Picking up where we left off in the first lesson, I am going to show you how to create a single crochet stitch, which in turn, will get you on the path to creating other basic stitches. (If you haven’t read that lesson, I would do so as I won’t be reviewing too much from [...]
Archive for March, 2009
March 28 2009
Crochet Symbol Charting Using Adobe Illustrator CS3 (Part 1: The Basics)
I get asked a lot by fellow designers how to do use certain aspects of Adobe Illustrator to create symbols for charting, so I figured I’d shed some light on that process. I don’t anticipate covering every aspect of this topic. I’ll be breezing through the basics which will get any aspiring designer on the [...]
March 21 2009
The Art of the Crochet Blog: Part 4
So, what are the components of a good crochet blog? Why are some bloggers able to retain a readership and others flounder? Last June (6/23/08), I received an email from Drew – which I think he sent to everyone he knew with a blog – asking in a sense, “What makes a good crochet blog [...]
March 21 2009
The Art of the Crochet Blog: Part 3
Not Everyone is a Picasso So where are all the crochet bloggers and Twitterers, I’ve been wondering? Kim Werker postulates: “If there were more riveting crochet blogs, more crocheters would blog. More people would want to participate in the conversation. More people would be inspired to share their own stories.“ Was I the only Project [...]
March 21 2009
The Art of the Crochet Blog : Part 2
Quantity is No Substitute for Quality So as many of you know, I teach Art Monday through Friday. It pretty much drains my brain and my body of everything (Summer? Can you hear me? I know you’re out there!). I’m not an early riser and I detest waking up before the sun is up as [...]
March 15 2009
The Art of the Crochet Blog : Part 1
It [Twitter] was designed to inform, enhance, enlighten, engage, and otherwise join communities of people together that might not otherwise converse.
