Annie, from one of recent classes at Fibre Space, just posted on my Tinking Turtle’s Facebook page. She’s finished her cow! Isn’t it great?
I love the use of bright colors, and the cute eyes she made. Her stitches are so even too!
Got pictures of projects from one of the classes I’ve taught? I’d love to see them.
A few weeks ago I taught a beginning crochet class at Woolwinders. I love teaching beginning crochet. It goes back to one of my core beliefs about my business and the world. I believe that people are compelled to create; to make beautiful things. When I teach someone how to crochet, knit or anything else, I’m teaching them how to create in some small way.
Valerie’s email was a bright spot in my inbox when I got it the other day. She wanted to show me the finished cow she made from a Fresh Stitches Pattern, Jackie the Cow. Take a look at her work! If you didn’t know she had just learned to crochet a few weeks ago, I’d think she was an old hand. I love the jaunty tilt to the grey ear, and the placement of the spots.
Do you have a project from a class you took with me, or a pattern published by Tinking Turtle? Please, email me! I’d love to show it off on the blog.
Are you interested in taking a beginning crochet class? Woolwinders is offering a deal right now for a combination Beginning Crochet and Reading Charts and Patterns classes. Go to their website to find out!
I got a note today from one of my students that was in my Duct Tape Dress Form class at Fibrespace. Stacy had told me when the class was over that she wanted to decopage her dress form when she got home – which I thought was a great idea! I told her to let me know how it went if she did decide to go through with the endeavor.
Earlier this week I got an email from Stacy, with impressive results. Take a look at right.
Didn’t it come out lovely?
This is what Stacy said about her experience: “I think I used about 1 1/2 yards – it was leftover, and my hints would be to use strips of fabric which I didn’t in the beginning, but they worked much better. I used about a 50/50 mix of dollar store white glue and water mixed in a pie tin and oh yeah, do it somewhere where you don’t mind glue water dripping. I also used some small straight pins to hold things up when they didn’t want to stick.”
Stacey wasn’t quite happy with the shape of how her bust turned out – she had worn a sports bra when we made the form. This was her solution: “I took an old bra, stuffed it with paper and put it on, taped it up and then did the fabric… just in case any one else cares that their form is less endowed than they believe they are!”
Have you ever done decopage? What were the results? Any of you make a dress form and then adapt it after the fact? What did you do?
One of my favorite things about being a knit and crochet designer and teacher is that I get to live vicariously through my students. Because most of the projects I crochet are original designs, I rarely get to try out the beautiful other patterns other designers produce.
Elizabeth was one of my students a couple of months ago. She came into The Yarn Spot for some private lessons, and simply took to crochet like water. Next thing I know she’s taking some of my intermediate classes and showing me pictures like the ones to the side. In a few short weeks she had made ENTIRE AFGHANS. Do you know in the many years I’ve been crocheting how many afghans I’ve made? One. And I stopped early because I got bored. It ended up being a lap blanket.
So in order to get in the head of someone so incredibly motivated and excited about her new hobby, I “invited” (really demanded, but she’s accommodating) Elizabeth to answer a few questions about herself.
 |
| Look how large this blanket is. |
Two of my favorite things in my home are a blanket made by my Aunt Connie for me when I was little and a housewarming gift made by one of my best high school friends. Both are chevron crocheted blankets. I have always felt loved cuddling up in them and being able to make those for other people in my life is what made me want to learn to crochet.  |
| This one is pretty big too – and the stitches came out beautiful and regular. |
Thank you Elizabeth for stopping by and showing off your hard work. Keep at it!
Are you a student that’s taken one of my classes or a private lesson? Have you ever worked one of my patterns? I’d love to hear about you and your projects!
