Discussion topic: Aggrevating/irritating projects

| On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:31:13 GMT, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

Apropos Pillowgahan , somebody here told me she took a calss and a
woman Claimed it was her invention ,,,can you believe that ??? the
cheekiness,,,,
mirjam
She'd have had to be rather old, wouldn't she?


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

Hang in there Claire! It is fun and easy to crochet and knowing both
knitting and crochet is really nice because they are different. When
my shoulders get crampy from knitting I can pick up one of my crochet
projects. And actually, I'm crocheting a rug right now out of a heavy
cotton and I can feel it working on the back of my arms! all right!

I just discovered the same thing with my crocheting. I've been doing
single crochet as a slip stitch for years and years and many projects.
I would even tentatively venture to say I'm an intermediate crocheter
now. At least I would have until I discovered the single crochet
thing. Now I feel kinda like a dopey crocheter. ;-)

The good news is. I like the real single crochet so much more.
Before, I hated it so much I avoided all projects that called for a
lot of it. Maybe you'll like it better now too.

Laurie (who is vowing to start showing a little self control)
Washougal, WA
WIP: crochet rug, knit cardigan coat, knit scarf, knit head scarf,
crochet hat, crochet baby's sweater and hat, knit pillow, crochet
scarf, crochet cardigan (I'm devoting the last week of this month to
finishing one of my projects rather than start any new ones!)

Laurie,

You will have to let us know which one you finish. I find my upper back
shoulder tightens up now when I knit so like you pick up the crocheting.

Hugs,

Nora

Yeah those were the exact words of my quilter friend to mrs somebody ,
by the way Helen this discussion , comes just as i debate whether i
should make my daughter an afghan of sorts ,, maybe such an afgahn
would be just the thing for her , i wil study the pattern i have of a
sewn one , a crochet one would be just the same idea.
mirjam

She'd have had to be rather old, wouldn't she?


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

The book Mary Maxim has is book 2. I couldn't resist buying it even though
it just may never get done. I did a google search for book one and did find
it for $9.95 so it's still around. Unfortunately I never bookmarked the
site. Now if I can only remember where I saw it I'd be glad to share the
information with you.

Lucille

I think
"Shillelagh" wrote in message
...

"Lucille" wrote in message
. ..
I thought I heard that publication on "The Great American Afghan" book
#1
has been discontinued so you might want to think about getting it now.
I'm
not ready to give mine up yet because even if I never finish the afghan
the
patterns are very nice and I think I will find a use for them in
something
in the future. I love doing the more intricate designs so this will
come
in
handy just as a pattern book.

I know there is a book 2 that is also full of intricate patterns and
that
one is still readily available.

One of the books is available through Mary Maxim, but I think I'll check
out
the local bookstores.

Shelagh

I think the main trick to remember is the placement of the pouch being
central and opening toward the middle of the back side of the blanket. Some
quilt versions don't seem to have the idea that you might want to tuck your
tootsies into the pocket when it's in use as a blanket.

| On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 07:12:14 GMT, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

Yeah those were the exact words of my quilter friend to mrs somebody ,
by the way Helen this discussion , comes just as i debate whether i
should make my daughter an afghan of sorts ,, maybe such an afgahn
would be just the thing for her , i wil study the pattern i have of a
sewn one , a crochet one would be just the same idea.
mirjam

She'd have had to be rather old, wouldn't she?



Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

In article ,
Laurie wrote:

I just discovered the same thing with my crocheting. I've been doing
single crochet as a slip stitch for years and years and many projects.
I would even tentatively venture to say I'm an intermediate crocheter
now. At least I would have until I discovered the single crochet
thing. Now I feel kinda like a dopey crocheter. ;-)

Not dopey, just British-style. :-) British single crochet is a slip
stitch; they call American single crochet "double crochet". Take
a tip from the new agers and claim it was a past-life memory. ;-)

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Laurie (who is vowing to start showing a little self control)

We all have self control. It's just that our true selves disagree
with our forebrains about what we really need to do.

=Tamar