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"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel"
Isaiah 7:14
Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which translated means, "God with us."
Matthew 1:23
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly troubled at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end."
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Luke 2:1-7
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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)
LOOP STITCH (Lp St)
Insert the hook in the next st,
grab the working yarn in a clockwise motion from left to right,
looping the working yarn over your finger or a large knitting needle.
Grab the working yarn and draw it through the stitch.
Drop the loop to the back of the crochet fabric.
Yarn over and draw through remaining loops on the hook.
Viewer Stitch Idea
Subject: looking for a pattern
Hi
Im looking for a loopy crochet pattern for babies hat booties sweeter do
u know where i would ever find one ? can you help me?
Thank you Barby
<< reply >>
You can find a free pattern for a Loop Stitch Baby Set here:
http://blog.vintage-crochet-patterns.com/2010/04/loop-stitch-baby-set/
Tutorials on the loop stitch:
http://www.crochetme.com/forums/t/28870.aspx
http://www.craftpassion.com/2010/03/crochet-tutorial-loop-stitch.html
http://www.nexstitch.com/v_loop_stitch.html
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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
If you want a lengthy take-along project and don't want to carry all the supplies needed for an afghan... try a thread project. Items for a thread project take up a lot less room. A doily project offers hours of crochet enjoyment.
Scrap Yarn Ideas ...
do you have number 84?
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: Basics Page
Thank you. You are the first one who ever explained how to work into a ch-sp properly. Even the basic how-to books don't say exactly. I thought it was what you explained but . . . Too many authors presume too much knowledge for beginners who are teaching themselves how to do it. I checked a dozen websites before I found you. I'm no longer a beginner but still have lots of gaps in my knowledge.
Have a great day.
Sr Margaret Mary
Re: Dog Bandana
This is the third time I've e-mailed asking for where the directions
on this pattern are that tell how to shape it into the triangle.
Unless I am totally stupid I can't seem to find out where, in your
directions, it tells how to get from the neck band to the actual
bandana. Could you please respond? Thank you.
Jean
<< reply >>
I recently switched computers and many of the emails
I had in my inbox on my old computer didn't get transferred
to this computer. I'm still working on that.
As for the Dog Bandana... you make the band... then fasten off.
The triangle portion of the bandana begins by reattaching the
yarn in the 20th stitch from where you fastened off. When you
repeat R5 the triangle forms.
I'm back with AOL, and have signed up for your newsletters and patterns again (in late October I believe) I've even received the confirmation of being on your mailing list again, but I'm still not receiving anything. Hope all is well with you and yours, and this is just a "glitch" as the techs say. Thank You in advance for your help in this matter. Ruth
<< reply >>
According to the database your email address Opted Out
of receiving the newsletter. I tried to add you back manually
but once a person Opts Out it won’t let me add them back in.
The CNM Newsletter is a Double-Opt-In... which means:
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3. you have to click the link in that email to confirm your subscription.
Thank you Lisa. I like your square and ornament. They are really neat!
God bless Emmy
Subject: Increasing the size of the puff stitch baby hat
I'd like to make the puff stitch baby hat but, I need to make it for an 18 month old girl. Do I just use a larger hook or can you assist with a size increase?
Thanks
Cheryl
<< reply >>
Using a larger hook and/or yarn would increase the size a bit.
You should be able to enlarge this pattern using the recommended materials
by adding additional increases. Repeating round 4 additional times should
help to make the hat larger.
http://www.crochetnmore.com/puffstitchbabyhat.htm
Subject: Christmas stocking
I'm wanting to put a name on a stocking that my grandmother made before she died. Could you tell me how to do that or where to go to find out?
Thanks
Terri
<< reply >>
Is the stocking knitted or crocheted?
I have made crocheted stockings and added names by
graphing the name to see how many stitches I needed
to use for each letter - then I use a slip stitch or single crochet
stitch to work the name directly on the stocking.
With a slip knot on my hook I insert the hook through a stitch
in the fabric (insert and come back up through the viewed side)
and complete either a slip stitch or a single crochet stitch.
You can use either stitch depending on how thick you want the
letters to be.
You can also “couch” yarn or cord using invisible thread and a sewing needle.
Couching is done by laying down your chain to form the design or letters
(you can use any type of yarn or cord) and with invisible sewing thread and a needle
you sew over the yarn or cord to fasten it on.
Subject: using the #7 steel hook to begin a crocheted hanging dishtowel
I am trying my first crocheted hanging dishtowel, and feel good about
the stitches I have been practicing but am not sure how to use the
steel hook to begin the project. Any suggestions? I feel a little
dense right now. Thanks
<< reply >>
For this pattern:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/clusterhangingdishtowel.htm
You cut the dish towel in half and fold the cut edge over twice so the rough edge is hidden. You can sew the hem or not... that's a personal preference. Now... use the #7 Steel Hook to "poke holes" through the fabric just below where you folded it over. Work one single crochet near the edge and as you keep that edge folded you evenly space a total of 57 single crochet stitches across the edge of the towel.
Now change to the G Hook, ch 1, turn.... and continue the pattern.
You might enjoy our No Sew Towel Topper pattern also:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/nosewtoweltopper.htm
Subject: ReadAPattern
What's the right st to use when you have to assemble your baby sweater?
Thanks, Bev
<< reply >>
Most sweater patterns call for "sewing" seams using a yarn needle
and the same yarn used in the sweater.
If you want to crochet the seams together I recommend using
a slip stitch and the same yarn used in the sweater. The slip stitch
will make the seams smaller.
For a unique sweater design, you could join the sweater sections
holding the wrong sides together (on the outer side) so the stitches
actually show. That would leave no seam on the inside that might
irritate the baby's skin.
Subject: Suggestion/Question
I would appreciate a refresher of the crochet stitches such as sc, dbl crochet, half dbl chrochet. I have not crochet in about 30 years & would love to get easy instructions just to start a striped scarf for my granddaughter. I saw your ad and was hoping you could help me. Thank you so much. I look forward to working with you. Thanks again -barbara
<< reply >>
I’m glad to hear you are getting back into crocheting.
You can find crochet abbreviations/instructions on my Crochet Basics Page:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/123basics.htm
I try my best to list the stitch instructions step-by-step to make learning
(or remembering) easier. Please let me know if you need instructions for
anything not listed on that page.
Do you have a scarf pattern picked out already?
Subject: Dog sweater
I am have a little trouble with the round 22 where you chain 2 and don't turn, to make the chest part. Where do I start the next round if you don't turn.
Thanks
Vicki
<< reply >>
Once you chain 2, you work the next half double in the very next stitch.
You will work one half double crochet in each stitch and in each chain
for that row.
Subject: Crochet Patterns
I am looking for a publication that would compare to Magic Crochet or Decorative Crochet.
I subscribed to these magazines for years and have found nothing comparable.
Can you make any suggestions?
Thank You
Ann Graden
<< reply >>
I used to subscribe to both of those magazines and to
be honest, I don’t think there are any comparable magazines
on the market. Decorative Crochet was definitely the magazine
for anyone who loves to crochet with thread.
As far as current magazines go... I like these:
Crochet!
Crochet World
and Crochet Today
Positively Crochet looks nice, but I haven’t subscribed to it.
Today I was volunteering at a nursing home when I saw this Knee rug.
I have never seen on like it. The daughter said her mum ha had it forever and if I can get the pattern she would love it so I am hoping you can help me.
It is vey hard to explain so I hope your brain works like mine. A row of chain was the first row making it the width of the rug. It was 2 double treble 2 chain and so on to the end.
It looked like the rug was made like that then turned over and the same done on the other side. . It was thick.and seemed to be double.
I am sure it sounds like double dutch but I thought I would give it a go
Regards
Jean
<< reply >>
Could you send me a picture of the rug?
I have something in my mind envisioning your description
but to be sure I need to see it.
<< Jean's reply >>
At last I have a photo of the rug.
I hope you can help me as it is most unusual and very warm
Blessings
Jean
<< my reply >>
I believe this pattern uses the Waffle Stitch... you can see
how this stitch is made on this page:
http://www.pattern-making.com/fancy-crochet-stitches/
It’s beautiful, by the way!
Re: My blog tonight, about one of your newsletter items...
It has been a while since I last wrote to you about your wonderful newsletter and your crochetnmore website.
I have always loved the combination of faith and creative hands.
I blogged about the quotes in one of your April issues, and you can read it with the link below...
http://prayersncrafts.blogspot.com/2010/12/when-silence-is-golden.html
As always, God bless you and your wonderful efforts.
Hugs and prayers
Evie
Schotzi is ADORABLE and I LOVE this pattern!! I also have a min schnauzer and we have the very same problem with other sweater designs.
Thank you SO much for sharing! I can't wait to get home and get started!!
Lisa Moore
Re: Selling finished product
I noticed that some patterns and the website does not specify whether or not a finished product can be sold. If someone makes something using a pattern from your website, can they sell it?
Mone’t Gipson
<< reply >>
Yes... I do allow items made using my patterns
to be given as gifts and/or sold for profit.
Keep in mind that not all patterns on my website
are my designs.
Thanks for asking!
Subject: Sawyer's_Sweater
Hi There
I've just gotten to crocheting again after 50 years and I really want to make the Sawyers's Sweater but I do not understand how the puff balls are used at the back of the sweater. I thought it was done like a pop-corn stitch when I was younger........please explain how it is done. Also what does the ps. and the rev mean how it is done.
My grandmother taught me how to start to crochet when I was age 4...I crocheted miles of chains.....LOL Yes, I'm now 73 and still ready to learning.......LOL
Thank you
Willie
Sc ps is a single crochet puff stitch.
Here’s how:
Yarn over, pull up a loop
Yarn over, pull up a loop
Yarn over, pull up a loop
Yarn over, pull up a loop
You should have 9 loops on the hook
Yarn over
Pull through 8 loops
Yarn over
Pull through 2 loops
Push the puff stitch to the front of the work.
Continue with next stitch.
Rev sc is a 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
You can find many stitch abbreviations and instructions on our Crochet Basics Page:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/123basics.htm
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but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa
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While carpenters were working outside the old house I had
just bought, I busied myself with indoor cleaning. I had just
finished washing the floor when one of the workmen asked to use
the bathroom.
With dismay I looked from his muddy boots to my newly
scrubbed floors. "Just a minute," I said, thinking of a quick solution.
"I'll put down newspapers."
"It's all right, lady," he responded. "I'm already trained."
A policeman stops a speeding car and tells the woman driver:
"When I saw you driving down the road, I thought to myself, "sixty-
five at least."
The woman replied: I don't think that is quite fair. I think this
hat makes me look older.
During a practical exercise at a military police
base, the instructor was giving the class
instruction in unarmed self- defense.
After he presented a number of different
situations in which they might find themselves,
he asked a student, "What steps would you
take if someone were coming at you with a
large, sharp knife?"
The student replied, "BIG ones."
Preparing for a family vacation, my sister-in-law and her
husband explained to their young children that they would be sitting
in the car for a very long time. The kids were told they would not be
arriving at their destination until after dark and they were warned
not to keep saying, "Are we there yet?"
After a few minutes of peaceful driving, their five-year-old
daughter perked up, "Is it dark yet?"
A doctor examining a woman, who had
been rushed to the Emergency Room,
took the husband aside, and said...
'I don't like the looks of your wife at all.'
'Me, neither, doc,' said the husband...
'But she's a great cook,
and she's really good with the kids.
Questions to God from kids
Dear GOD, Did you mean for the giraffe to look like that or was
it an accident? -Norma
Dear GOD, Instead of letting people die and having to make new
ones, why don't You just keep the ones You have now? -Jane
Dear GOD, Who draws the lines around the countries? -Nan
Dear GOD, I went to this wedding and they kissed right in
church. Is that okay? -Neil
Dear GOD, What does it mean You are a Jealous God? I thought
You had everything. -Jane
Dear God, Did you really mean "do unto others as they do unto
you"? Because if you did, then I'm going to fix my brother!
-Darla
Dear GOD, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for
was a puppy. -Joyce
Dear GOD, Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything
before, You can look it up. -Bruce
Dear GOD, My brother is a rat. You should give him a tail. Ha
ha. -Danny
Dear GOD, Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much
if they had their own rooms. It works with my brother. -Larry
Dear GOD, I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big, but
not with so much hair all over. -Sam
Dear GOD, I think the stapler is one of your goodest
inventions. -Ruth M.
Dear GOD, I bet it is very hard for You to love all of
everybody in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our
family and I can never do it. -Nan
Dear GOD, If You watch me in church Sunday, I'll show You my
new shoes. -Mickey D.
Dear GOD, I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the
Bible. Love, Chris
Dear GOD, We read Thomas Edison made light. But in school they
said You did it. So I bet he stoled your idea. Sincerely,
Donna
Somewhat skeptical of his son's newfound determination
to become the next Charles Atlas, the father nevertheless
followed the teenager over to the weight-lifting department.
"Please, Dad," whined the boy, "I promise I'll use them
every day."
"I don't know, Michael. It's really a big commitment on
your part," the father pointed out.
"Please, Dad?"
"They're not cheap either."
"I'll use them Dad, I promise. You'll see."
Finally won over, the father paid for the equipment and
headed for the door.
From the corner of the store he heard his son yell,
"What! You mean I have to carry them to the car?!"
The homeowner got into his old work clothes one Saturday
morning and set about all the chores his wife had been
urging him to do all week. He cleaned the garage, pruned the
hedge, and was halfway through mowing the lawn when a woman
pulled up in the driveway and called out her window, "Say,
what do you get for yard work?"
The fellow thought for a moment and then answered, "The lady
who lives here lets me live with her."
I stood in the ice cream parlor watching in amazement
as the girl behind the counter piled one mammoth scoop
of ice cream after another onto my cone. It was so huge,
I began to question whether she'd heard my order.
"Excuse me," I said. "Is that a small?"
As she poured on the toppings, she replied, "Not yet!"
Going over our weekly training schedule one morning at our small Army
garrison, we noticed that our annual trip to the rifle range had been
canceled for the second time, but that our semi-annual physical-fitness
test was still on as planned.
"Does it bother anyone else," one soldier asked, "that the Army doesn't
seem concerned with how well we can shoot, yet is extremely interested
in how fast we can run?"
My friend and I joined a weight-loss organization. At one meeting the
instructor held up an apple and a candy bar.
"What are the attributes of this apple," she asked, "and how do they
relate to our diet?"
"Low in calories" and "lots of fiber," were among the answers.
She then detailed what was wrong with eating candy, and concluded,
"Apples are not only more healthful but also less expensive. Do you
know I paid fifty-five cents for this candy bar?" We stared as she held
aloft the forbidden treat.
From in back of the room a small voice spoke up.
"I'll give you seventy-five
cents for it."
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."
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