05-15-04

FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE:

GENERAL NEWS
AWARDS
VOTE FOR US
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
BIBLE TRIVIA
PAGES UPDATED
NEW LINKS
MEMBER PATTERNS
CROCHET STITCH, TECHNIQUE or TIP
VIEWER FEEDBACK
CONTEST/GIVE-AWAY INFORMATION
CLASSIFIED SECTION
HUMOR

Dear Subscriber:

Hope you had a wonderful Easter spent with family and friends.
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"For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, in order that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall live. For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 5:22-30

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

Matthew 28:18-20

For there is no partiality with God. For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law; and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; for not the hearers of the Law are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

Romans 2:11-16

FREE PATTERNS

The following patterns will be added to our Free Patterns soon.

BOOKS

We have a new addition to this page called Crocheted Sweaters

The following link(s) have been added to our links pages.

WARM UP AMERICA

MAMAW'S PRETTIES

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CROCHET STITCH, TECHNIQUE or TIP

(A different crochet stitch and/or tip featured in each issue...
to be added later to the Crochet Basics page)

If you know of any stitch I have omitted from our basics pages please drop me a line.

Rice Stitch
Submitted by Ronnett

[dc, ch 3, dc in last dc made]

work one double crochet
now chain 3 and work another double in the first double crochet
which would be at the base of the chain 3. This should make a
little picot or bumpy looking stitch that resembles a piece of rice).

ILLUSTRATED BASIC CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BEGINNER:

HOW TO DO A STARTING CHAIN

SINGLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)

HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)

DOUBLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)

TRIPLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)

CROCHET TIP:

How to keep from having holes in a project border.
When your pattern tells you to work into the ends of the rows for a border, place the indicated stitches into the threads of the stitches at the row ends, not around the post of each stitch. Working around the post of the stitches leaves holes and working into the threads of the stitches doesn't. This makes the edge nicer!

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF STITCHES TO FEATURE!
If you have a stitch or tip you'd like to see here drop us a line and include "STITCH/TIP" as the subject.
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VIEWER FEEDBACK

NOTE: Any comments left on the CNM website or sent via email may be posted here.

Dear Lisa:

I've donated to this charity that might help the woman below, www.warmupamerica.com.
It's a wonderful site that is very informational. They ask for 7" x 9" squares or entire afghans.
They also supply free patterns. Hope this is helpful.

Sincerely,

Sue Schoeller

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She wrote:

YOUR NEWSLETTER HAS PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH SEVERAL CHARITIES LOOKING FOR CROCHETED GOODS. WHEN I'M IN BETWEEN MY OWN HOME AND FAMILY PROJECTS, I LOOK TO SEE WHERE I CAN HELP OUT. I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED, AND MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER ME, WHEN AN ORGANIZATION IS LOOKING FOR 6 OR 12 INCH SQUARES TO PUT TOGETHER INTO AFGHANS, IS THERE A CERTAIN SQUARE PATTERN THAT SHOULD BE USED?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
LINDA

http://www.crochetnmore.com/123charitylinks.htm

Re: Crochet Book

Hi Lisa

I am recommending a book to you called "Crocheted Sweaters simple stitches great designs" by Susan Huxley. I enjoy the great tips and patterns in the book. I hope you will too!

YSIC
Penny
Youth Minister

u rock! i luv your site. i don't have a book about crocheting so i go on your site to get patterns. right now i am doing the bunny candy pouch for my entire class. you are so cool!
servent of the Lord,
Alexis Grabill

wow i have to say what a talent you have!!love the patterns and ideas keep it up like that and make more things.awsome site what a blessing!!may Jesus give you more ideas.

Iris

CONTEST/GIVE-AWAY INFORMATION

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For rules and entry form, please send a
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2001 Holland Ave.
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Completed entry forms must be received by May 15, 2004.
Afghan entries must be received by June 15, 2004.

The contest is sponsored by Bernat, Caron, Lion Brand, Patons & Red Heart.
This information can be found in the Spring 2004 Mary Maxim catalog on page 38.

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CROCHET PET PEEVES
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Do you have a crochet pet peeve?
Something you dislike about patterns, or a certain stitch?
Now's the time to air them!
Send your pet peeve to Cylinda at Crochet Memories!
Click below to send an e-mail including your pet peeve:
cylinda@crochetmemories.com

* My Pet Peeve:
By Cylinda Mathews

My personal pet peeve is to find an error at the very end of
a big pattern. About 6 years ago, I chose a lovely tablecloth
pattern from either a Magic or Decorative Crochet magazine
to make for my mom. On the last two rnds, after months of
working on this cloth, I found an error. Because these patterns
are in symbol crochet, and the edge of the cloth was hidden in
the picture, I had to design my own edging. My other pet peeve
is an error at the very beginning. If you can't figure it out, or
contact the designer, you can't even begin!

What's your pet peeve?

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HUMOR

For a while my husband and I had opposite schedules. He
worked during the day, and I worked at night. One morning
I noticed he had left a not to himself on the kitchen
counter that read, "STAMPS!"

As a helpful surprise, I bought him some at the post office
and put them on the counter before going to work...

The next morning I found the same note. The word "STAMPS!"
was crossed out. Underneath it he had written, "ONE MILLION
DOLLARS!"

My doctor recently told me that jogging could add years to my
life. I think he was right. I've only been jogging once and
feel ten years older already.

After years of using the same perfumes, I decided to try
something different and settled on a light, citrusy fragrance.
The next day I was surprised when it was my little boy, not my
husband, who first noticed the change. As he put his arms around
me, he declared, "Wow, Mom, you smell just like Froot Loops!"

An old snake goes to see his Doctor. "Doc, I need something for my eyes,
I can't see very well these days."
The Doc fixes him up with a pair of glasses and tells him to return in 2
weeks.
The snake comes back in 2 weeks and tells the doctor he's very depressed.
Doc says, "What's the problem? Didn't the glasses help you?"
"The glasses are fine doc, but I just discovered I've been living with a
water hose the past 2 years!"

In a class on abnormal psychology, the instructor was about to
introduce the subject of manic depression. The instructor
asked, "How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and
forth, screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits
in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?"

A young man in the rear raised his hand and suggested earnestly,
"A basketball coach?"

While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly

shut-ins, I used to take my four-year-old daughter on my afternoon

rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old

age, particularly the canes, walkers, and wheelchairs. One day I found

her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass.

As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely

turned and whispered, "The tooth fairy will never believe this!"

The census taker knocked on the lady's door. She answered

all his questions except one. She refused to tell him her age.

"But everyone tells their age to the census taker," he said.

"Did Miss Maisy Hill, and Miss Daisy Hill tell you their

ages?" she asked.

"Certainly." he replied

"Well, I'm the same age as they are." she snapped.

The census taker simply wrote on the form, "As old as the Hills,"

A drunk stumbles along a baptismal service on Sunday
afternoon down by the river.

He proceeds to walk down into the water and stand next to
the Preacher. The minister turns and notices the old drunk
and says, "Mister, Are you ready to find Jesus?"

The drunk looks back and says, "Yess, Preacher..I sure am."

The minister then dunks the fellow under the water and pulls
him right back up. "Have you found Jesus?" the preacher
asked.

"Nooo, I didn't!" said the drunk.

The preacher then dunks him under for quite a bit longer,
brings him up and says, "Now, brother, have you found
Jesus?"

"Noooo, I did not Reverend."

The preacher in disgust holds the man under for at least 30
seconds this time, brings him out of the water and says in a
harsh tone, "My God, man, have you found Jesus yet?"

The old drunk wipes his eyes and says to the preacher... "Are
you sure this is where he fell in?"

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