Each "how-to" is by Sandi Marshall and has step-by-step photos or includes diagrams. She even offers a FREE newsletter! This site has so many wonderful tips and techniques showing in-depth details... It's definitely worthy of a bookmark for all you crocheters! Click Here to go there.
Additional links include:
Crochet Help For Very Beginners
Free Crochet Patterns Master List A-Z Links
This evening I learned about a wonderful non-profit project in
Namibia (Africa),
Work of Our Hands, while reading through my most current issue of
Interweave Crochet.
Valerie Garber thought her life was perfect in the spring of 2002: she had a loving husband, a great art studio and plenty of time to explore her passion for crafts. But, by the end of 2002 she found herself in Namibia...
After a few months of grieving her losses, homesickness, and wondering what she would do with herself in a country where it's hard to even find art supplies, she new she had to get a grip and make the best of things!
Suddenly, in Africa she had a thought "Maybe there's a reason for my eccentricity and for all the seemingly unrelated skills I have required over a lifetime. I can teach most any kind of art or craft skill". When she learned that most crafts being sold to tourists in Namibia were imported from South Africa, she wondered if there could be a market niche for craft products made by Namibians.
Work of Our Hands was born! The students chose to learn beadwork and today most of their beadwork is combined with crochet. Visit
Work of Our Hands for more info and find out how you can help!
I apologize to everyone for being away for so long! I have actually been recovering from a Very Painful infection... My right fallopian tube became infected about a week ago and I ended up in the ER with excruciating abdominal pain... As of today I'm feeling 100% better! I've battled with some female health issues for a couple of years now, but this was one of the worst episodes I've had in a awhile! So once again, I'm sorry for my absence, but I think I'm ready to get back to blogging again!
Look for more posts coming VERY soon as well as another "You've Been Spotted" spotlight! =)
