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Book Review: Modern Bohemian Crochet by Beth Nielsen

Modern Bohemian Crochet by Beth Nielsen I'm a child of the 60s, so anything with "bohemian" in the title draws my attention right away! Beth is a courageous young designer who is not afraid to take chances. It looks to me like the use of "accessorizing" her designs is her strong suit. By that I mean that by using sport weight organic linen on the cover piece, Radiant , she creates a "necklace piece" that attaches to the body piece done in the familiar V-stitch. This accessorizing adds a certain pizzazz to what would otherwise be an unremarkable stitch pattern. You'll be intrigued by your first look at some of these patterns, but until you begin to stitch, you won't realize how unique the construction methods are. Clover Beret I will make this beret, not because I wear berets, but because I am intrigued by the "continuous lace design" which Beth says consists of deceptively simple construction! Luna Headb...

September 16: Rock Collectors' Day

In celebration of Rock Collectors' Day, I am posting some of the many rocks I have covered in crochet. Claire Zeisler, 1985: My original inspiration, done in buttonhole stitch Heartrock Hotel Love Take-Out Freedom Destiny Cardinal on a Mantle of White Add caption Spring Garden, front Alan's rock Heart for Loren One-inch rock Rock of Ages Rock-Steady Seasons of Indiana Winter Spring Mac Rock Project, front Mac Rock Project, back Crochet on a Rock with a Twist of Lime

Chain Link 2017 Crochet Conference, Part II

"Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul." Samuel Ullman The Northwest Chicago suburbs had been my home for over 30 years when we moved to Indianapolis in 2015; I am always ready to return for a visit to play "tourist." My friend Sue from Boston comes to conferences but not for crochet. Sue and I have known each other since 1988 when our children were at the American School in Quito, Ecuador together; and we began to connect more regularly when the CGOA conferences were in Manchester, New Hampshire. It is an easy drive from Boston for Sue and her sister, Claudette, who registers for knit and crochet classes. We also "hooked up" when the conference was in North Carolina where Sue's daughter was living. This year my friendly duo decided to come to Chicago because they had never been there. Yay, we met again! From having dinner with my dear neighbor, Gerry; to taking the Metra to the Art Inst...