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Not crochet you. Crochet ME!, originally uploaded by kpwerker. Not crochet you. Crochet ME!, originally uploaded by kpwerker.
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Now that it’s July, I feel more comfortable with the amount of time I’ve been spending thinking about fall. This fall, I’ll be hitting the road to promote Crochet Me, Interweave Crochet, CrochetMe.com, and, you know, just crochet. I’m about to write a few posts, because that way the handy Events plugin will keep...
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At this moment, the Crochet Me book is the #5 ranked crochet title on Amazon.com. Five months before its release! This is a nice way to end my work day. PS To put this into perspective, in overall crafts rankings (and therefore in general rankings) the book is still significantly less popular than The...
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It’s up for pre-order on Amazon (it’ll be released in October), and I’m so in love with the photos and illustrations (again). Designs in the book are by some of the best up-and-coming crochet designers today: Shelby Allaho Mary Jane Hall Julie Holetz Chloe Nightingale Chelle Grissam Amy O’Neill Houck Amy Swenson Dora Ohrenstein...
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Track-changes is the canvas of my life. No kidding. Words I need to communicate come out in underlined dark green, to mingle with the copy editor’s pink, our editor’s red, and the occasional yellow highlight. And now that I’m working on the magazine, track changes has become a part of my weekly, if not...
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Crocheting = Good for Babies, originally uploaded by kpwerker. In the last few years, my high school friend M. and I haven’t been able to grab more than an hour or two for a visit when I’m in town visiting my family. Yesterday we chilled for three whole hours, and it was awesome. Her...
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Whee! Whee!
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Tim Hortons Moved In, originally uploaded by kpwerker. Despite the nagging detail of the quintessential Canadian chain having been bought by an American giant (ETA: then, it would seem, spun off), I was giddy with anticipation for a Timmy Ho’s to open up pretty much around the corner. Not that I love their coffee...
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A Visual Assault, originally uploaded by kpwerker. The horrah! Does it make your eyes spin in spirals? This is my first granny square for the granny-along (hi Craft readers!). I might change the way I make the cream border, but I’ll border square in that yarn. Mostly because I have a lot of it...
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