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June 7, 2007

Bender Bending Rodriguez: Robot Amigurumi Pattern

Soph at Stitch has a free amigurumi pattern to make this cute robot, Bender Bending Rodriquez from the animated TV show Futurama. See more of her free patterns too. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Jun 7, 2007 04:21 PM
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Crochet Cake Key Chain

Get this cute handmade crochet cake key chain for only $5.50 from Lantern Moon. Linda of Lindamade notes that for the cheap price they do have a global/social conscience so that sounds good to me too. Or try to whip one up on your own. So cute! [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Jun 7, 2007 12:08 PM
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June 6, 2007

Crochet Grape Vase

This beautiful crochet grape vase, made by French designer Aurelie Mathigot, brings some cool inspiration for your next project. [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Jun 6, 2007 03:02 PM
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June 5, 2007

Crafty Daisies: Learn to Crochet Lesson #3

I love it when Tuesday comes to see what's next from Crafty Daisies' online crochet class! This week is Lesson #3 and covers shell stitch, popcorn stitch, V stitch, puff stitch, and the Bullion Stitch (pictured above from NexStitch). Follow along with the lesson plan and homework. You can upload your photos to the Flickr group. Link.

Related:
Crafty Daisies: Learn to Crochet Lesson #1 - Link.
Crafty Daisies: Learn to Crochet Lesson #2 - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Jun 5, 2007 02:01 PM
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May 31, 2007

Crochet Coral Branch

This beautiful crochet coral branch is a pattern for sale by jpolka on etsy. I love that it can be framed as a piece of art. Just $3.50. [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 31, 2007 04:14 PM
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Maker Faire: Lion Brand's Hyperbolic Crochet Sea Coral Fantasy

The Lion Brand booth was jam packed both days at the Maker Faire with their how to knit and crochet workshops taught by Shannon Okey and Cecily Keim. One of the things also happening at the booth was the Hyperbolic Crochet Sea Coral Fantasy and Liz of Lion Brand (pictured above) worked with booth visitors to create their own crochet sea life. The project was inspired and developed by the Institute for Figuring and has taken new levels with IFF's Hyperbolic Coral Reef project. When I came up to Liz she was happily crocheting and talking as she was finishing up another piece to add to the ever growing display. It was enchanting and soothing to see all the different sea creatures that we created. Liz also told be about the new Lion Brand Flagship Store that will be opening in NYC this winter 2007-2008. Yay!

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On the flyer Lion Brand was distributing was this background on hyperbolic crochet:

Hyperbolic crochet is the name given to applying a mathematical principle to crochet patterns. A hyperbolic plane expands exponentially from any point on its surface, always curving shapes away from itself. Hyperbolic growth gives rise to the ruffled shapes of coral, kelp, and sea anemone. You can easily crochet a hyperbolic surface by increasing at a constant rate throughout the piece. Crocheting a reef is a great opportunity to try the different yarns and stitches. The variety of textures and shapes will inspire you to expand your crochet boundaries.

Get the free pattern from Lion Brand to make your own Hyperbolic Crochet Sea Coral Fantasy here. - Link.

See more photos of Lion Brand booth at Maker Faire here. - Link.
Photos from Cecily - Link.
Photos from Shannon - Link.

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And leave it to Cecily and Shannon to come up with one of the best crafty Ikea hacks around. They used plastic trash bag holders and layed them flat on the table to hold all the gorgeous Lion Brand yarn! What a great idea for when you're working on a project. No rolling balls of yarn and all your colors will be at your fingertips. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 31, 2007 12:05 PM
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Geek Crafts

As a comment to my post on crocheting a t-shirt rag rug yesterday, Giaguara showed us her crochet t-shirt rug made from old Apple and geeky t-shirts.

Giaguara writes:

When you have more than one kind of shirt and tones in it, it works best to make it a straight carpet. Use three colors or different yarns on a row, and change the start and end constantly to be random. That way no matter where your yarn starts or ends, it doesn't look too odd. The round thing is harder to do if you try to keep the randomness pattern in it, unless you want to carry 2-3 yarns over while you crochet.

See more photos of her crochet geeky t-shirt rug here. Link.

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The logo remenants from the t-shirts became a patchwork geek blanket. Link.

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She also made cute crochet Nintendo DS lite case and iPod cozies. Link.

See more of Giaguara's cool geek crafts on her LJ blog. - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 31, 2007 10:11 AM
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Interweave Crochet Spring 2007 & Larger Than Life Bag

Is this turning out to be the summer of crochet? I'm savoring the Spring issue of Interweave Crochet that's the first issue with Kim Werker of Crochet Me as the Editor in Chief! There are so many great projects from crochet sweaters, scarfs, adornments, and more! One of the fun projects I'll be working on this summer from the magazine is the Larger-Than-Life bag by Cecily Keim. I saw Cecily tote around this cute and functional bag earlier this year at TNNA. It's got an amazing look to it with a floral granny square pattern. And it's HUGE! You could probably fit everything you need for the day in here from your craft projects, books, and more. If you're interested in making this project, join the Larger Than Life CAL, the Larger Than Life Bag Flickr group or check it out for more inspiration. Some members of the Granny Along are also making this bag.

For more info and table of contents for the Spring issue of Interweave Crochet, visit the Interweave Crochet site here. Link.
Free web projects from Interweave Crochet - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 31, 2007 09:02 AM
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May 30, 2007

Crochet T-Shirt Rag Rug

Monica Resinger of Ruby Glen shows you how to take old T-shirts and use them to crochet yourself a round rag rug. You can also use this same pattern to make potholders or coasters. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 30, 2007 03:38 PM
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May 29, 2007

Crafty Daisies Learn to Crochet: Lesson #2

I am really enjoying the Crafty Daisies 12 week crochet lessons that are happening online. This week's lesson #2 is up teaching you the following: how to end your square, slip stitch, half double crochet, double crochet, Triple Crochet and crocheting in the round. You can also join the new Flickr group if you are following along with the lessons and post up your work. Link.

Related:
Crafty Daisies Learn to Crochet: Lesson #1 - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 29, 2007 01:30 PM
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May 25, 2007

CRAFT Pattern Podcast: The Spiderweb Skirt by Josi Hannon Madera

This week's CRAFT Pattern Podcast is extra special for the long Memorial Day weekend. The Spiderweb Skirt is a crochet skirt by Josi Hannon Madera of Art of Crochet. It's the perfect skirt to make for the upcoming summer. Recommended yarns are: Knit Picks Shine Worsted, Elann Callista, and Berroco Love It. If you need crochet help, the Art of Crochet has plenty of video stitch guides to help you along the way. You can also catch up with Josi on the Art of Crochet Blog.

Download this week's CRAFT pattern PDF - Link.

Subscribe to the CRAFT podcast and get this pattern and other CRAFT content delivered automatically via iTunes - Link

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 25, 2007 02:35 PM
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May 24, 2007

Crafty Daisies Learn to Crochet: Lesson #1

Lesson 1 for Crafty Daisies Learn to Crochet series is up this week. This is a great way to get to learn crochet on your own by learning in weekly chunks. This week's lesson includes the following: Common Terms and Abbreviations, How to read a pattern, Gauge swatches, Basics: Chain, single crochet, and Turning your work. There are also videos that show you how to do the basic slip knot, chain, and single crochet. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 24, 2007 01:01 PM
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Stitch N' PItch LA Dodger Game & Baseball Logo Afghan

The Stitch N' Pitch LA Dodgers game was just this past tuesday where 800 needle arts baseball fans filled the stadium. Pictured above is a baseball logo afghan was designed by Ginger Smith (partner and designer at Alamitos Bay Yarn Company in Long Beach, CA).

Ginger says:

The afghan was made in the 70's and is done with Tunisian Crochet and embroidery on top. Her kids played Little League and this is how she entertained herself during the practices. The logos were created from enlarging my kids baseball cards onto graph paper. No computers then.

There's a fun write up about the Stitch N' Pitch LA Dodger game by Crazy Aunt Purl here - Link.

To find out where upcoming games are happening near you visit the Stitch N' Pitch site. We'll be at the SF Giants game on July 24th so mark your calendars! - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 24, 2007 11:04 AM
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Crochet Little Yoda and Princess Leia

These little crochet amigurumi little Yoda and Princess Leia made by angryangel on flickr are too cute. [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 24, 2007 10:44 AM
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May 16, 2007

Crochet T-Shirt

Gina writes:

I found this shirt at one of my favorite online comic sites. A good crochet shirt if I ever saw one.

Check out the shirt for sale at scarygoround.com here which is in stock late May. - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 16, 2007 10:36 AM
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