• General,  Knitting/Crochet,  Session 20

    Amour Crochet Hooks

    What is it? – Crochet has been around for a long time. Just ask your friends at Wikipedia. Having said that, crochet is still very relevant, even considered cool and growing in popularity as evidenced by trending pieces all the way from grandmother to Dolce & Gabbana. Fashion and fashion accessories, home décor and amazing independent pieces abound. Patterns and ideas can be found in our favorite yarn haunts or online. In this era of expanding creative endeavor, modern textile processes and world-wide search access and sourcing presents us with an ever-expanding variety of…

  • Knitting/Crochet,  Session 8

    Amour Steel Crochet Hooks

      What is it? – Lace crochet, it’s not just for doilies anymore.  We all have them, doilies that grandma made.  Dozens and dozens of doilies of every conceivable size, shape and color.  The obvious benefits of “Textile Therapy” notwithstanding, what do you do with all of those perfect geometric progressions in thread?  In the past we’d put ’em in a box and give them to our grandkids.  Let them worry about it.  But no more.  In an era of expanding creative endeavor, lace crochet has taken on a whole…

  • Knitting/Crochet,  Session 4

    Jumbo Amour Crochet Hooks

      What is it? – Crochet is cool.  There was a time when almost all of the gals and some of us guys grew up learning how to crochet from our moms or grandmothers.  It was a necessary skill that seemed to play out as life became more fast-paced.  All of a sudden it was more economical to purchase finished goods than to buy materials and devote the time required to complete a project.  But times have changed and the creative itch is back. Crochet now goes to places where…