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Boye Ergonomic Crochet Hook Winners Announced!

By Yolanda on September 9, 2015 in Giveaways / Contests 12

Boye Ergonomic Crochet Winners!

The big day is here! The day where the winners for the Boye Ergonomic Crochet Hooks are announced. The first winner chosen from the entries here on the blog is: Stephanie Ostrowski Stephanie you have 5 days to respond with your mailing info. If you do not respond within this time another winner will be chosen.

Our second winner from my YouTube Channel subscribers (All Crafts Channel), is : Rosa Santos. Rosa you also have 5 days to respond with your info. If you do not respond within the 5 days another winner will be chosen to take your place. Both winners have been notified via email, posting on the blog and a video announcement on YouTube.

I want to thank everyone who entered the giveaway. Please be sure to keep visiting my blog and YouTube channel as more giveaways are planned.

If you did not win and would like to purchase a set of hook for yourself there are available at many craft stores and Wal-Mart. If you want to order online here is the link: Hook purchase link

Congratulations to the winners.

Giveaway time! Boye Ergonomic Crochet Hook Set

By Yolanda on September 2, 2015 in Crochet Projects, Giveaways / Contests 207

Boye Ergpnomic Crochet Set

It’s Giveaway Time!

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.

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Learn to Sew Fabric Lining to Crochet and Knit Blankets

By Yolanda on August 26, 2015 in Crochet Projects, Crochet Stitches and Crochet Motifs, Sewing Projects 2

Learn To Sew Fabric Lining to your Crochet and Knit Blankets

In this post I you will learn to Sew a fabric lining to your crochet blankets. Today I uploaded a video tutorial on my youtube channel that many people have requested.

This question is often received on my posts and videos. How do you sew a lining to a crochet or knitted blanket without ruining it? Well, in today’s video I show you how I do it.

There is no need to be afraid of your sewing machine. Using a few little tricks you can learn to sew a fabric lining to your crochet blankets easily and quickly. This can also be done with hand sewing.

I recommend blocking your blanket first to get a true size. It important since you will need to know what size to cut your fabric lining.

How to sew lining to crochet / kinit items — Sewing lining to crochet

In the video I demonstrated on a 12 inch granny square (for filming purposes). The concept is the same with all sizes.

First, you will need to work at least 2 rows of single crochet all the way around your piece. (for knitted pieces I work 2 knitted stitched on each edge, right and left of each row.

I also work the first two rows and last two row in the knitted stitch. This gives me a new edge to sew). There are several ways you can sew a lining to crochet and knit blankets.

I demonstrate how to do this using a sewing machine. However, it is still possible to do the same thing by sewing the lining on by hand. Not having a sewing machine doesn’t mean you can’t sew linings to your projects. You can also use this same technique to sew linings to bags or other items.

Here is the link for the video. It explains the whole process. I hope you enjoy it and that your find it helpful.

If you enjoyed this post you might also enjoy learning how to crochet a granny square which I used in this project. Please remember to share this post with your friends. Sharing is caring. Enjoy

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Online Courses, New Book and other news!

By Yolanda on August 18, 2015 in Business, Crochet Projects 5

Wow, is all I can say. Things have really been crazy here. I have so many projects going on that my head is spinning. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to update this blog in a couple weeks.

Update1: My Crochet Book “Animal Lovie Blankets” Is now also available at Hobby Lobby and a smaller versions are now available at Wal-Mart. That is super exciting since my granddaughter saw them and was so proud of Grandma Yoli. It makes my heart happy to see her smiling face. You can purchase your copy at: Joannes, Hobby Lobby, Walmart and Michaels. It is also available as a digital download from Leisure Arts. Click here to purchase.

Update 2: I am in the processing of writing down a lot of my patterns. It has been a slow process since I now have about 550 of them to write down.. (test) and photograph the items. Hopefully that will be done within the next year. I want to be able to make them available for everyone.

Update 3: I am also working on the videos for a Crochet Course. I asked everyone a few weeks ago what they wanted to learn. So far I have heard;

* Reading Patterns

* Understanding Crochet Diagrams

* Crocheting in the Round

* Crocheting basic stitches

* Crochet techniques

I am including these in my course. I will also have a bonus video for Blog members. If there are any other things you want to include please write it down in the comments below.

Update 4: Lots of you have asked for sewing videos. I want to be able to narrow down what type of sewing videos you want to see. Please write your preferences using 1, 2, 3 for your preference.

* Understanding a sewing machine (what do all those dials do?)

* How to use sewing patterns

* Quilting Lessons

* Sewing basic garments

* Sewing formal dresses

* Sewing bags

I will use that information in order to make videos that you want to watch.

I appreciate your patience and help with the survey. Write down your comments below.

XOXO,

Yolanda

Crochet Baby Cardigan – Part of Baby Layette Set

By Yolanda on August 3, 2015 in Baby Crochet Projects, Crochet Projects, Crochet Stitches and Crochet Motifs 4

Crochet Baby Cardigan

Whew! The Crochet Baby Cardigan / sweater portion of my Crochet Along (CAL) is finally complete. Today the last video for this item was uploaded. This sweater is so cute and a little different than what you usually see. I decided to use a LeisureArts baby layette pattern for this crochet along. Each week I will be uploaded short video portions of the items. This allows everyone time to complete that portion of the instructions before moving onto the next rows/rounds. I can’t even imagine trying to film, edit and uploading the entire set in one video… Hmmm, it would be like 12 hours long.. no bueno, and not allowed by YouTube.

The pattern can be purchased from LeisureArts.com (Click here to purchase pattern) and will allow you to follow along with me. It is also a great way to learn to read patterns or at least demystify them a little if you aren’t already a pattern reader. Remember, reading patterns is just like any other skill. It is something you need to learn and not an ability you automatically know. It’s like riding a bike. You weren’t born knowing how to ride a bike, but thru lots of practice (and falling) you eventually learned. Now you can enjoy a bike ride whenever you want. ( Or circumstances allow). It’s the same with reading written patterns as well as diagrams.

I am creating a course to teach you basic crochet stitches (some advanced), how to read patterns, diagrams, etc. I am excited that soon it will be ready and available to everyone. On the topic of the crochet course, what type of things would you want to see in it? Please write it on the comments… i.e., new stitches, reading charts, working in rows/rounds, reading diagrams, etc.

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