Knit and Crochet Now, Season 8

What a whirlwind! The taping of Knit and Crochet Now is always so exciting that this year was no different!

I made some new friends! I arrived at the studio on Tuesday and spent the day preparing all the projects I was going to teach, organizing my step-outs, making sure I had all the tools and details I needed. I met the crew and got familiar with the studio.

We filmed at a new location in Cleveland this year. The set looks gorgeous! Every color seems to pot pop on this set! Pictured below, Melissa Leapman looks beautiful and chic!

Melissa is new to the cast this year, which is totally a smart choice! When I search for Melissa in Books on Amazon... I got 229 results. Seriously. Her Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters
is currently in my take-everywhere tote bag.  Check out her book!  Of course she is also a successful knit author. (cough, cough, understatement)

Here, Melissa and I are with Connie Ellison. Connie and Lena are co-hosting the show this season. Connie has been in the industry with Annie's for years! She works tirelessly on the Annie's Signature Collections, Annie's books and now the show too! Connie is the brilliant editor who saw the potential in my love for Bruges Lace. 

I still have so much to tell you! Come back Wednesday when I'll reveal another cast member! (The top photo is a hint!)

Pentagon Capelet Revealed! (It's Bruges Lace!)

The Pentagon Capelet is in the new booklet: Crochet Red: Crocheting for Women's Heart Health. Here is the Ravelry page link for the pattern with all the how-to-find-it details.

I stitched it in Premier Serenity Sock yarn. Can you see that it is Bruges motifs with a lovely little edging?  I love Bruges Lace!  See previous posts on Bruges lace here,
and here
and here

Shy about trying Bruges Lace crochet? Try this!


MORE Bruges Lace to come!  :)   Can you find a Bruges style project on the cover of my next book?

Saturday Beret CAL

Crochet A Long! At least 14 Saturday Berets are in various stages of completion!  Are you one of them? There is plenty of time to join us in this CAL. The hat whips up quickly.  To get your finished photos up in time to be considered so I can show some here on the blog and on the new Monthly Go Crochet Newsletter, have your project completed by January 26. (Plenty of time!) Follow everyone's progress or ask questions on the Ravelry thread.  Don't have the book Clever Crocheted Accessories yet?  You can get it at Interweave or Amazon, or request it at your local library. 

Need more help with your Saturday Beret or are you bitten by the Bruges Lace bug and want to learn more? Instructional photos like this one are in my book Learn Bruges Lace. 19 pages of how-to Bruges Lace exercises before the 8 patterns. Available in softback book or on digital download at www.Anniescatalog.com  You can learn Bruges Lace Crochet, it's really easy.

Coupon for Learn Bruges Lace!

What to review Learn Bruges Lace and enter the prize giveaway? Do you need the book first? Here's a coupon! If I read it right, it's 25% off the list price of $9.95.

Click Here to go to Annie's

Learn Bruges Lace Learn how to crochet using the Bruges lace techniques, and get 8 fashionable crochet patterns in Learn Bruges Lace by Ellen Gormley!Create colorful and lacy crochet hats, scarves, bracelets and more. Most forms of crochet lace are made using only a neutral color, but Bruges lace can be made in pieces and units before being stitched together. So it's easy to incorporate multiple colors in these crochet designs. Learn Bruges Lace gives you:; Easy, step-by step instructions and full-color photos for 10 Bruges lace stitch patterns.; 8 crochet designs by Ellen Gormley for you to practice your new techniques and create a stylish throw and fashionable accessories.; The opportunity to create amazing results using basic crochet stitches.; Symbol crochet instructions for all stitch patterns and projects.56 pages, all color.

Learn Bruges Lace Learn Bruges Lace

Review Learn Bruges Lace, Enter to win

If you have any kind words to say about my crochet book Learn Bruges Lace would you please say them on an Amazon review? While I’m a junkie for kind words, I’m really asking because it helps consumers find the book and order with confidence to have some reviews to look at.
Anyone who gives a kind review on Amazon, come back here and let me know and you will be ENTERED to win a prize… (I don’t know what yet… what would you like? yarn? books? patterns? tools?)

 Entries will be taken until January 2nd, 2013, midnight, EST. Anyone can enter, but if someone from outside of the US and Canada wins, your prize will have to be digital in nature, rather than something that has to be shipped. YOU MUST: Post a comment on this post or on my Ravelry group  with your first name, last initial and a location to help identify you from others. You may also offer what type of prize you would like to win from the suggestions above, I'll see if I can accommodate. But you can only enter one Review on Amazon, so you'll only be entered to win one time.

Here’s the link to the Amazon Page:
http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Bruges-Lace-Ellen-Gormley/dp/1596355476/ref=la_B00403OCDO_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1355927822&sr=1-2

The Winner will be announced on January 3, 2013. The winner will need to contact me at Ellen@GoCrochet.com by January 7, 2013 with your email and shipping address. 
This is my Christmas wish! Thanks for participating.