Crochet News

Jeanelle Williams receives a Comfort Blanket crocheted by volunteers with ALL Shades of Pink.

The students at Montessori School of Pensacola call their knitting and crocheting teacher 'Grandma.' And they treat her like Grandma, too.

From the newly-opened Look boutique in SF, these handmade cozies have all the warm appeal of a sweater grandma made with an offbeat Dr.

Photograph: Sebastien Bozon/AFP A 61-year-old woman from a small town in eastern France is taking on the might of one of world's greatest fashion houses in a case that threatens to shake up the way the industry treats its skilled workers.

Students and teachers at Coventry's Erwine Middle School are in the loop, learning to crochet hats for low-income children.

SUBMIT TO THE DAME: Local designer Nazy Wadia has the city in a tizzy over Dame jewelry, a newly-launched set of body-wrapping chains that are incredibly stylish with a hint of bondage.

By John Ross THE culprit could be a big football fan with a cold neck, or perhaps just a brass one.

Heart disease is the number one killer of women, but a lot of women still don't know much about their risk factors or how to tell if they're having a heart attack.

A good many of us may feel that with Halloween not yet over it is far too early for the trappings of Christmas to appear in stores and homes.

Bill Chisenhall needed a bikini. When he moved to Columbia a year ago, he had little in his pockets and needed a gift for his girlfriend.

"Longtime felter" Kate Pokorny is serious about her crocheting. So serious, in fact, she sees it as a means to a humanitarian end.

A group of Tempe women has been helping some state prison inmates to develop a creative pursuit.

Last summer, Crafster user Enemyairship debuted this magnificent 7' x 7' Raccoon Mario Rug, hand crocheted from 3.5" granny squares.

Yarn speaks to Renee' Barnes. Whether it's bright and luxuriant or natural and feathery, fibers have a way of capturing her imagination.

Aggravated assault, 1200 block of Spokane Street. A woman said while she was at a friends house someone knocked on the door.

Three 30-foot hand-crocheted lions will be displayed in the East Midlands in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Tired of looking for adorable little toys to knit or crochet and disappointed in what you find? Then take a look at featured fiber artist Amy Gaines , who recently published Cute Little Animals through Leisure Arts .

As part of its celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month, Tomorrow River Gallery, 182 S. Main St., Amherst, will host a day-long event celebrating the 'wearable' arts on Saturday.

This project is a great way to use up those extra skeins of yarn in your stash. These mitts are popular at bazaars and craft sales, for gifts, or even for yourself.

To order a crochet wedding dress, you have to understand that the wedding dress must be ordered well in advance of the wedding because adequate time must be given for the dress to be finished by the wedding date.