Curls of Sunshine Crochet

Title: Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful
Author: Ogawa, Narumi
Publisher: F & W Pubns Inc
Publication Date: 2007/07/06
Number of Pages: 111
Binding Type: PAPERBACK
Library of Congress: 2006038689

Presents a comprehensive guide to knitting and crocheting, offering step-by-step instructions and photographs for every skill level.
Title: The Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet Stitches
Author: Not Available (NA)
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Publication Date: 2003/06/01
Number of Pages: 320
Binding Type: HARDCOVER
Library of Congress: 2002031874

Weight: 2.7 lbs.

Presents a colorful assortment of fashion accessories and decorative accents for the home, all of quich can be completed quickly and require only one skein of yarn, featuring an array of knitting and crochet stitch patterns, step-by-step instructions, full-color photographs and illustrations, a guide to terms and techniques, and a helpful resource directory. Original.
Title: One Skein
Author: Radford, Leigh/ Mulligan, John (PHT)
Publisher: Independent Pub Group
Publication Date: 2006/04/28
Number of Pages: 128
Binding Type: PAPERBACK
Library of Congress: 2005022358

Weight: 0.9 lbs.

Finding Easy Crochet Patterns is Very Simple
Author: Ling Tong

Whether you are just learning to crochet or you are a veteran, everyone likes to have easy crochet patterns that they can complete very quickly. When a beginner uses an easy pattern and does not have any problems completing a project, this provides incentive to do more and more projects and to graduate to more difficult ones with intricate stitching details. One of the easiest patterns to crochet is that of an afghan made of Granny Squares. There are two basic stitches in this pattern and you can make it as large or as small as you wish.

You only need to know two or three basic stitches in order to complete a project using beginner crochet patterns. In order to do any crocheting, you always start with a chain stitch. First you make a loop around your finger and use the crochet hook to draw the thread or the wool through the loop. When you first start this craft, it is better to use wool and a larger crochet hook because it is easier to see what you are doing. You must always leave a length of the thread or wool and weave it in when you complete the project. This will prevent your work from ravelling out on you while you are still working.

How To Give A Homemade Christmas Gift

Author: Low Jeremy

Who says Christmas gifts need to be expensive? In fact, who ever said that Christmas gifts should be bought?

If you have the time to spare and the creative juice to squeeze, you can actually make your own gifts at the comforts of your home. And you don't need much, just a few materials, some great ideas and design concepts and of course, a commitment of time.

Below are some homemade Christmas ideas that can help you get inspired. Read on and you might find something that can turn on that idea light bulb in your head.

1. Think of your interests

How to Get Started With Knitting

Author: Diane Palmer

Learn to knit, and get those creative juices flowing... I can still remember the moment I learned to knit. I was 6 years old, and my grandma sat down with me while my mother was busy with my new baby brother.

She taught me to cast on, and knit, and I was so excited I took my knitting everywhere.. it was all uneven and horrid, but I was excited that I had learned something new, and still love to knit to this day!

I am left handed, and always found many crafts hard to do because of it, such as crochet. But knitting can be done easily whether you are left handed or right handed.

“Oh, I’m not very creative,” is the complaint of many individuals when approached about starting up a craft. The truth is that everyone is creative. Some of us just got the notion in third grade that since we weren’t the best artist in the class that we weren’t “the creative type.” The Creative Type: a mysterious individual with messy hair and outrageous attire who frequents museums and the theatre and mutters tirelessly to him/ herself when in public. As legendary as Santa Claus—and just as fictional. Real creativity manifests itself in a myriad of different ways. Creativity is that urge that makes you want to move the furniture around, for the third time this week. Creativity is the calm that comes over you as you chop vegetables for tonight’s dinner.

I found this video by accident and thought it was just to adorable not to share!

Enjoy!

Manhattan, New York - October 6, 2007 - With all of the tension and gadgets that come with being a teenager in a high tech society, many teens are turning to low tech knitting and crochet as an outlet for entertainment, socializing and stress relief. According to Mark Penn's bestselling book, Microtrends, "Teen knitters aren't some reclusive, anti-technology faction. Thousands of members of MySpace, the wildly popular social networking site, affiliate with knitting subgroups, suggesting that today's teens are comfortable with having their high tech and low tech sides -- well, meshed together."