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Here's the second item in the new issue of Crochet Today! Here's the sneak peek I posted awhile back. I think from now on, if I ha...

This was the sneak peek.... The new issue of Crochet Today is out! I have two items in the issue, here is the first. It is an afghan made ...

Shirley has found the elusive issue of Country Home! Shirley, e-mail me at Ellen @ GoCrochet dot com (take out the spaces) and we'll ex...

Ok, my friends, no one has come up with the elusive issue of Country Home, probably a fall issue in 2006, that has a yellow/orange/red hexag...

This issue is getting RAVE reviews. Both on Ravelry and Crochetville, people are saying this is the "Best issue ever". In addition...

KnitSimple, Holiday issue is out! You may be wondering, why, on GoCrochet, would I review a knitting magazine? Because I'll search h...

I've Got it, I've Got it! Robyn of Crochet by Faye has a new book out, BluePrint Crochet: Modern Designs for the visual Crocheter (...

I haven't pushed a cat photo on you in over a week, so here's one. It's one of the farm cats that belong to the GoCrochet grand...

Here are some photos of the storm damage that caused the "Big Blackout" (as the local newscasters have creatively dubbed it). Th...

This is the same hat. The hat you see on the right of the blog page in blue, called the "Driftwood Cap"? It's the same. I m...

We have electricity! It came on after dinner last night. I have been busy re-stocking the fridge, doing laundry and dishes. My goodness, I h...

Hi Friends, Just a quick note, we have had no electricity since Sunday afternoon, it's now Tuesday afternoon. All this, the remnants of...

I took my swatches, knowing that the two swatches equalled one complete ball of yarn. I held the swatches up to a dress that Chickee current...

I sewed the swatches together to get a feel for how I would sew the skirt to the bodice. I made a couple of different tries until I chose th...

Chief noticed the beautiful sky and asked if he could take a photo. Here it is! Where was I? I washed and dried the swatches for Chickee...

Apparently, one of my designs, an afghan, probably in orange/yellow/red Red Heart Wiggles, was published in an issue of Country Home magazin...

So, I went through my stitch dictionaries to find some stitch patterns for Chickee's First Communion Dress. I wanted something not on a ...

Whew! We taught 5 women how to crochet last night. Thank God! (really!) for LibrianaAnna, who knows competent sign language, because I am l...

I want to make Chickee a First Communion Dress. That in itself, means that some of the design process is a "given", like it will...

We have been super busy, and our schedule is almost, almost, calming down. Tomorrow I start the "Crochet and Chat" series at the ...