CROCHET 'N' MORE
NEWSLETTER
Volume IV, Issue NO. 15
August 15, 2001

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<< GOD BLESS YOU >>

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

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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quite waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. Thou dost prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and everone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

John 11:25-26

"IF YOU LIVE FOR ETERNITY, YOU CAN DIE WITH SERENITY."

This quote is from Our Daily Bread - August, 2001 Issue.

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BIBLE TRIVIA

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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.

FASHION DOLL MINI SKIRT

FASHION DOLL HALF SHIRT

FASHION DOLL PURSE

NEW LINKS

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

MEMBER PATTERNS

(SUBSCRIBERS SEE THESE FIRST)
However, these patterns will be added to Crochet 'N' More's website
after the next issue is sent out.

FASHION DOLL KERCHIEF

RIBBON LACED CHOKER

PEACHES DOLL DOILY by BARBARA FALCONE

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.

TRIPLE TREBLE
YO 4 times, insert hk in next st, yo, draw lp through (6 lps on hk),
[yo, draw through 2 lps] 5 times.

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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:

HOW MUCH???

To determine how much yarn or thread you will need for a project, see how many motifs (or rows) you can get out of one skein of yarn or ball of thread. Then figure how many motifs/rows it will take to make the project as large as you want. Divide the number of motifs/rows you need for the project by the number of motifs/rows you got out of one skein or ball and you have how many skeins or balls you need to buy to finish the project.

VIEWER TIP

I noticed some questions on Working with Chenile Yarn.
I have made Afgans and various other items.
To help on the problem of seeing your stitches, I offer the following hint.
Purchase a large spool of 1/8 in wide ribbon. (should be an opposite
color than the yarn you are working with.. Example : White ribbon if working
with dark yarn ) As you crochet, go over the ribbon so it runs across the
stiches . In SC , Holding Ribbon across prev. row , bring hook down over
ribbon to previous row SC, insert hook, pull yarn through ( 2 loops on
hook) , pull yarn through the 2 loops to complete SC. ( kind of like
crocheting over a cording ) The ribbon that you laid across the previous row
should now show up as a "Base Line" for the new row and stitches. As you
crochet the next row go just above the ribbon to feel the pocket of the
stitch. After you complete 2 or 3 rows , you can easily slide the ribbon out
of the row and use over again on another row. I use three strands of ribbon,
pulling the first one out when I get to the third row. Hope you can
understand this technique.
Ribbon should look like this ----------------in crochet row.
Much faster than trying to put a marker in each stitch.
I have used this technique when teaching crochet to Older Senior Citizens who
have limited eyesight.

Sherry Norden
SherAhnn Enterprises

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.
Please include your name and/or state of residence if you'd like to be recognized for your submission.

VIEWER FEEDBACK

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

I've been meaning to write you for a long time. I'm using your Lisa's Butterfly pattern for Wings of Hope butterflies for chemo angels, etc., and some of the group is making them for several children's burn units(Angels of Hope). I know this is really late, but thanks for the pattern. They are made all sizes - from ww with H hooks to #10 thread and 8-hook! We put either pins or magnets on them. A combination that I love is to make the first 2 (or is it 3?) rounds out of yellow yarn and the last one using black.
Butterfly hugs, Janice

Thanks for the Free Pattern on the Doll Furniture that is NOT crocheted.
Sometimes my grandchildren like something that is made differently. I also
recycle old styrofoam packing for Craft Items..

Sher

Thank you for your wonderful crochet site. I am a just starting to learn the
art of crochet and it has helped me immensely.
Amanda Altman
Florida

Speaking as one who is very new to crochet, I can say you site is the first
one I visit because your instructions are very clear. I especially like the
way you label your patterns as to the difficulty levels. My very first
project was your fingertip towel even tho it's not very good, I'll keep it
because it's my first project.
Thanks
Mary

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HUMOR

VIEWER JOKE
Submitted by Lois Karklus

One Sunday morning a little girl in her Sunday
best was running so she wouldn't be late for
church. as she ran she kept praying, "Dear God,
please don't let me be late to church. Please
don't let me be late to church..." and, as she
was running she tripped and fell. when she got
back up she began praying again. "Please, God
don't let me be late to church..but don't shove
me either!"

Good News/Bad News!

A large two engine train was crossing America.
After they had gone some distance one of the engines broke down.
"No problem," the engineer thought, and carried on at half-power.
Further on down the line, the other engine broke down, and the train came
to a standstill.
The engineer decided he should inform the passengers about why the train
had stopped, and made the following announcement:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad
news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some
time. The good news is that this is a train and not a plane."

A Close Shave

There was a barber that thought that he should share his faith
with his customers more than he had been doing lately. So the
next morning when the sun came up and the barber got up out
of bed he said, "Today I am going to witness to the first man
that walks through my door."

Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in and said,
"I want a shave!" The barber said, "Sure, just sit in the seat and
I'll be with you in a moment." The barber went in the back and
prayed a quick desperate prayer saying, "God, the first customer
came in and I'm going to witness to him. So please give me the
wisdom to know just the right thing to say to him. Amen."

Then quickly the barber came out with his razor knife in one
hand and a Bible in the other while saying, "Good morning sir.
I have a question for you..........Are you ready to die?"

What It Means.

Five year old Becky answered the door when the Census taker came by.

She told the Census taker that her daddy was a doctor and wasn't home,
because he was performing an appendectomy.

"My," said the census taker, "that sure is a big word for such a little
girl. Do you know what it means?"

"Sure! Fifteen hundred bucks, and that doesn't even include the
anaesthesiologist!"

"Dad, will you help me with my homework?"
"I'm sorry," replied the father. "It wouldn't be right."
"Well, " said the boy, "at least you could try."

A very dirty little fellow came in from
playing in the yard and asked
his mother, "Who am I? " Ready to play the
game she said, "I don't know!
Who are you?"
"WOW!" cried the child. "Mrs. Johnson was
right! She said I was so
dirty, my own mother wouldn't recognize me!"

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