• General

    Darning Needles

    10/29/2021 /

    Darning Needles with instructor Steve Butler Class 145 What is it? – Darning needles, sometimes referred to as tapestry needles, are a no-nonsense, must-have tool for all fiber artists who work with yarns, flosses or heavy threads. In the needle world, these are the heavy lifters. Crochet, knitting, embroidery, counted cross stitch or sewing, they all have applications for darning needles.  The more traditional use of darning needles centers around the repair of knitted items like socks, sweaters or scarves. Darning needles have also proven invaluable for construction projects requiring attaching…

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  • General

    Amour Steel Crochet Hook Set

    10/15/2021 /

    Amour Steel Crochet Hook Set with instructor Steve Butler Class 144 What is it? – Every time I see lace crochet I am reminded of my grandmother. She truly was an artist with lace-weight threads and steel crochet hooks. As you might expect, most of her crochet projects centered around beautiful edges applied to handkerchiefs or table linens or those time vaunted projects known as “doilies”. But that was then and this is now. What can be or is being accomplished present day with lace-weight yarns and steel crochet hooks? How about anything we want?…

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  • Blog,  Crochet,  Knitting & Crochet,  Pom-Poms & Tassels

    Smiling Rainbow Softie

    06/30/2021 / 2 Comments

    Hello! This is Marie from Underground Crafter. I’m so excited to share my crochet pattern for the Smiling Rainbow Softie today. This is a beginner-friendly project using many of my favorite Clover tools, and I’ve linked up several helpful tutorials to guide you through making your own version. Rainbows are such a wonder and they bring so many fun colors together! I added pom pom “clouds” to my version since we only get to see rainbows after the rain! Finished Size Approximately 9” (23 cm) wide (diameter) x 4.5” (11.5…

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  • General,  Knitting/Crochet,  Tool School Extra Credit

    Extra Credit: Tunisian Crochet Mug Rug

    04/30/2021 /

    Tunisian Crochet Mug Rug By the Shibaguyz It should come as no surprise to most of you that we like to play with a lot of different types of crafting. We knit, crochet, quilt, sew, spin… you get the idea. Our general philosophy for our making and art is that all forms of art and craft inform one another; there are transferable skills from each form that support, enhance, and expand the others. When we were asked to create something using the Clover Tunisian Crochet Interchangeable Hook Set, this philosophy came…

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  • General,  Knitting/Crochet

    Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hooks

    04/09/2021 /

    Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hooks with instructor Steve Butler Class 132 What is it? Remember the old Donnie and Marie song “A Little Bit Country – A Little Bit Rock ‘N Roll”? The message of the song was that something special exists between the confluence these two musical genres that could not be enjoyed by either separately. Kind of like Tunisian crochet which, in addition to being a very cool niche of crochet, is also a very cool niche of knitting. That’s because Tunisian Crochet takes its DNA from both disciplines. It’s a little…

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