CROCHET 'N' MORE
NEWSLETTER
Volume V, Issue NO. 9
May 15, 2002

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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

GENERAL NEWS

Dear Subscriber:

For those of you who have loved ones in the Armed Forces the following afghan patterns may be of interest to you:
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Air Force Afghan (sorry this link is broken and I haven't found this pattern online again)

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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

1 Corinthians 13:3-8

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:18

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

John 13:34-35

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

John 14:15

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.

John 14:21

"TO KNOW LOVE, OPEN YOUR HEART TO JESUS.
TO SHOW LOVE, OPEN YOUR HEART TO OTHERS."

This quote is from Our Daily Bread - May, 2002 Issue.

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PAGES UPDATED

(I've decided not to list every change to my pages since it has become so time consuming.
Please note that information in this issue may be added
to the website when the next issue is sent out)

FREE PATTERNS

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

DELICATE DISHCLOTH

BASIC SCRUNCHIE

http://www.crochetnmore.com/baby.htm
I added the Baby's ABC's Afghan to that page...
If anyone had been looking for that pattern I apologize...
I have no idea why I hadn't listed it earlier. I also added
a photo of the afghan to the pattern page.

BOOKS
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NEW LINKS

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

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MEMBER PATTERNS

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after the next issue is sent out.

Click here to see our growing collection of FREE PATTERNS

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.

Joining Crocheted Motifs

The following page includes photos and tips on joining motifs:
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa010999.htm

Unless the designer listed a specific way to join the squares together in
your pattern, you can use one of the following ways to join the motifs (be
sure to keep corresponding stitches in each motif aligned):

JOINING WITH SINGLE CROCHET STITCHES:

This method is easy and gives a very distinguished edge around the motifs.

NOTE: When you hold two motifs together you will see 4 free loops on the
edge, to join with singles you will be working only in the "outter loops",
(the one in the front and the one in the back).

Now, holding two motifs together, remembering to work only in the loops in
front and back (this leaves the middle two loops free), join the yarn in the
corresponding stitches in one corner. Now complete single crochet stitch in
the same corner. Working in the same fasion, join the outter loops of each
corresponding stitch with a single crochet stitch.

To give the piece a nice look you can fold the motifs the other way and
stitch that side also.

NOTE: This method can also be done by laying the motifs side by side and
joining the two loops facing you. When you join this way you can give the
piece a very nice look by flipping the piece over and repeating the
procedure on the opposite side.

JOINING WITH CHAINS & STITCHES:

Lay two motifs side by side and join the yarn in one corner on one of them.
Now you need to make the decision of what type of stitch you want to use to
join them. I like to use a single crochet. So once you join your yarn in
the corner do a single in the same stitch, then make a chain of 2 or 3 (not
sure how 5 chains would look) and then do a sc in the corresponding stitch
on the opposite motif. From there on chain the same number as before and
work a single on the opposite motif until two motifs are joined. Now decide
from there which way you want to go. It's been a while since I did my last
square afghan but I believe I worked around one square, joining new squares
as I went and then joined the spaces that were left. (You may need to add
extra stitches in the corners) Your idea of working in a row sounds easier.
I usually try to stay away from motifs :o)

Here's a similar method of joining motifs by crocheting them together.
Place two square motifs side by side and join in a corner stitch on one
motif, do a slip stitch, then chain one and do a slip stitch in the
corresponding stitch on the other motif. Continue doing a slip stitch, chain
1, back and forth between the motifs. (You may need to add extra stitches
in the corners)

You can find directions on how to
join motifs by sewing here (just go to the bottom of the page):
http://www.patchworkcrochet.com/basicsb.htm

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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:

Question:

I have some very old doilies from my great, great, grandmother. They are so
old that I have been afraid to clean them. I would like to clean and frame
them. I know that they clean them in museums, do you know how?
Demara

Answer:

Dear Demara:

The following page offers tips on cleaning vintage lace doilies:
http://magazines.ivillage.com/countryliving/collect/expert/qas/0,12925,167082_293451,00.html
Until I read this article I would never have thought of using vinegar as a whitener.

Personally... I've always relied on Dawn dish liquid and luke warm water to clean my thread crochet items.
I don't think a mild soap would harm the doilies unless they are coming apart or dry-rotted.
Lisa

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VIEWER FEEDBACK

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Just a note to tell you "Thank You So Much" for all the things you have taught me since I have found your site!!! I enjoy each and every issue....I am always learning new things and make so many of your patterns...You are fantanstic people. Thanks again. Peggy Hill

Since I have moved to Florida back in 1991 after my husband's death. Florida has very little crochet patterns so when I was blessed with my new computer I decided to go on line to fine some crochet patterns I sure do enjoy this web site. I crochet alot of bed dolls, afagans, and odds and ends. When I pick up the hook I think of my husband when he taught me to crochet when we lived in Colorado in 1972. He blessed me with a great hobby.
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I just love the quantity and quality of your patterns! I've bookmarked your site and will certainly be returning. Note to other visitors who may have skipped the "Jesus/Savior" page: Please go back and really look...you will be so glad that you did. This is for real.
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Thank you so very much for sharing your website with me. It has truly been an inspiration to my soul. I received Jesus as my Lord and Saviour on August 8, 1958. He is my constant companion and friend.

Hi,Just wanted to say how nice it is to see a site that is not ashamed of our Heavenly FATHER.May GOD continue to BLESS you and your family and thank you for a great web site. I have been knitting and crocheting since teen years and now have 9 grandchildren and keep busy with the needle!
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I had a lot of fun looking around at all the free patterns and found a few I'm going to try out. They are all explained so well that even a newbie like myself can understand without shaking my head in frustration. Keep up the great work! I'm sure to be back often!
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My sister & I have just done a beginners crochet class and are hungry for projects!!! You obviously put a lot of effort into your site and make a wonderful faith statement through it. Thanks for the patterns!
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HUMOR

Lunch on the Bank

A pastor and two of his deacons are out on the river fishing in their
rowboat. Twelve o'clock rolls around, and one of the deacons notices a nice
spot on the bank to have lunch. He turns to the others and says, "That
looks like a nice spot for lunch.
What do you say we have lunch over there?"

The other deacon agrees, and so does the pastor. The deacon stands up in
the boat, steps out onto the river and walks over to the bank. The pastor
looks on with amazement, and thinks to himself, if his deacon is holy enough
to walk on water, surely he can.

The other deacon stands up, picks up the picnic basket, steps out of the
boat, and walks over to the bank and sits with the first deacon. Again, to
his amazement, the pastor thinks again, if his second deacon is holy enough
to walk on water, surely he can.

The pastor stands up, steps out of the boat, and sinks into the water. The
first deacon turns to the second and says, "Think we should have told him
where the rocks are?"

After the dedication service of his baby brother in church, little Johnny
sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.

His father asked him three times what was wrong.

Finally, the boy replied, "That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a
Christian home, and I wanted to stay with you guys."

Lies! Lies! Lies!

"Armstrong," the boss said, "I happen to know that the
reason you didn't come to work yesterday was that you were
out playing golf."

"That's a rotten lie!" Armstrong protested. "And I have the
fish to prove it!"

Anything you say...

A store manager overheard a clerk saying to a customer, "No, ma'am, we
haven't had any for some weeks now, and it doesn't look as if we'll be
getting any soon."

Alarmed by what was being said, the manager rushed over to the customer who
was walking out the door and said, "That isn't true, ma'am. Of course,
we'll have some soon. In fact, we placed an order for it a couple of weeks
ago."

Then the manager drew the clerk aside and growled, "Never, never, never,
never say we don't have something. If we don't have it, say we ordered it
and it's on its way. Now, what was it she wanted?"

The clerk smiled and said...

"Rain..." ;-)

Four expectant fathers were in a Minnesota hospital waiting room while their
wives were in labor.

The nurse comes in and tells the first man, "Congratulations, You're the
father of twins."

"What a coincidence!" the man exclaims. "I work for the Minnesota Twins
baseball team!"

The nurse returns a short while later and tells the second man, "You are the
father of triplets."

"Wow, what a coincidence!" he replies. "I work for the 3M Corporation."

When the nurse comes again, she tells the third man that his wife has given
birth to quadruplets.

"Another coincidence!" he tells her. "I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!"

At this point, the fourth guy faints. When he comes to, the others ask him
what was wrong.

He moans, "I work for Seven-Eleven!"

"After a worship service at First Baptist Church in Newcastle, Kentucky, a
mother with a fidgety seven-year-old boy told me how she finally got her son
to sit still and be quiet.

About halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered,

'If you don't be quiet, Pastor Charlton is going to lose his place and will
have to start his sermon all over again!'

It worked."

A dog walks into a butcher shop with a purse strapped
around his neck. He walks up to the meat case and calmly
sits there until it's his turn to be waited on. A man, who
was already in the butcher shop, finished his purchase
and noticed the dog. The butcher leaned over the counter
and asked the dog what it wanted today. The dog put its
paw on the glass case in front of the ground beef, and
the butcher asked, "How many pounds?"

The dog barked twice, so the butcher made a package
of two pounds ground beef.

He then asked, "Anything else?"

The dog pointed to the pork chops, and the butcher
asked, "How many?"

The dog barked four times, and the butcher made up
a package of four pork chops.

The dog then walked around behind the counter, so the
butcher could get at the purse. The butcher took out the
appropriate amount of money and tied two packages of
meat around the dog's neck.

The man, who had been watching all of this, decided to
follow the dog. It walked for several blocks and then
walked up to a house where it began to scratch the door
to be let in. As the owner opened the door, the man said
to the owner, "That's a really smart dog you have there."

The owner said, "He's not really all that smart. This is
the second time this week he forgot his key."

The students in my third-grade class were bombarding me with questions about
my newly pierced ears.

"Does the hole go all the way through?" "Yes."

"Did it hurt?" "Just a little."

"Did they stick a needle through your ears?" "No, they used a special gun."

Silence followed, and then one solemn voice called out, "How far away did
they stand?"

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