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RE: Fashion yarn collection Filo
My sister in law gave me a huge bag of yarn from Roberts Arts and craft. It is called "fashion collection Filo". (bulky 5) made with polyester, acrylic, wool and mohair. It has very little stretch to it. I was wondering if anyone has used this type of yarn and what sort of things did you make with it. Thanks Linda
Linda Eriksson
ANSWER:
Free yarn is the best!
Many yarns containing wool
will "felt" when washed in a machine.
The agitation combines the fibers. You can see how to wash wool here:
http://www.wikihow.com/Wash-Wool
Now... LionBrand classifies
this size of yarn to be used for hats, scarves and throws:
http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/yarnInfo.cgi?yarnByClass=1&weightCategory=5
But... they have a list
of crochet patterns to choose from that contain other items as well:
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Journey Magazine, May 2010
Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.
Ezekiel 18:4
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Deuteronomy 6:5-13
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CROCHET STITCH or TECHNIQUE
(A
different crochet stitch and/or tip featured in each issue...
to be added later to the Crochet Basics page)
BEADED CHAIN STITCH (Beaded Ch)
With beads already threaded
onto the yarn/thread...
Pull up one bead then chain 1.
Here is another page that
shows how to make a Magic Loop:
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ILLUSTRATED BASIC CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BEGINNER:
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)
"On-line encyclopedia
of knitting and crochet facts"
http://www.lionbrand.com/faq/learnToCrochet.pdf
When making baby booties or socks.. make both at the same time to help ensure you are consistent with your stitches. This will help ensure both will be the same size when you finish.
Scrap Yarn Ideas ...
do you have number 74?
The following page is compilation
of uses for scrap yarns:
SCRAP YARN IDEAS
If you have a use that's not listed email me!
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Re: Checkers
how do you make the rev
sc?
Lavernep62
<< reply >>
Try this:
REVERSE SINGLE CROCHET (a/k/a CRAB STITCH)
A reverse single crochet
is worked from left to right; whereas a regular single crochet stitch is worked
from right to left.
Insert your hook into the stitch or space indicated, then yarn over and pull
up a loop. (You should have two loops on your hook.)
Yarn over and draw through both of the loops on your hook.
This stitch takes a bit of practice but the outcome is well worth the effort.
Take a look at these sites
for helpful illustrations:
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa112997.htm
http://www.crochetcabana.com/stitches/ltc-stitches-reverse_sc.htm
Re: Working Around the Chain - Feedback 051510 (Re: I have a question.)
Thank you so much! I thought
along those lines, but didn't know for sure if I was doing it correctly.
I have made a few blankets, but I am now branching out into baby booties. This
is the pattern I have been trying to do.....
http://crochetme.com/media/p/95278.aspx
I'm not sure if I can make it come out like the picture, but I will sure give
it a try. If you have any suggestions on other patterns I could try or tips
I could use I would greatly appreciate it. Your site has been a big help so
far. I used it to help me with a different pattern for baby booties last week.
They turned out exactly as they where suppose to. I was so proud!
Thank you again for your
help and have a blessed day!
~Joshlin
<< reply >>
That pattern is too cute.
You can find numerous patterns for booties here:
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/baby_booties_mittens.php
The best tip I can give for making booties and/or socks is to make both at the
same time...
one row at a time on each.
RE: my version of the lid holder
I thought you might like to see the ones I did..
I just ended up doing sc for the side and it worked out well..then i got a little crazy and added the bows..silly but cute..thanks again for your help ./.I will have to practice that stitch as I just didn't do it and like the way it looked for me..Sue
Re: I blogged about you tonight...
Thought you'd like to know
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I couldn't help sharing it with my visitors. You are wonderful.
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Re: question on crochet pattern
Pattern says:
ch 1, skip first dc, dc
in each dc across and in top of ch-3
What should I do?
Thank you, kristi
<< reply >>
This means you chain 1
then skip the very first double crochet stitch.
Now work one double crochet in each double crochet across the row.
At the end you work another double crochet in the top of the chain 3
you made earlier (the 3 chains look like a double crochet also).
Re: Thank You
Dear Lisa - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I have been crocheting for many years and thought I knew most of the stitches. However, I came across a stitch description that totally confounded me. In searching the web I found your site with the clearest stitch instructions I have ever seen. In less than 2 minutes, your instructions for dc2tog were crystal clear and I was able to continue with my project. I really appreciate the ability to cut and paste the instructions. Thank you again. Valerie Sizemore
(chain 3, work beaded ch st)
Maddie35am
<< reply >>
(chain 3, work beaded ch st)
The Beaded Chain Stitch
is made by having the beads already threaded onto the yarn/thread...
Then you pull up one bead then chain 1.
So for your directions you make 3 chains... then work the beaded chain stitch by pulling one bead up and making one chain.
Since those instructions were in parentheses you may be instructed to repeat them.
RE: Puff_Stitch_Baby_Hat
Just wanted to say THANKS!
Love the pattern. I like that u give counts for rows-makes it so much easier
to check along the way. I am making baby caps for orphans in colombia.
mandcplus3
Hello my name is Kim and I think maybe I did something wrong while crocheting this bootie. I only know a little about crocheting so I have had to go back and forth reading what the abbreavations mean so I really need help. Ha. I went by the pattern but when I was finished the heel and the toe is not joined together and I know ths is not how this bootie is suppose to be. Can you please help me out. I have a grandbaby on the way and these booties are so cute I want to make several pairs. Thanks so much for your help. God bless you ~Kim~
<< reply >>
This bootie does not join the heel and toe together. When you weave the ribbon through the holes on R5 of the heel and bring each end through the chain 4 loops on each side of the toe it brings the two together.
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Mother Teresa
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It was a hectic day of running errands with my wife and son. As if the stress weren't enough, four-year-old Christopher insisted on asking questions about everything, told me how to drive better, and sang every song he knew.
Finally, fed up with the
incessant chatter, I made him an offer:
"Christopher, if you'll be quiet for just a few minutes, I'll give you a quarter."
It worked. But when we stopped for lunch, I unknowingly began to harp on him.
"Christopher, sit up straight ... don't spill your drink ... don't talk with your mouth full."
Finally he said seriously, "Dad, if you'll be quiet for just a few minutes, I'll give you a quarter."
Hailey, 4, heard a thunderstorm rumbling overhead and asked her parents and grandparents to listen to it. After the thunder stopped, Hailey told everyone to be quiet for a minute and she began to pray and asked God to stop the thunder and lightning. Immediately after she said "Amen," another clap of thunder was heard. Hailey looked up towards heaven and said, "You're not listening!"
A minister in a little church had been having trouble with the collections. One Sunday he announced, "Now, before we pass the collection plate, I would like to request that the person who stole the chickens from Farmer Condill's henhouse please refrain from giving any money to the Lord. The Lord doesn't want money from a thief!"
The collection plate was passed around, and for the first time in months everybody gave.
A garden center customer
picks up a container of insecticide and asks the salesperson,
"Is this good for red ants?"
"No," says the salesperson. "It'll kill 'em!"
A man scolded his son for being so unruly and the child rebelled against his father. He got some of his clothes, his teddy bear and his piggy bank and proudly announced, 'I'm running away from home!'.
The father calmly decided to look at the matter logically. 'What if you get hungry?', he said.
'Then I'll come home and eat!', bravely declared the child.
'And what if you run out of money?'.
'I will come home and get some!', readily replied the child.
The man then made a final attempt, 'What if your clothes get dirty?'.
'Then I'll come home and let mommy wash them.', was the reply.
The man shook his head and exclaimed, 'This kid is not running away from home, he's going off to college!!'.
When I go to a local discount store to get oil and filters for my car, I buy my wife a bouquet of flowers on display near the checkout counter.
During one trip, some women in line behind me were oohing and aahing about a husband getting flowers for his wife. "How often do you do that?" one asked.
Before I could answer, the cashier, more than familiar with my routine, said, "Every three months or 3,000 miles, whichever comes first."
One of my co-workers got a speeding ticket and was attending a defensive-driving course to have points erased from his license. The instructor, a police officer, emphasized that being on time was crucial and that the classroom doors would be locked when each session began.
Just after one class started, someone knocked on the locked door. The officer opened it and asked, "Why are you late?"
The student replied, "I was trying not to get another ticket." The officer let him in.
A sales clerk asked his boss how to handle people who complained about the current prices compared to the low prices in the good old days.
"Just act surprised and tell them you didn't think that they were old enough to remember them."
A man having lunch at a Chinese restaurant noticed that the table had been set with forks, not chopsticks. He asked why.
The waiter said "Chopsticks were provided only on request."
"But," the man countered, "if you gave your patrons chopsticks, you wouldn't have to pay someone to wash all the forks."
"True," the waiter shot back, "but we would have to hire three more people to clean up the mess."
Last year I entered a marathon.
The race started and immediately I was the last of the runners. It was embarrassing.
The guy who was in front of me, second to last, was making fun of me. He said,
"Hey buddy, how does it feel to be last?"
I replied: "You really want to know?"
Then I dropped out of the race.
A very zealous soul-winning young preacher recently came upon a farmer working in his field. Being concerned about the farmer's soul the preacher asked the man, "Are you laboring in the vineyard of the Lord my good man?"
Not even looking at the preacher and continuing his work the farmer replied, "Naw, these are soybeans."
"You don't understand," said the preacher. "Are you a Christian?"
With the same amount of interest as his previous answer the farmer said, "Nope my name is Jones. You must be lookin for Jim Christian. He lives a mile south of here."
The young determined preacher tried again asking the farmer, "Are you lost?"
"Naw! I've lived here all my life," answered the farmer.
"Are you prepared for the resurrection?" the frustrated preacher asked.
This caught the farmer's attention and he asked, "When's it gonna be?" Thinking he had accomplished something the young preacher replied, "It could be today, tomorrow, or the next day."
Taking a handkerchief from his back pocket and wiping his brow, the farmer remarked, "Well, don't mention it to my wife. She don't get out much and she'll wanna go all three days."
A man came to church for the very first time in his life. He heard a sermon that really tugged at his heart strings and felt the need to answer the invitation to become a Christian. When he shared his story about never having attended church the preacher thought surely the new convert was someone special. The preacher urged the man to come back that night to take part in the evening service.
When the man arrived the preacher told the man he needed him to perform a special task. The pastor wanted him to say the benediction at the end of the service.
The new convert protested and said, "Pastor, I've never been to church in my life. How am I supposed to know how to pray in public in only the second church service I've ever attended.
The preacher said, "That's OK. I have a plan. I've written you a prayer you can read. Just sit back here on the back row next to the coat rack. Place this prayer I've written in your hat. As the service is closing out, just reach back here behind you, pick up your hat and read the prayer."
The new Christian reluctantly agreed to the plan. At the end of the service the preached called the man by name and asked him to offer the closing prayer.
On cue, the man reached to the hat rack behind him, and picked up a hat. As planned he started the prayer. In a loud voice he said, "DEAR GOD... this is NOT my hat...."
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