Crochet News

Some ladies in the Fairfield community are leading the way when it comes to reaching out to needy children.

A work constantly in progress, the Crochet Coral Reef is an installation of ten textile pieces at the Denver Art Museum , part of its summer exhibition, Spun: Adventures In Textiles .

If you've been itching to take a walk on the rebellious side of crafting without fear of arrest, you might get your chance this summer in Lowell, where art lovers are inviting us to yarn bomb their town.

According to the Journal Gazette-Times Courier on May 16, the town of Casey, Ill.

KNIT/CROCHET CLASSES: Michaels, 4717 S. Padre Island Drive, will host the following classes with instructor Margaret Neu.

There may be nothing so analog as working with yarn - stitching and looping fibers by hand to create an interlocked network of fiber.

Betty Diamond lives up to the name of her new Monroe store. She keeps all her customers "In Stitches" by providing classes and supplies for knitting, crochet and many other types of needlework.

I smiled when I heard Led Zeppelin's "Moby Dick" blast through the speakers while I watched nautically inspired crochet work come down the runway at this year's School of the Art Institute spring student fashion show, the Walk .

Nearly three weeks ago, Lakeview 4-H Hooked on Crocheting Group of kids made 60 hats to act as gifts for the Lake County Libraries' Early Literacy Baby Showers.The Early Literacy Baby Showers is a program designed for babies who were born in the past year.

Caitlin Sainio has just published her latest book " 100 Lace Flowers to Crochet ". As the warmer weather returns, flowers are everywhere and now on your hook.

Donald Shingler, "founding father" of Fashion Week Cleveland, beamed as the final event of the week began, with hundreds of style-savvy fashionistas toasting with flutes of champagne while noshing on shrimp and crab in the gilded glory of the Arcade.

Knitting and crocheting may not strike you as the coolest way to spend your evenings - but you'd be wrong! The wool based projects are enjoying a revival and now they are not just the preserve of elderly women.

Looking for an inexpensive way to have fun with the kids outdoors this summer? Why not try making your own bowling set with items you have from around the house.

However, the true meaning of guerilla knitting is a little more like graffiti, involving one or more people working hard to knit and crochet a piece and then taking that work and presenting it in a public space - by wrapping poles, trees, benches and even utes - as seen in Forbes last week.

This is a photo of my Mother, Willis Ruby Williams probably taken in the 40's to send to my father during WWII.

" Crochet-opedia " is the only crochet reference you'll ever need, written by Julie Oparka.

In preparation for next weekend's Art of Craft, Cantabrigian crocheters and knitters are raising their needles to whip up flowers, leaves, and birds of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

A New York City artist has lassoed a small public park, creating a whimsical landscape of bright red, yellow and blue enclosures out of recycled lobster rope for visitors to explore.

Items made with crochet are great any time of the year, but the art of crochet really comes in handy when you need a last minute gift .

Pick up a pair of flip flops from the dollar store , craft store or the department store, buy some yarn, embellishments and other materials and start decorating them for summer fun.