Crochet
Still addicted to crochet, and working on more complex things now. This is a lace scarf made from KnitPick’s CotLin. I think the color is “island.” It’s a perfect vintagey coral color, which looks rose in some lighting and peach in others. It’s basically just a bunch of joined motifs from the Japanese crochet book [...]
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June 9th, 2008 - posted in
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I’m guessing crochet must be very popular in Japan, judging from the amazing array of great crochet books they have at Kinokuniya. I picked these up recently. The book on the right are just a treasury of different motifs and edgings. The book on the left is called “romantic lace.” The below images are from [...]
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May 20th, 2008 - posted in
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“You look like a princess on casual day.” That is what Kenn says about my new headband. I’m learning to crochet more than simple edgings, and this is my first finished project. I’m starting to really get into crochet. I love that crochet has two different sides: One is very homespun and folksy, like this [...]
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May 14th, 2008 - posted in
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