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Your favorite Online or LYS Yarn is...

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:48:00 +0000

The results are in...

Your favorite Online or LYS Yarn is...

Deramore's has the beautiful colors of acrylic "Stylecraft DK" which is one of Lucy's of Attic24 faves.

KnitPicks

7 (41%)

YarnMarket

1 (5%)

Deramore's

9 (52%)

Jimmy Beans

1 (5%)

Premier Yarns

1 (5%)

Annies Attic

1 (5%)

Mary Maxim

1 (5%)

Drops by Garnstudio

2 (11%)

Other

1 (5%)

Thank you all for participating in this interesting Poll. I learned a lot and will certainly try KnitPicks now. I have used Deramore's and they had great customer service.

Happy Crocheting!

Baby Emma's Blanket-Free Pattern

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:58:00 +0000

Baby Emma Blanket

Design by Eileen Chrisjohn

Skill Level
Beginner

Size
35 X 42 inches

Materials
• (A) Red Heart Soft Baby Steps medium weight 8-ply yarn (6 oz per skein): 3 skeins blinky #8001
(B) Bernat Satin solids pink#8680: 1 skein

• Size J/8 crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Tapestry needle

Gauge
In pattern, 4 rows = 4”
Check gauge to save time.

Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join each rnd with a sl st unless other stated.
Chain 1 does not count as sc throughout pattern
Work in BL (back loops) throughout blanket

Blanket
Row 1: With A, ch 136, [sc in 2nd ch from hook, (skipped stitches count as ch 1 at beginning of row), dc in next ch, sc in next ch] rep across, ending with dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in first dc, dc in next sc, sc in next dc, and so on across to last dc, turn.
Repeat Row 2 until 41 inches long. Fasten off color A.

Border
Row 1: (RS) With A, join in corner sp, Ch 1, sc in same st as joining st, 2 sc in same st, (corner made), sc across to corner and 3 sc in corner sp. Then sc down side, until entire blanket has sc border, ending with sl st in beginning ch 1.
Row 2: (RS) sl st in center sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc) 4 sc in same st. (Sk 2 sc, sl st in next sc, sk 2 sc st, 5 dc in next sc), repeat across until 2 sc before center corner st, sl st in center corner sc, repeat from *to* around, join with sl st in beginning sc, fasten off.

This is the first pattern I have written so PLEASE tell me if there are any mistakes, (I am sure there will be). Thank you all for you encouragement to write the pattern out to share with all of you. Also, I am trying to figure out how to get a link to a PDF version to make it easier to print.

Update: I have added this pattern to Ravelry so if you click here you can get the PDF version.

Happy Crocheting!

Don't Forget to Vote-Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite?

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:01:00 +0000

Just a reminder to please vote in the poll at the right--top of my sidebar for "Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite?"

KnitPicks.com

Yarnmarket

Deramore's has the beautiful colors of acrylic "Stylecraft DK" which is one of Lucy's of Attic24 faves.

Jimmy Beans Wool

Premiere Yarns

Annies Attic

Mary Maxim

Garnstudio-Drops Yarn

Let's find out which online, LYS yarn is the best for all of us crochet bloggers!

New Poll - Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite?

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:49:00 +0000

Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite?

KnitPicks.com has a wonderful selection of any kind of yarn you could possibly want. I have only tried their "Wool of the Andes" yarn and it is fantastic. The"Shine Sport Yarn" is also popular on a lot of projects in blog land. Tons of great colors to choose from and great prices. Check it out!

Yarnmarket carries just about every yarn you can imagine including Crystal Palace one of my favorites. I used the "Mochi Plus" yarn on this scarf

Deramore's has the beautiful colors of acrylic "Stylecraft DK" which is one of Lucy's of Attic24 faves.

Jimmy Beans Wool I have no experience with them but they do carry Cascade yarn and I really want to try it.

Premiere Yarns Love their catalog and they have great selections.

Annies Attic They seem to have a ton of patterns and yarn.

Mary Maxim I love looking at their catalogs.

Garnstudio-Drops Yarn
They have the best patterns and I am anxious to try their yarn.

I am sure there are others but these seem to be the most popular I've seen from crochet bloggers. If I missed your favorite yarn place please leave me a comment so I and others can go check it out! I have added an "Other" choice on this poll for those who want to share their favorites in a comment.

Thanks for your participation. I am anxious to see the results of this one! Isn't this fun??

Happy Crocheting!

Your Favorite Medium Weight Yarn, (worsted, afghan, aran) Is...

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:16:00 +0000

You voted...

You have spoken...

You have been heard...

and

The winner is...

That's right folks and here is the breakdown of all the votes...

Red Heart	12 (41%)
LB Vanna's Choice	8 (27%)
I Love This Yarn	6 (20%)
Peaches & Cream or Sugar & Cream	3 (10%)
Caron Simply Soft	8 (27%)
Patons Classic Wool	2 (6%)

Do these results surprise you? They did me.

New Poll coming tomorrow, (or later today if I can squeeze it in during my lunch hour) :) Which online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn is your favorite? Be sure to check back and see what I've been up to. Big (((HUGS))) to all of you my dear blogger friends.

Happy Crocheting!

Thank You...

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:17:00 +0000

I just want to say "Thank You" to all of you for your kindness, prayers, thoughts, and support during this difficult time. I was amazed at how many of you commented and shared your life and your own personal difficulties with me. It was a great comfort and appreciated so much. God bless all of you!

For Cindy:

In Memory of Cindy

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:48:00 +0000

My Dear Friend Cindy Allison passed away from Cancer on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

Happy Mother's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:35:00 +0000

Another Baby Blanket Tah Dah!

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:37:00 +0000

Here is another finished baby blanket for baby Emma...

I was planning on a yellow border but it was just to bland...

Since we know she is a girl I went with the pink.

This is my own pattern/design and I'm please with how it came out. I've never made anything without a pattern before so this was fun...

It was super simple so I guess I should write it down so I can remember what I did in case I want to make another one!

I had to add this one to show the texture!

Don't forget to vote in my latest poll at the top of my sidebar!

Where I'm Hooking Up this week.

Thanks for looking and Happy Crocheting!

Cute Model for my Baby Flower Hat

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:06:00 +0000

Introducing Baby Ava!

Isn't she a little doll? This little cutie pie is the grand daughter of my friend from work. I made her this cute little Baby Flower hat and she sent me pictures.

She would make anything I make look cute!

"Don't forget to vote for your favorite medium weight yarn in my poll located at the top of my sidebar. Only a few days left to vote!"

Happy Crocheting!

New Poll-Which Yarn Do You Use The Most??

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:35:00 +0000

Here it is...

as promised...

a new poll for you to vote in...

Which yarn do you use the most?

Since the best magazine ended up being Crochet Today! which uses Red Heart yarn in most of their patterns. I thought we should just see what results come out of another poll where we vote for the most popular or favorite "medium" weight yarn.

With so many great yarns to choose from I sometimes tend to buy my favorite go-to yarn more often than any of the others. Do you do that?

I love to try new yarns, different weights, (thickness), and different fibers, cotton, wool, acrylic, silk, alpaca, etc. and blends of these yarns.

Of course color is a big reason I choose certain yarns.

It also depends on the project I'm making i.e., baby items, winter scarfs, afghans, summer shawls, etc.

So for this poll the question is which medium weight size yarn, (worsted, afghan, aran) is your favorite?

So here are the choices I came up with that I have seen my fellow bloggers use the most:

Red Heart Super Saver

This yarn is not one of my favorites but it is easily available since Walmart carries it. It is 100% acrylic and the texture seems rough to me. For small projects it works good like amigurumi.

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice

I only recently tried this yarn and sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't. It is 100% acrylic and not as rough as the Red Heart. It seems to be a little softer.

I Love This Yarn

This yarn is available at Hobby Lobby and is very popular with a lot of bloggers. It is 100% acrylic and machine washable and tumble dry, as are the others above. I have never tried this but hope to soon.

Peaches & Cream or Sugar & Cream

Both of these yarns are my "go-to" yarns when I want to make any project in 100% cotton that are sturdy and functional for the kitchen and bath. They have an extensive color line and are machine washable and tumble dry. Be careful they will shrink so I suggest wash in cold and dry flat.

Caron Simply Soft

Caron Simply soft yarn is one of my favorites. It is 100% acrylic but super soft. It does split a lot which can be frustrating so I use special care when using it but the colors that are offered are so diverse I can use this for anything from a giant granny square afghan to cute baby hats & booties. I like how versatile it is and the way it lays and drapes for shawls and wraps.

Patons Classic Wool

Classic Wool is a soft 100% wool yarn for fabulous, resilient knit & crochet apparel and accessories. Gorgeous color palette! Great range of "stepping" shades, perfect for home decor as well as garments. This is my "go-to" yarn when I want 100% wool.

I know there are so many more great yarns out there but I only chose the ones I have found to be most popular. So, let us know which yarn you use the most! If your favorite yarn is not listed please leave a comment and let me know which yarn you use the most.

Happy Crocheting!

The Best Crochet Magazine is...

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:54:00 +0000

Crochet Today!

The results are in and the Best Crochet Magazine according to my readers is Crochet Today! Thanks to all who voted in my poll. Since this one was so much fun I will be posting another poll very soon. Stay tuned...

Baby Blanket in Progress...

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:44:00 +0000

This is my current project...

A baby blanket made with Red Hear Soft Baby Steps yarn.in Binky Prints.

I'm having fun making this one. I struggle with a pattern on this one. They all seemed to be too lacy, (holey) or too textured, (wafftel Stitch) and it didn't show the texture with this variegated yarn.

So, I am just doing my own thing with a sc than a dc in the next stitch and so on. I'm loving how it is turning out. I am stitching in the back loops only. It's a very TV watching friendly pattern that is turning out so pretty.

I'm not sure what edging/border I will use but I have a pretty soft yellow yarn for the trim.

Thanks for stopping by and as always...Thank you for your kind comments!

P.S. Thank you for voting in my first poll! The winner of the best Crochet Magazine poll shows our favorite is ...

Crochet Today!

More polls coming soon!

Happy Crocheting!

Vote for the Best Crochet Magazine

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Hi All!

Just a little reminder to vote in the Poll on my sidebar for the best Crochet Magazine! Only two days left!

Let's find out what Crochet Magazines are the best for all of us crochet bloggers!

Happy Crocheting!!

Some Cute Crochet Baby Flower Hats!

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:10:00 +0000

I just couldn't wait to show all of you these cute little Flower Baby Hats from Crochet Today!

These worked up really quick with Caron Simply Soft...

This one is in Limelight Green with the flower made in Watermelon and the center of the flower is Sunshine.

Aren't they sweet? I gave the green one to my friend at work for her new grand daughter...

And this cute little Sunshine one is for my grand daughter, (whenever she get's here!) :)

Sorry for the bad pictures but I was so excited to show you I just took them last night...

The pattern is one of my Ravelry Projects

Don't forget to vote in my Poll on my sidebar!! Let's find out which crochet magazine is the favorite among crochet bloggers.

Happy Crocheting!

Hooking Up at FO Fridays

Crochet Baby Projects...Tah Dah!

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:14:00 +0000

First Tah Dah are these cute little baby booties...

This pattern is Baby Booties by Susan Lowman The yarn is Baby Bee Hushabye Solid from Hobby Lobby 50% Acrylic and 50% Cotton...very soft and machine washable.

Then we have two cute little baby hats...

Aren't they sweet? The pattern is Bev's Newborn Roundie Hats by Beverly A. Qualheim again the yarn is Hushabye Baby Bee Solids from Hobby Lobby.

And last but not least...

Baby Cocoon & Hat is by Katy Kotary... This yarn is called Buttercup form Red Heart and it is so soft and this works up fast!

Don't forget to vote in my Poll on my sidebar!! Let's find out which crochet magazine is the favorite among crochet bloggers.

Happy Crocheting!

Which Crochet Magazine is Your Favorite?

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:07:00 +0000

Hello all my blogger friends!

Today I added a "Poll" to my sidebar to find out which crochet magazine is your favorite. Please check the one you like best and vote.

Doing a poll is a great way to find out what other crocheters are doing and what you all think is the best magazines, products, etc.. I plan on doing several more Polls so check back often.

There aren't a lot of crochet magazines to choose from but tons of knitting magazines. I wonder why that is? Anyway, these four are the ones that I have found:

Interweave Crochet...

Interweave Crochet magazine is not for the beginner crocheter. It has some beautiful patterns, mostly garments, that are for the more advanced crocheter. I love looking at the projects but I have never attempted any of the intermediate patterns. Maybe someday...

Defining Crochet or just "Crochet!...

Crochet! magazines is a perfect middle of the road magazine, it has a great mix of easy patterns for beginners and more advanced patterns for those of us who like a good challenge!

Crochet Today!...

Crochet Today is great for the beginner with some challenging patterns but not very often. It usually promotes Red Heart yarn products so they are always easy to fine.

Crochet World...

Crochet world is for the new crocheter. It seems to have some very old fashioned patterns and I rarely see anything I would like to make. It has doilies and some downright ugly items in it. Not one of my faves, I feel like I wasted my money on this one. What do you think?

I am so anxious to see what the poll reflects is the best crochet magazine among my readers. Also, if there is another crochet magazine that you subscribe to and LOVE, please share with us in my comments!

Happy Crocheting!!

Crafting Balance

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:12:00 +0000

Crocheting is the only yarn-based craft for me...

Although knitting can be tempting for different projects...I have never learned this craft. I really haven't had a need to learn.

It seems that everything I have a desire to make I can make in crochet. I have heard comparisons of the two crafts but for me, there is not comparison. Crochet has so many more stitches to learn and knitting only has a few. I like having all of the different options crocheting offers.

I read in another blog today (CrochetTime) that:

There are machines that can replicate knitting, whereas no machine can truely replicate crochet. I like to be a bit different and I’m proud of the fact that I use yarn in a way that no machine can.

When I first learned to crochet, my MIL was teaching me when I was pregnant with my first child, twenty -seven years ago, and I struggled with it. I didn't think I could ever learn it and then three years later I bought a "Learn to Crochet" pamphlet from Leisure Arts. My first project was a ripple afghan and I loved it! I was "Hooked". I entered my ripple in the local fair and it won best in show! It even beat my MILs entry! So...it was love at first ripple for me and I've been crocheting ever since. I had a few years that I quit crocheting for a while but I picked it up again in 2009 thanks to Lucy at Attic24. I made the Hexagon blanket and wow...that was a huge project and I've been learning new techniques and crocheting more the last three years than I have in my life. I really love it.

Well this is the last day of the 2012 Knitting and Crochet Blog week! Yay! I did it! I was able to post everyday. This has been great and now that I'm in the habit of blogging every day I really like it and I might just keep it going. It's been so fun! So, thanks for all of your great comments and following along this week.

Use this tag 3KCBWDAY7 to search on Google and read about other bloggers are saying about Crafting balance.

Improvimg my Crochet Skills

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:55:00 +0000

May is a great month for crochet for a couple of reasons. First...
Vogue Crochet 2012 Fashion Preview will hit the magazine stands on May 8th and all I can say is "Wow"!

These are just a few of the patterns included in the magazine that I would love to try and would definitely be challenging my current skills...

Since I haven't ever made any garments that I could wear I would like to learn how to make sweaters or anything with sleeves.

Now this is a sweater I would love to make...

More news for May...DROPS Super sale from May 1st to May 31st!

They have some gorgeous sweaters that I would love to make...

Source: garnstudio.com via Eileen on Pinterest

How would you improve your crochet skills?
Use this tag 3KCBWDAY6 to search on Google and read about other bloggers Crocheters are doing to improve their skillset on their blogs.

Something Different...

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:30:00 +0000

Something different I have been wanting to try...

An Animated gif! Of course it's even better because now you can see what I've been up to! Baby booties and two hats. Aren't they sweet?

How do you make gifs

Isn't this a cool way to show off your projects? It is so easy...just follow the link above and make one of your own. You will be seeing this more often on my blog.Use this tag 3KCBWDAY5 to search on Google and read about other bloggers Crocheters are doing differently on their blogs.

Happy Crocheting!

Crochet for All Seasons!

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:30:00 +0000

How does your local seasonal weather affect your craft?

For me it really doesn't all that much. I went back through my photos for 2011, (as you can tell I love Flickr)and in Winter I finished this "Homespun Ripple"...

Finished this Pillow in the Spring...

and this one...

and this cute little "Green Blossom Dishcloth"...

and still in Spring this "African Flower Soccer Ball", ( I noticed I crochet a lot of more items in the Spring and seem to challenge myself, i.e. this ball and the dishcloth above, very adventurous for me!).

Then here comes June and the hot days of Summer and what do I start my new project...

CRAZY!! :) I know... you would think I would do some of the cute "little items" like I did in the Spring...but now Summer comes and I finish my daughters "Rainbow Granny Stripe" that is a wool and acrylic blend.

Oh yes, I am a rebel...don't tell me I can't make blankets in the Summer! I'll show you...

I'll start another one...my "Giant Granny" just because it is a CAL I couldn't resist.

Then comes Fall/Winter and what am I crocheting? In October a baby blanket for the new grand daughter of a friend of mine at work, (little did I know I would soon find out I am getting one of those for myself)!

Then, I made some progress on my "Blues" blanket. This is a UFO for now, I thought I was done and ready for the border until I laid it out on my bed and Oooops! I was using the wrong size hook for about the last half of it so it is longer on one half than the other. I have to say this is so embarrassing. No picture of that catastrophe...I counted and counted across all the different rows and the count was the same as the beginning rows...then it dawned on me that my count was right but my hook was not. I went from a "G" hook to an "H" hook and didn't even realize until I thought it was finished! Uggggh! It still isn't frogged, I just have it sitting there staring at me thinking...."how could you be so dumb?" So I really need to finish it soon so I won't feel so dumb anymore! :)

Now... some seasonal stuff during the season it should be worn...Winter Scarves! This first one I gave to my daughter after I added some fringe. She loves it!

This one I gave to Goodwill during my Spring Cleaning...

and this one went to Goodwill too.

I finished up my Giant Granny CAL...

and made some Christmas Stockings for the girls at work. I put little candy treats, (all chocolate of course) in them and after the treats were gone... they were perfect little ornaments to go on their tree! They were a big hit. Hmmmm...what will I do this year? I better start thinking about that one.

So...there you have it. The seasons don't seem to make much difference to me, I make what I want, when I want to. Now that's fun!Use this tag 3KCBWDAY4 to search on Google and read about other bloggers Crocheter Seasonal blog.

Happy Crocheting!

My Crochet Hero...Babukatorium!!

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:30:00 +0000

I can't say enough about Babukatorium, her crochet speaks for her...

She is amazing!! A true crochet artist!! I Love the colors she uses...and the designs are so unique. I hope to aspire to her skills someday, design my own patterns and projects, be as unique as she is and keep the prices low like she does, (see her Etsy shop). I love her freestyle designs and want to buy them all! These are only a few. Click on any photo to go to her flickr photostream.

Please take a look at her Etsy Shop etsy shop!

Now on facebook too!!! XD

Follow her on Pinterest

Craftster Best of 2011 Winner I'm a Craftster Best of 2011 Winner!
Use this tag 3KCBWDAY3 to search on Google and read about other bloggers Crochet heros.

Happy Crocheting!

A Crochet Fantasy

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:30:00 +0000

I slept late and woke up with the sun shining in my bedroom window, the birds chirping, the smell of lilacs and my curtains billowing in the cool breeze.

Uh oh! Reality check, I 'm late for work! Panic sets in and then I realize, oh wait...its Saturday, my "Crochet Fantasy" day.

First of all, I am going to meet "the girls", my sisters Karen and Joyce and my BFF Cindy, at Milton's on Massachusetts street for a down home cooked breakfast. From there we are going to Yarn Barn, (also on Mass street) to learn a new crochet technique called Tunison crochet. We have all wanted to learn this but none of us has taken the time to take a class and learn how.

After the class, and shopping all the special yarn that yarn barn carries, we are all going to lunch at our favorite restaurant on Mass street, The Mad Greek. We all got caught up on each others lives and even splurged and had delicious chocolate cheesecake for dessert.

It was such a lovely day for walking we decided to walk over to library to meet with our Yarn, Paper, Scissors group, we meet once a month and do our own projects. It's a diverse group with knitters, crocheters, scrapbookers, etc. We all get together and learn from each other. The library even has a large selection of yarn scraps we can use if we want to. We show them all the Tunison technique that we just learned. Yes, it's heaven!

From there we drive a few miles south to our favorite B&B. After unpacking we go downstairs to the dining room for dinner then we go for a walk in the quaint little town. When we get back we sit on the wraparound porch with our hooks and yarn and crochet until the sun goes down. Then we go up to our room and crochet and talk and laugh until the wee hours of the morning. I fall asleep with visions of new Clover hooks and Nora yarn dancing in my head.

When I wake up I am back in my bedroom with the birds chirping, the smell of lilacs and my curtains billowing in the cool breeze.

Dang it! It was all just a dream...a "Crochet Fantasy"...it's Monday...and I'm late for work!!!
Use this tag 3KCBWWC to search on Google to read what other bloggers are writing with the Wildcard Topic!

Happy Crocheting!!

Color? How Do You Choose?

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:43:00 +0000

When I choose colors for my projects I am all over the place! When I look at my finished projects just for the last year it is very clear I don't have a "system" or any one color that I predominantly choose.

As you can see I am about as random as they come. It seems I am drawn to a rainbow of bright hues, nothing subdued in my selections! I have done extensive studies of how to choose the "right" colors for a project. Of course we all love Lucy's colors at Attic 24 so I studied her system of choosing colors and I just didn't get it!!

I don't have any art school training and I kind of have a basic understanding how the color wheel works but, I still don't know what colors look good with other colors and why.

Do I really want to know this much about color? No, not really. I just want to be sure the items I crochet are pleasing to look at and basically look pretty. Isn't that what we all want? Do we really need to know all this information about color theory, hues, tones, etc.?

Well, I think to a certain extent we do. A lot of us ask our readers/followers about our yarn color choices for our next project, so we can get reassurance that our choices are "okay". It's nice to know that others agree with our choices or don't as the case may be.

Of course we can also check with the new "Color Generators." These are pretty cool but I still end up confused because they seem to be very random!

This site called Design Seeds is pretty awesome if I want to take the time to use it. It will search for colors by hue, or even themes like flora, vintage, vacation, winter, etc. It seems to be more useful to me than just color generator. It gives you several swatches from a photo.

Okay, I have given you a lot of options for picking colors for your projects but how do I do it? I try to look at nature for my decorating and my crochet projects. If a flower is pretty then the colors in it will look pretty in a crochet project. Mostly though, I go with the yarn that is in used in the pattern. It looks good so why try and reinvent the wheel?

I know this probably limits me in my choices but some sites like Lion Brand show the same pattern with different colored yarns. They also have a pattern that goes with the yarns you like so when you pick a yarn you would like to use, at the bottom you can see crochet or knit patterns made with that yarn. For example, I looked at the Amazing yarn and then crochet patterns and then I got lots of crochet patterns using Amazing yarn. How easy is that? Use this tag 3KCBWWDAY1 to search on google and read what the other bloggers are saying about color!

HAPPY CROCHETING!!

Tags!? More Fun for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week!

noreply@blogger.com (Eileen) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:22:00 +0000

Hi Everyone! I am getting more excited to do this each day, I am so glad some of my readers are going to participate!

Here is some more fun information about the Knitting and Crochet Blog Week I am participating in next week.

Below is a list of tags that all of us that are blogging will add to our blog posts. Then you can go to Google and do a search for a tag and you will get a list of all the bloggers that did that post for that day. Does this make sense? I hope so. You can link to this post so you will have the tags for each day, (or do it the old fashioned way and write them down on a piece of paper;))

Happy Crocheting!