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Have you admired crochet cables? Want to learn to crochet them? Well you are in luck. Todays post is all able crochet cables.
Are you wanting to take your crochet skills up a little? One of the many ways to do that is to learn new stitches and techniques. Cables seem to be a favorite of people. I must admit that I rarely crochet cables since I knit. Usually my cable patterns all come from knitting. However, on occasion I will use a cable to jazz up little sweater or maybe afghan or scarf. Making cables is a good way to embellish a project. Here I will show a basic cable but the same techniques would be used for more complicated cables. This is just a basic cable with only the two strands that twists or criss crosses over itself. In this post you can learn to crochet basic cables
First I would like to thank everyone who participated in this giveaway. It was really great to see how many of you liked the content of both books. Today I want to announce the 3 winners. Each will have a choice of either the Knit Animal Lovies book or the Crochet Animal Lovie Blankets book. All 3 winners have been notified at the email they used to sign up to become members of my blog. These giveaways are my way of saying thank you to everyone who has supported me and shown that extra love of becoming a blog member. Being a member is free and it guarantees you will be kept up to date on new posts, giveaways, online courses and lots of great projects.
I wanted to share the news; My new knit animal lovie book is now available. Gee, I didn’t know you could knit. I hear this a lot. But the fact is that yes, I am bi-stitchual… is that a word? I enjoy just about every craft. I still haven’t delved too much into scrapbooking. I have made some cards and have basic supplies but the bug hasn’t hit me yet.
I learned that my new Knit Animal Lovies book is now available at LeisureArts.com I designed 12 animal lovies but these are the 10 that were the final selections. Each square has a different design so you can mix and match whichever square you like to the lovie of your choice. I had so much fun making this. I have a Crochet lovie book and people wanted a knit book. These designs are different from those in the Crochet book. (a couple overlap like the Puppy and Owl). The books will be available in crafts stores such as Joann’s, Hobby Lobby, Knit Picks, Amazon, and many others in January 2016. It is a great value.
I wanted to share the info with all of you. I know that many of you knit and Animal lovies make a great gift for little ones. I love making these to give at Baby showers. I wanted to share a few photos with you. If you want to order your copy please go to this link: Knit Animal Lovies Book
. I’m really happy with how the book turned out. I think you are really going to like it. Keep on reading to see some photos of the lovies in the book.
It’s no secret that I love to crochet. I would crochet 24/7 but alas so many pesky things like housework get in the way. I had seen this set at Wal-Mart and was curious about it. It retails at my local Wal-Mart for $19.99 which is a great price since it comes with 7 crochet hooks (Size D /3.5mm to K /6 1.5 mm) , yarn needles and a carrying case. It also doesn’t hurt that it’s pink which is one of my favorite colors. I wanted to try them out and see if they really were comfortable. I’m always looking for ways to cushion my metal hooks. I will even wrap a rubber band around my hooks and then slide a gel pencil/pen grip over the top to help avoid hand pain and fatigue.
This is a product review of Kristin Omdahl’s new book “Crochet So Lovely” and her yarn ” Be so Fine”
This past weekend I was so blessed to be able to attend Stitches West. I posted about it here. The experience was really great and the best part was all the people I got to meet. It was so nice to finally put a face to these people’s names. Oh sure, I had seen their videos, read their books etc., but finally meeting someone in person makes it real. One person who I have long admired is the fabulous Kristin Omdahl. If you haven’t heard of her she is a fantastic designer. She designs both knit and crochet items. I have purchased previous books and have really enjoyed making shawls (I made 3 so far) and so it was a real treat to meet her. Guess what? She is as nice and gracious in person. You see Kristin has always been my friend…. let me explain what I mean by that… She has been my friend in my head only, hahaha. I’m sure we all have those people we think if we met we would be friends. I’m so happy to report that yes, now I think we will be friends.
Anyway, back to the review. Kristin Omdahl had a booth at Stitches West 2015 held in Santa Clara, California. Her booth was so serene and lovely. What I really liked about her booth was that she had displayed finished garments to give you an idea of what could be made with the yarn. She sells her yarn which is 100% bamboo. It is spun, milled and hand dyed right here in the USA. She had the yarn organized in little bags. Either silver or gold bags. Depending on which bag you chose that yarn would be enough to complete the projects that were displayed above them. Silver would give you enough to complete shawls and other items and the gold bags had enough for smaller items such as cowls. The colors were so rich and luscious. The yarn is super soft. Kristin has personally selected each yarn color and type to ensure they meet her strict standards. I would totally recommend this yarn. I purchased the Amyethst. If you follow me on youtube and facebook you will know that my favorite colors is Purple (and shades of purple) and Pink (and shades of pink, including Magenta). I would have bought the bag just for the yarn but she also included along with the yarn a little package of “wrapture” which is her no rinse delicate wash. The fragrance is jasmine. With the purchase she also includes a pattern e-book which normally retails for $6.99. You can find instructions (and coupon) code for download on the back of the label. She also includes washing instructions on the label. To purchase yarn you can either go to her site styledbykristin.com (lots of other goodies available on the site) Click here for yarn purchase. She also has an etsy store Kristin’s Etsy store where she also sells the yarn and project bags. (P.S.- the project bags are made with fabric that has the drawings/art done by Kristin).
Not only was she selling her yarns,project bags and other goodies she also had her new book available for purchase. The title of the book is “Crochet so Lovely”. It retails for $24.99 which is a great value when you consider it contains instructions, diagrams and photos for 21 beautiful lace designs. That’s just a little over $1 per pattern. That’s a bargain. The book has very clear easy to understand written instructions along with diagrams and beautiful color photos. If you purchase thru her etsy store she will sign each copy and ship internationally. The book isn’t available in the UK yet thru amazon so this is a great way to order and get a signed book.
I highly recommend both the book and the yarn. This is quality stuff and I love to share with everyone when I find a good deal and good products. Please visit her sites and take a look at all of the goodies. I’m sure you are going to love them.
