Hooks and Fire

Well, didn't win the beauty I posted last time - it was the right size for the Chloe Nightengale Icelandic turtleneck in Crochetme's book. But I decided to pursue another one and bid. This time, I won. Here's the lovely I won from G3 Studios on ebay Does this mean I'm addicted to handmade wooden hooks? Maybe! Go look at G3's hooks, they're MAHHH-velous, Dah-ling!

Monday, the start of another week. Weather forecast says it will be 79 degrees (F) today! Wow! We've had an Arizona fall - warm warm warm! So, I've posted another beach picture today - this one is of me knitting on Sauble Beach in Ontario Canada. I finished the project that I was working on in the picture, it's a wool knit hat. I plan to felt it and then needle felt a design on it. Haven't done that part yet.
Like many of us, I've been soo busy! Still working on the skinny scarf (knit) and I've got a sweater I want to knit from Punk Knits but I think the mohair yarn I bought as a substitute is tooo skinny. I think I'll have to double strand the yarn to get the right effect in the stitch.

Anyone tried any of the patterns from the Crochetme book yet? I haven't dared to start because it's all I'll want to do!

I'm sure most of us have crochetme.com bookmarked and read it with great enthusiasm. I've been waiting for the arrival of Crochetme the book and now it's here! YAY! What's even better is that it lives up to its subtitle of revolutionizing crochet. I haven't done any of the projects yet but will highlight what I like most about the book. It's all good, though, so if I don't highlight something you love, please let me have it and I'll agree with you!



Kim Werker's Crochet manifesto in the beginning sets the entire tone for the book. If you've been reading crochetme.com since it's inception, it won't be news to you. However as a latecomer to crochetme.com, I found myself enthusiastically agreeing, hook in hand, with her tenets. Be creative! Be crochet! Hook Power!!

The technical sections are short, sweet and to the point. The best sections were crochet stitching (p. 24), reading stitch diagrams (p. 34) and shaping (p. 97). Each page is a tidbit of important technical information all crocheters need to know.

The designer profiles make you feel like you know each one. They describe little tidbits of the designers' lives and how each one got involved with crochetme.com. Some or all of the designers you may already know from their websites. I particularly enjoyed seeing a picture of Missa aka the Midnight Knitter. I didn't realize she was one of the fabulous people behind kpixie.com. Cool!

Lots of innovative projects in the book. Chloe Nightengale's Icelandic Turtleneck uses the double crochet/back loop stitch to lovely effect. I may have to try that one first - although on my size 14 body, I'll be referring to Kim's shaping section. However, I find Ms. Nightengale's profile and picture of her eating an oversized sandwich so charmingly quirky her design is irrestible.



Borrowing a phrase from a review of the Jane Austen Book Club - "I could eat this book" it's sooo good! I suggest you go to your bookstore and devour one too!