For a note duration Quarter note Image Crochet sweden 2.jpg thumb upright Detail of a crocheted doily, Sweden Crochet IPAc en lang pron k r o e ref dictionary.reference.com http dictionary.reference.com browse crochetcrochet ref IPA fr k lang ref wordreference.com http www.wordreference.com fren crochetcrochet ref is a process of creating fabric from yarn , thread yarn thread , or other material strands using a crochet hook . The word is derived from the French language French word crochet ... one or more times. Crochet differs from knitting in that only one stitch is active at one time exceptions being Tunisian crochet and Broomstick lace , stitches made with the same diameter of yarn are comparably taller, and a single crochet hook is used instead of two knitting needle s. Additionally, crochet has its own system of symbols to represent stitch types. History Origins Lis Paludan theorizes that crochet evolved from traditional practices in Arabia , South America , or China , but there is no decisive ... century. ref http www.crochet.org newslet nl0997a.html The History of Crochet by Ruthie Marks. Chain Link Newsletter , September 1997. Reprinted by Crochet Guild Newsletter . ref The earliest written reference to crochet refers to slip stitch crochet shepherd s knitting from The Memoirs of a Highland ... by Elizabeth Grant, Longmans, Green, & Co., New York, pp. 182. ref The first published crochet patterns appeared in the Dutch magazine P n lop in 1824. Other indicators that crochet was new in the 19th ... crochet stitches, although it presumes that readers understand the basics of other needlecrafts ... the spelling standardized in 1848. ref Donna Kooler s Encyclopedia of Crochet by Donna Kooler, Leisure ... is key to the development of crochet. Machine spun cotton thread became widely available and inexpensive ... hand spun linen for many uses. Crochet technique consumes more thread than comparable textile production methods and cotton is well suited to crochet. ref Donna Kooler s Encyclopedia of Crochet ... more details
Image Crochet.jpg thumb 220px Filet crochet Filet crochet is a type of crochet ed fabric. This type of crocheted lace is gridlike because it uses only two crochet stitches the chain stitch and the double crochet stitch United States U.S. terminology known in some other countries as chain stitch and treble . Old filet patterns used a treble or triple stitch vertically but chained two between the vertical stitches. This was to prevent distortion of some patterns. Chain stitches use less yarn than double crochet stitches, which results in a visual difference in appearance between the two kinds of stitch. Filet crochet forms patterns by filling in parts of a mostly chain stitch mesh with double crochet stitches. ref Eckman, p. 264. ref Filet crochet is usually constructed from monotone crochet thread made of mercerized cotton Mercerised cotton in white or ecru, and worked in rows. Filet crochet is used for decorative applications such as window curtains, tablecloth s, and place settings such as coaster s and placemat s. Filet crochet is most often worked from a graph or a symbol diagram. Patterns are created by combining solid and open meshes, usually working the design in solid meshes and the background in open meshes. The size of the space is determined by the number of chain stitches between each double stitch. ref Eckman, pp. 265 266. ref Filet crochet may also be worked by alternating chain stitches with another type of crochet stitch such as U.S. terminology half double or triple crochet, and may be worked from yarn instead of thread. See also List of crochet stitches Notes reflist References Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North Adams, Massachesetts Storey Publishing, 2005. commons category crochet Lace types Category Crochet textile arts stub it Merletto a filet ... more details
Image Uncinetto particolare.jpg thumb 100px right The hook A crochet hook or crochet needle is a type of needle with a hook at one end used to draw thread through knotted loops. Only one crochet hook is needed to make crochet stitches. The crochet hook s earliest use appears to have been in the late 18th century or early 19th century. Typical materials for crochet hooks are wood, plastic, casein , or aluminum ..., and fossilized mammoth ivory. ref Donna Kooler s Encyclopedia of Crochet by Donna Kooler, Leisure Arts ... of a straight handle may be used. An alternative form is the Tunisian crochet hook, which is much longer than a regular crochet hook, in order to accommodate the multiple loops used in Tunisian crochet. A type of crochet needle with a hook at each end, known as a cro hook , is used to make double sided crochet pieces. Crochet hooks are not specifically for right or left handed people, either ... preference. Two ways of holding a crochet hook are The Pencil Grip Hold the crochet hook like you would hold a pencil. The Knife Grip Hold the crochet hook in an overhand grip, sort of like you ... back and forth between the two helps from having your hands get tired. When using crochet hooks you can use just about any type of yarn or Thread yarn to start to crochet . Differing size systems Hooks ... of the needle. There are several systems of letters and or numbers that describe the sizing of crochet ... uses Crochet hooks can be used in many instances where it is necessary to pull a string through ... a crochet hook to thread a drawstring through its casing. Their use is not limited to fiber arts, either crochet hooks can be used to maintain dreadlocks by pulling stray hairs back into the main dread ... Commons category Crochet hooks http www.crochet.org hook hooktype.html About crochet hook parts http crochet.about.com library bl singlecrochet.htm Using crochet hooks crochet DEFAULTSORT Crochet Hook Category Crochet ca agulla de ganxet da H klen l et Heegeln el id Jarum renda it Uncinetto nn Heklen l ... more details
File Chalcedony crochet necklace.jpg thumb right 200px A bead crochet necklace made from mercerized cotton ... were attached by means of silver pins afterward. A chalcedony bead forms part of the clasp. Bead crochet is a crochet technique that incorporates bead s into a crochet fabric. The technique is used to produce decorative effects in women s fashion accessories. The word crochet is derived from the French croche or croc meaning to hook . ref http www.beadwrangler.com samplers crochet1 crochet history.htm Beadwrangler.com crochet history. ref Published descriptions of bead crochet date from around 1824 although it was probably common before then. ref http www.creativespotlite.com crochetcrochet history.htm Crochet History 1900s 21st Century ref At one time, bead crochet was thought by some people to be appropriate only for rich people. ref http www.beadwrangler.com samplers crochet1 crochet history.htm Bead Crochet History Bot generated title ref Early examples of bead crochet include nineteenth century miser s purse s. By the 1920s bead crochet technique also made necklace ropes, bracelets, and beaded bags. Bead crochet waned during the 1930s when the great depression reduced free time ... in bead crochet has revived somewhat in recent years as a hobbyist pastime. Construction Image Bead crochet assortment.jpg thumb left 200px Convertible necklace belt, drawstring change purse, and keychain. Most bead crochet is created by stringing beads onto uncut crochet thread prior to crocheting ... and incorporates it into the fabric. Pre stringing requires both the bead sequence and the crochet .... So crocheting in rounds naturally yields a bead side and a crochet side. Projects that are worked ... finished crochet work. Design considerations in bead crochet include the size of the yarn or weight ..., Bead Crochet , Loveland, Colorado, Interweave Press, 2004. reflist External links commonscat http crochet.about.com library weekly aa030197.htm Bead crochetcrochet beadwork Category Beadwork Category ... more details
Image Blue crocheting thread.jpg right thumb 200px Crochet thread. Crochet thread is specially formulated thread yarn thread usually made from mercerized cotton for crafting decorative crochet items such as doily doilies or filet crochet . Crochet thread produces fabric of fine gauge knitting gauge that may be stiffened with starch . Differences from yarn and sewing thread Crochet thread is almost always produced from cotton and has a denser pile and smaller diameter than ordinary yarn . Most crochet threads are thicker in diameter than sewing yarn. Crochet thread can withstand considerable stresses from pulls with sharp hooks. Crochet manufacturing conventions treat thread and yarn quite differently manufacturers designate different sizing scales for thread and yarn. Thread is generally packaged on spool s instead of skeins or hanks and is offered for sale in a separate section from ordinary yarns or threads. Crochet hooks for use with thread are also sized according to a different scale from yarn hooks. Thread hooks are also manufactured differently from yarn hooks modern yarn hooks are usually aluminum or plastic , while thread hooks are made of steel and have smaller hook heads and shorter shanks. The division between yarn and thread is somewhat arbitrary crochet thread at its thickest is similar in diameter and behavior to fine cotton yarn. The largest sizes of thread crochet hooks overlap with the smallest sizes of yarn crochet hooks. Sizing Image Threadweight2.jpg thumb left 220px A demonstration of crochet thread weight sample filet crochet pattern repeated in different threads. From left to right size 3, size 10, and size 20. A U.S. quarter is included for perspective. Crochet thread comes in sizes from 3 to 100, although historically it came in much finer sizes ... commonscat reflist Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North Adams, Massachesetts Storey Publishing, 2005. crochet Category Crochet ... more details
Image Tunisian crochet hook.jpg right thumb 200px a Tunisian crochet hook. Tunisian crochet , also known as Afghan crochet , is a type of crochet that uses an elongated crochet hook hook , often with a stopper on the handle end, called an Afghan hook. It is sometimes considered to be a mixture of crocheting and knitting . As such, some techniques used in knitting are also applicable in Tunisian crochet. One example is the Intarsia knitting intarsia method. The work is begun with the traditional starting chain, a series of slip stitches. Once the chain is completed, the first row is worked by inserting the hook back into the previous link of the chain, and a loop from the free end of the yarn is grabbed with the hook and pulled back through the link. Unlike traditional crochet, however, this new loop is not then pulled through the initial loop. Both remain on the hook and then the process is repeated, working from right to left, until each link in the chain has been worked. At the end, there will be as many loops on the hook as there are stitches required. This process is called Casting on knitting casting on . This is the first of two parts for creating a row. The work is never turned. Once the correct number of loops is obtained, the process is reversed with each loop being worked off from the hook by pulling a fresh loop of yarn through each stitch, working from left to right. It is both parts of the process which form a completed row. The tension of the yarn is much looser than in standard crochet or knitting. Tunisian crochet can also be worked in the round, as when making a seamless cap. To work in the round a double ended crochet hook and two balls of yarn are used. The first ..., to name a few. The fabric created by Tunisian crochet is slightly less elastic than normal crochet ... completion. It is slightly faster to create fabric by Tunisian than normal crochet, and approximately ... and.com crochet tunisian intarsia.htm Tunisian Intarsia See also Afghan blanket crochet Category Crochet ... more details
on the other. A hook with a handle makes it easier to crochet tight stitches. File MayaManTapestryCrocheter.jpg ... single crochet stitches. In tapestry crochet also called hard crochet ref Dittrick, Mark 1978 ref , jacquard crochet , and colorwork , yarns are switched back and forth to create motifs ref Norton, Carol ... there are different ways to do tapestry crochet. Most tapestry crochet is done with single crochet stitches, but the slip stitch, half double, and double crochet stitches are also used. Yarns not in play ... , or they run along the back of the stitches. The crochet hook may be inserted under both top loops or under one loop also called Fair Isle crochet colors may be changed before the stitch is completed ... fabric patterned on both sides ref Ventura, Carol 2006 ref . With bead tapestry crochet, beads of the same ... men in Guatemala tapestry crochet shoulder bags with recognizable regional patterns for local use with single crochet stitches, inserting the hook under both top loops. Both women and men there tapestry crochet bags, hats, and hacky sacks for tourists ref Ventura, Carol 2002 ref . Hats are tapestry ... with either geometric or figurative motifs. Bibliography Dittrick, Mark. Hard Crochet , Hawthorn Books, 1978. ISBN 0801532809. Norton, Carol. Tapestry Crochet , Dos Tejedoras, 1991, reprinted by Interweave Press, 2004. ISBN 0932394159. Ventura, Carol. More Tapestry Crochet , Cookeville, TN, 2002. ISBN 0972125302. Ventura, Carol. Bead & Felted Tapestry Crochet , Cookeville, TN, 2006. ISBN 0972125329. References Reflist crochet Category Weaving Category Crochet Category Jewish culture Category ... more details
Crochet stitches have different terminology in different countries. Schematic crochet symbols have a consistent meaning internationally. Basic stitches class wikitable width 20 Photograph width 20 Schematic width 20 U.S. term width 20 U.K. term width 20 Turning chain valign top Image Chainstitch.jpg thumb 100px Image Crochet chain.svg thumb 100px chain stitch chain stitch N A valign top Image Singlestitch.jpg thumb 100px Image Crochet single crochet.svg thumb right 100px single crochet double crochet Image Singleturning.jpg thumb 100px valign top Image Halfdoublestitch.jpg thumb 100px Image Crochet half double crochet.svg thumb 100px half double crochet half treble Image Halfdoubleturning.jpg thumb 100px valign top Image Doublestitch.jpg thumb 100px Image Crochet double crochet.svg thumb 100px double crochet treble Image Doubleturning.jpg thumb 100px valign top Image Triplestitch.jpg thumb 100px Image Crochet double triple.svg thumb 100px triple treble crochet double treble Image Tripleturning.jpg thumb 100px valign top Image Doubletriple.jpg thumb 100px Image Crochet triple triple.svg thumb 100px double treble crochet triple treble treble Image Doubletripleturning.jpg thumb 100px References Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North Adams, Massachesetts Storey Publishing, 2005. crochet Category Crochet ... more details
Image Crochetstitchmarkers.jpg right thumb 200px Crochet stitch markers. In crochet , a stitch marker is a mnemonic device used to distinguish important locations on a work in progress. Crochet patterns have a mathematics mathematical basis, so stitch markers serve as a visual reference that takes the place of continuous stitch counting and reduces a crocheter s error rate. Common uses for stitch markers include noting the first stitch on a crochet round, marking increase or decrease points, or identifying key locations in a complex repetitive stitch pattern. ref Eckman, pp. 21 22, 154. ref Beginning crocheters may use stitch markers to identify a turning chain . ref Eckman, p.90. ref Stitch markers can also designate attachment points for components of a multi part project, such as a sleeve on a sweater . ref Stoller, P. 23. ref Crochet often employs complex lace lacy patterns where stitch markers are helpful. Crochet also has less inherent stretch than knitting , so crocheted garment s require greater contour adjustments at the pattern and construction level. Difference from knitting stitch markers Image Moebiusstripscarf.jpg left thumb 200px A demonstration of the mathematical basis of crochet a scarf in the shape of a M bius strip . Unlike knitting stitch markers, which are closed bands, crochet markers have open slots so that they can be removed and rehung on new rows as a craft item grows. In order to distinguish from other types of stitch markers, the markers designed for crochet use are also known as split stitch markers . ref Stoller, p. 23. ref Specific advice from crochet expert Edie Eckman includes Avoid the round markers meant only for knitting you need a type ... crochet and knitting is that crocheters seldom work with more than one stitch at a time, while ... N Bitch Crochet The Happy Hooker New York Workman Publishing, 2006. Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North Adams, Massachesetts Storey Publishing, 2005. crochet Category Crochet ... more details
http www.abc.net.au local audio 2011 06 23 3251962.htm?site alicesprings dablink For other uses of the term freeform, see Freeform disambiguation . Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date July 2007 Freeform crochet and knitting is a seemingly random combination of crochet , knitting and possibly other fibre arts to make a piece that is not constrained by patterns, colours, stitches or other limitations. The roots of this art are thought to be in the 1960s and 1970s but the late 20th and early 21st centuries have seen a revival and progression of this form of textile expression. Well known freeformers are Penny O neill, James Walters, Sylvia Cosh, Jenny Dowde, Jan Messent, Margaret Hubert, http www.eject.com.au e motive prudence gallery.htm Prudence Mapstone and others. One feature of this freeform art is that group pieces can be made by people of varying expertise and experience. Leftover and scrap yarn can be made into scrumbles that can later be joined together. The name scrumbles was coined by James Walter and Syliva Cosh during the 1990s and has remained the term since. Although, it is interesting that Jenny Dowde in her books Freeform Knitting & Crochet , Freeformations and Surface Work http www.sallymilner.com.au framecatbyauthor.php?Author ID 125 has coined her terminology of the word Scrumbling as Fragments. knitting crochet http www.beautifulsilks.com workshops pennyo 27neill.html Category Crochet Category Knitting fi Vapaavirkkaus ... more details
orphan date April 2010 class infobox style width 16em style font size large Crochet Guild of America colspan 2 style text align left font size smaller File CGOALogo.png center Type Not for profit Founded 1994 Headquarters Zanesville, Ohio , United States Membership Individuals and companies Field Crochet advocacy Number of Members 2,674 2009 Key Personnel Founder Gwen Blakley Kinsler br President and CEO Rita Weiss Website http www.crochet.org www.crochet.org The Crochet Guild of America CGOA is an association to encourage crochet ing, based in Zanesville, Ohio , United States . It was founded by Gwen Blakley Kinsler in 1994 and had 2,674 members as of 2009 in the United States and abroad. ref cite news url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product ADHB&p theme adhb&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct 0 0ED0296A393F0AA5&p field direct 0 document id&p perpage 10&p sort YMD date D&s trackval GooglePM title Crochet lovers link up to form guilds throughout America last Cohen first Gail date June 24, 1999 work Daily Herald accessdate 15 January 2010 location Illinois ref ref cite news url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product CO&s site charlotte&p multi CO&p theme realcities&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct 0 11E7631D428BDB00&p field direct 0 document id&p perpage 10&p sort YMD date D&s trackval GooglePM title club offers ... pdfs about CGOA 09.pdf title About the Crochet Guild of America CGOA accessdate 2010 01 15 last Crochet Guild of America authorlink year 2009 ref The guild s purpose is to educate the public about crochet ... and skill of crochet through creative endeavors. ref name AboutCGOA Individual crocheters are members, plus 78 local chapters are affiliated with the Crochet Guild of America. Members interact through ... confrpts.html title Chain Link Conference publisher Crochet Guild of America accessdate ... Crochet Guild Of America Category Crochet Category Organizations based in the United States ... more details
. Notes reflist References Debbie Stoller, Stitch N Bitch Crochet The Happy Hooker New York Workman Publishing, 2006. Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North Adams, Massachesetts Storey Publishing, 2005. crochet knitting Category Crochet Category Knitting ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Accurate knitting needle needle and crochet hook hook sizing is important to knitting and crochet . Yet no uniform international standard exists for these tools. ref name flewcrossing cite book url http books.google.com books?id Ulv2kkxV2KYC&pg PA10&dq knitting needle sizes&ei V97wSLvoF5KQzQSCqrngCg&sig ACfU3U1cQlQKI9KTr hrrRtHc9HatO6sZg PPA11,M1 accessdate 2008 10 11 author Janine Flew, Diana Crossing title Knit publisher Murdoch Books year 2006 pages 10 11 isbn 9781740457590 ref The Craft Yarn Council of America , and industry trade association, has formulated standard crochet hook and knitting needle sizes in order to regularize domestic United States sizing for these tools. Its goal is to encourage consistent manufacture and labeling of crochet and knitting tools around metric measurements. ref name cyca cite web url http www.yarnstandards.com hooks.html title Hooks & Needles publisher Craft Yarn Council of America accessdate 2008 10 11 ref Crochet hook sizing is measured by the thickness of the tool s shaft. ref name stoller cite book accessdate 2008 10 11 author Debbie Stoller title Stitch N Bitch Crochet The Happy Hooker publisher Workman Publishing year 2006 pages 13 15 ref Traditionally, North America n crafters have used a hook gauge to double check knitting needle and crochet hook sizing. United States standard crochet hook and knitting needle sizes class wikitable sortable style text align center Millimeter range Knitting needle size Crochet hook size small letter small Crochet hook size small numeric small align right nts 2.25 mm nts 1 B nts 1 align right nts 2.75 mm nts 2 C nts 2 align right nts 3.25 mm nts 3 D nts 3 align right nts 3.5 mm nts 4 E nts 4 align right nts 3.75 mm nts 5 F nts 5 align right nts 4 mm nts 6 G nts 6 align right nts 4.5 mm nts 7 nts 7 align right nts 5 mm nts 8 H nts 8 align right nts 5.5 mm nts 9 I nts 9 align right nts 6 mm nts 10 J nts 10 align right nts 6.5 mm nts 10.5 K nts 10.5 align right nts 8 mm ... more details
The cro hook , is a special double ended crochet hook used to make double sided crochet , which is a variation of Tunisian crochet . Because the hook has two ends, two colors of thread can be used simultaneously and freely interchanged. Crafts using a double ended hook are commercially marketed as Cro hook and Crochenit. crochet External links http serendipity.gpvm.com crohook.html A Cro Hooking Tutorial Category Crochet textile arts stub tool stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Irish crochet.jpg right 200px thumb 19th century Irish crochetCrochet lace is an application of the art of crochet . Generally it uses finer threads and more decorative styles of stitching often with flowing lines or scalloped edges to give interest. Variation of the size of the holes also gives a piece a lacy look. Originally crocheted lace was not regarded as true lace. Crocheting was considered easy and less time consuming, but otherwise clearly inferior surrogate for true lace such as bobbin lace , needle lace or Net textile netting . The first examples of crocheted lace try to reproduce the products of other lacemaking techniques as faithfully as possible. Later, the many possibilities and inherent beauty of crocheted lace were appreciated more. Main styles of crocheted lace include filet crochet , Irish crochet and its modern derivatives, pineapple crochet. Freeform crocheted lace also exists, examples of which are pieces striving to imitate reticella lace. Commons category Crochet lace Crochet Lace types DEFAULTSORT Crocheted Lace Category Lace Category Crochet ja ... more details
Image Cell phone cover.jpg thumb right 200px A cell phone cover made from shell stitch crochet in two colors. A shell stitch or fan stitch is a crochet motif often used as a border around other patterns or in staggered rows to create a distinctive fabric pattern. Shell stitches take the shape of Arc geometry arc s and semicircle s, hence the name. ref name Stoller, p. 57 Stoller, p. 57. ref Shell stitches ... double crochet. The basic method of producing shell stitches is to anchor several List of crochet ... States terminology would be single crochet, skip two, five double crochets into previous single crochet, skip two, then single crochet into middle double crochet. In abbreviated terminology, it would ... such as triple crochet, may vary the number of stitches, or alter the anchoring method. ref name Stoller, p. 57 Image Crochet solid shell stitch.svg thumb 200px right Schematic of solid shell ... effect of a shell stitch border may be enhanced by working a single or half double crochet in a contrasting ... row. ref name Stoller, p. 57 Fan stitch Image Crochet doily fan stitch.png thumb 250px right The outer half of this doily was done in a fan stitch. Image Crochet fan.svg thumb 100px left Schematic of a crochet fan stitch, in international symbols. Fan stitch is closely related to shell stitch. We may define a shell as five crochet stitches usually double crochets done into a single stitch, whereas a fan is two such stitches, followed by a chain and two more such stitches. Fan stitch crochet also ... shell is done into the single crochet between the shells of the previous row. Notes reflist References ... etext 20776 Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North Adams, Massachesetts Storey Publishing, 2005. Debbie Stoller, Stitch N Bitch Crochet The Happy Hooker New York Workman Publishing, 2006. External links http crochet.about.com library blshells.htm Shell stitch patterns and variations crochet Category Crochet ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Broomstick lace , also known as jiffy lace and peacock eye crochet, is a historic crochet technique from the 19th century which is done using a crochet hook and another long slender item such as a knitting needle . Traditionally a broomstick was used, hence the name, but the modern variant is a lightweight plastic knitting needle or smooth wooden craft dowel. A larger knitting needle or dowel will result in a lacier effect, while a smaller will provide a more closely woven effect. Because the fabric created is soft yet stable, it is well suited for clothing and blankets. Technique As with other forms of crochet the base of the pattern is a chain stitch. The number of stitches in this beginning chain are normally counted in multiples of 3 through 6, depending on the desired effect. The first row can either be immediately done in Broomstick lace, or instead incorporate a single or half double crochet stitches. The broomstick or knitting needle is then used in the next row, as you pick up a loop through each of the stitches in row one and transfer it from the crochet hook onto the needle or dowel. This part of the process is similar to knitting as all stitches in the row are being picked up and held at one time on the knitting needle being used. Once a loop has been pulled up through every stitch, the loops are then worked back off the dowel by sliding them off in groupings of 3, 4, 5, or 6 loops depending on the desired effect at a time and working the same amount of single or half double crochet stitches through the top of each group of loops at the same time. The overall appearance of the work will vary based upon the number of loops in a group, the size of the knitting needle being used, as well as the type of yarn being used. Experimenting with variations is encouraged so that the most desirable effect for the item being made will result ... items where an unusual lacy effect may be desired. Crochet DEFAULTSORT Broomstick Lace Category Crochet ... more details
backing. Irish crochet Image Irish crochet.jpg right 230px thumb 19th century Irish Crochet Lace Irish crochet is a type of lace that has its origin in the famine years of the 19th century in Ireland . ref Eithne D Arcy 1985 Irish Crochet Lace ref Charity groups sought to revive the economy by teaching crochet lace technique at no charge to anyone willing to learn. Citation needed date September 2007 ... background. Other types of Irish crochet include Rosslea and Clones lace. Irish Crochet Lace is made with a very fine steel crochet hook and fine crochet cotton or linen thread. It begins with an outline ... more details
The Craft Yarn Council of America CYCA is an industry association representing organizations that retail 85 of the crochet and knitting supplies in the USA . CYCA conducts bi annual consumer surveys of American women, providing one of the few sources of statistical information on knitting and Crochet crocheting habits. External links http www.craftyarncouncil.com Craft Yarn Council of America official website Category Knitting Business org stub ... more details
Image Hairpin lace.JPG thumb Hairpin lace on frame Hairpin lace is a crochet technique done using a crochet hook and a hairpin lace loom, which consists of two parallel metal rods held at the top and the bottom by removable bars. Historically, a metal U shaped hairpin was used, from which the name originates. Hairpin lace is formed by wrapping yarn around the prongs of the hairpin lace loom to form Loop knot loops , which are held together by a row of crochet stitched worked in the center, called the spine. ref Reader s Digest. Complete Guide to Needlework . The Reader s Digest Association, Inc. March 1992 . ISBN 0 89577 059 8 ref The resulting piece of lace can be worked to any length desired by removing the bottom bar of the hairpin and slipping the loops off the end. The strips produced by this process can be joined together to create an airy and lightweight fabric. Various types of yarns and threads can be used to achieve different color, texture and design effects. Examples of items made with hairpin lace include scarves, shawls, hats, baby blankets, afghans, and clothing. Hairpin lace can also be added to sewn, knitted, and crocheted works as a decorative accent. References reflist crochet Lace types Category Crochet Category Lace textile arts stub de Gabelh kelei no Gimping nn Gimping ru ... more details
Image Amigurumi.jpg right thumb 240px Two amigurumi animals Nihongo Amigurumi lit. crochet ed or knit ted stuffed toy is the Japan ese art of knit ting or crochet ing small stuffed animal s and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami , meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi , meaning stuffed doll. ref Cite web last Williams first M.E. author link publication date August 7, 2007 title DIY Definitions Amigurumi with tutorial url http www.diylife.com 2007 08 07 diy definitions amigurumi with tutorial postscript None ref Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features, ref name Temple cite book url http books.google.com ?id pYFpW2ymjKoC&pg PA40&dq Amigurumi&cd 7 v onepage&q Amigurumi title Hooked for Life Adventures of a Crochet Zealot pages 40 41 author Mary Beth Temple publisher Andrews McMeel year 2009 accessdate 2010 03 20 isbn 978 0 7407 7812 4 ref as is typical in Japanese culture. Aesthetic Amigurumi have no practical use they are created and collected for aesthetic reasons. ref name Temple The pervading aesthetic of amigurumi is Cuteness in Japanese culture cuteness . To this end, typical amigurumi animals have an over sized spherical head .... ref name Belton Technique Amigurumi are usually crochet ed out of yarn using the List of crochet stitches single crochet stitch double crochet in UK crochet terminology . They can also be knitting knit . Typically, crochet hook s or knitting needle s that are slightly smaller than one would use ... and Dozens of Techniques for Creating Cute Crochet Creatures pages 12 16 author Annie Obaachan ... amigurumi which have no limbs, only a head and torso which are worked as one piece. In crochet ... crochet rounds in a project. File Marilyns.jpg right thumb 240px Amigurumi Warhol Marilyn Diptych Marilyn s. Notes references commonscat crochet Category Crochet Category Stuffed toys ca Amigurumi ... more details
bordered with ecru. According to Edie Eckman in The Crochet Answer Book , The familiar granny square ... blocks a kind of filet crochet in the round. ref Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North ... crochet.about.com od learntocrochet ss Crochet Granny Square.htm Granny square tutorial commonscat crochet Category Crochet sv Mormorsruta ... more details
File Crochet scrunchies.jpg right thumb 250px Scrunchies made from bead crochet . A scrunchie or scrunchy is a fabric covered elastic hair tie, commonly used to fasten long hair . Large, elaborate styles and diminutive, unassuming forms are available in many different colors, fabrics, and designs. Rommy Revson patented the design in the US in 1994. ref Decorative pony tail holder and method of using , Rommy Revson , cite patent US 5301696 , April 12, 1994 ref References reflist External links commonscat Hair scrunchy http www.opentutorial.com Make a scrunchie Instructions for making a scrunchie fashion stub Category Headgear et Patsikumm ja ... more details
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