifts! I also love using them in my own home... Ever since receiving my very first hand knitted dishcloth from Sara in the Kitchen Swap 2009 this past spring, I haven't gone back to store-bought dishcloths!
Pattern names, instructions/where to find, and who designed them:

• Springtime Triangles Dishcloth - Pattern Designed By: Renata Russell
• Lily Sugar'N Cream Daisy Pot Holders to Crochet - Pattern Designed By: Unknown
• Pretty Pastels Dishcloth - Pattern Designed By: Eldonna Ewers
• Lily Sugar'N Cream Chrysanthemum Dishcloth to Crochet - Pattern Designed By: Unknown
• Ladder Stitch Crocheted Dishcloth - Pattern Designed By: Brian McGaunn
• Meadowbrook (Round) Washcloth - Pattern Designed By: Unknown

Hand-crocheted dishcloths, washcloths and hot pads / pot holders are great last minute gifts...crochet a few up to keep on hand, or some patterns can even be started and completed in an hour! Crochet up a matching washcloth and face towel for a gift basket and add some handmade soap and bath salts. I just love all the colors and shapes and varieties of the patterns and cotton yarns I'm finding as well.

I {heart}

... these two japanese crochet books :

And would like to highly recommend them, because they are real crochet bibles, and I love crocheting from diagrams (no I can't read japanese !)
If Kathy Ann is interested in adding them to the library shelf, I could scan the covers ?
These were bought at "kinokuniya", the japanese bookstore in San Francisco, during our summer vacations -- but they can be found on YesAsia as well, and probably other online sellers.

300 crochet patterns ISBN 978-4-529-04175-1
300 crochet motifs edgings ISBN 978-4-529-04233-8

Just wanted to share... :)
Happy week, ladies !