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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

Dear Subscriber:

Hope your January has been wonderful!
We awoke to a white blanket of snow this morning and
school was cancelled... what a better day to crochet !

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Romans 15:30-33

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

James 5:13-16

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Philippians 4:6

FREE PATTERNS

The following patterns will be added to our Free Patterns soon.

CROSS AFGHAN SQUARE #3

WHALE AFGHAN SQUARE

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

ELMORE PISGAH

SMILEY'S YARNS

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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.

Submitted by Sandy Andresen

What are Free Loops?

Working in the FREE Loop(s) usually means working into
loops that remained earlier in the pattern.
An example would be if you work down the foundation chain
you could work in the "free loops" back up the other side to form an
oval shape. Another example would be if you work
one row in the front or back loop and then another row
you are told to work in the loops that were left over, hence
the "free loops".

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:

If you love making granny squares but don't enjoy putting them together....
try this pattern for a granny square afghan:
http://www.thesmartyarns.com/patterns/Aug00/GrannySquareAfghan.html
It's all one big square!

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VIEWER FEEDBACK

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Hi,

This is my 2nd newsletter and I love the info. I am not sure if I can ask here for a specific pattern stitch? I had a pattern for a crochet octagon that looked like a quilt patch. The pattern was called I think " Grandmas Flower Garden ", I made a few patches but when I moved the pattern didn't move with me!!!! If this is not the right place to ask, please forgive me.

Bless you,

Claudia

>> reply <<

Hi Claudia:

I'm glad you enjoy my newsletter... and you can write anytime.
Unlike most sites I only have one email addy for everything :o)

You can find a Grandmother's Flower Garden Afghan pattern here:
http://www.thesmartyarns.com/grandmother.html
Hope this helps.

Lisa

Hi there.My name is Susie,and I just love your site!
I have been crocheting for years,ever since my Mom taught me how at the age of 16.
I like your free patterns,and the humour you have on the archive.

Thank you,Susie

hi, I'm Petra, avid crocheter and grandma. the 2 best links i order yarn from are: smileysyarn.com in NY, they sell for 30 - 50 % off retail and fast on shipping, yarnsale.com, a sidelink from Herrschners, a weekly discount sale.
I will try spindale.com in NC, the home of peaches n' cream. they sell catalogues, color cards and their cotton yarns to the public.

RE: Dog Sweater

Hi!

I just wanted to let you know that I love this pattern. Also, I omit the ch. 2 at the end of round 12 as it causes it to be slightly uneven there.

I have currently made and donated 10 of these sweaters in assorted sizes and colors to my local humane society. They put them on the cats after they have been shaved due to matted fur. The cats really appreciate them as they stay nice and warm. They have asked me to make 20 more in a smaller size for the kittens. They are also going to use them in their quarantine room as it is sometimes slightly cool in there.

I am so glad that I am able to provide these for the animals in need. Thank you so much for printing this pattern in your website. May God bless you in your continued work.

Sincerely,

Sue Schoeller

I have just taken up crochet and have found your website invaluable. Many thanks.

Anne Smith

I'm still trying to learn the basics and your site helped a lot. Thanks!

Nang

Love your site, it has lots of info for beginner's and for people who haven't knitted / crocheted in years.
Jessie

Your website is very helpful and creative. Haven't
crocheted for several years and forgot plenty since I was a child.
Thank you.
Marjorie

Enjoyed this site. Thanx for the free patterns. I have used many of them and found the directions to e accurate.
Thanx again
Theresa Latouf

Just popped in for a look. Not been here for a bit. Still good!
Jackie

CONTEST/GIVE-AWAY INFORMATION

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One $500 Winner will be selected from each category below.
The $1500 Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the
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For rules and entry form, please send a
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Attn: Becky Symons
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Completed entry forms must be received by May 15, 2004.
Afghan entries must be received by June 15, 2004.

The contest is sponsored by Bernat, Caron, Lion Brand, Patons & Red Heart.
This information can be found in the Spring 2004 Mary Maxim catalog on page 38.

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CROCHET PET PEEVES
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Send your pet peeve to Cylinda at Crochet Memories!
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* My Pet Peeve:
By Cylinda Mathews

My personal pet peeve is to find an error at the very end of
a big pattern. About 6 years ago, I chose a lovely tablecloth
pattern from either a Magic or Decorative Crochet magazine
to make for my mom. On the last two rnds, after months of
working on this cloth, I found an error. Because these patterns
are in symbol crochet, and the edge of the cloth was hidden in
the picture, I had to design my own edging. My other pet peeve
is an error at the very beginning. If you can't figure it out, or
contact the designer, you can't even begin!

What's your pet peeve?

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HUMOR

As he was drilling a batch of recruits, the sergeant saw that one of them was marching out of step. Walking up next to the man as they marched, he said sarcastically: "Do you know they are all out of step except you?"

"What?" asked the recruit innocently.

"I said -- they are all out of step except you!" thundered the sergeant.

The recruit replied, "Well, sarge, you're in charge -- you tell them!"

Negotiations between union members and their employer were at an impasse. The union denied that their workers were flagrantly abusing their contract's sick-leave provisions.

One morning at the bargaining table, the company's chief negotiator held aloft the morning edition of the newspaper, "This man," he announced, "Called in Sick yesterday!"

There on the sports page, was a photo of the supposedly ill employee, who had just won a local golf tournament with an excellent score.

The silence in the room was broken by a union negotiator.

"Wow," he said. "Think of what kind of score he could have had if he hadn't been sick!"

An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist."

Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute.

Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all. His answer consisted of two words: "What chair?"

As the manager of our hospital's softball team, I was responsible for returning equipment to the proper owners at the end of the season.

When I walked into the surgery department carrying a bat that belonged to one of the surgeons, I passed several patients and their families in a waiting area.

I heard one man say to his wife, "Look, honey, here comes your anesthesiologist."

After a long, dry sermon, the minister announced that he wished to meet with
the church board following the close of the service.

The first man to arrive and greet the minister was a total stranger.

"You misunderstood my announcement. This is a meeting of the board
members," explained the minister.

"I know," said the man, "but if there is anyone here more bored than I am,
then I'd like to meet him."

My kindergarten-aged daughter suddenly announced just before school that she needed to take a clean tee shirt to class. She told us the teacher was going to iron an anti-drug message on it.

My wife frantically swept through my daughter's room, finding nothing usable but one tee shirt that already had something printed on one side. She sent it off to school with my daughter. That afternoon, my daughter returned and happily showed off her shirt.

On one side it said, "Families are Forever."

And on the other, "Be Smart, Don't Start."

"Don't let it bother you," said a strange but amused voice. "You folks need all the practice you can get."

"Dad," said Little Johnny, "I'm late for football practice. Would you please do my homework for me?"

The father said irately, "Son, it just wouldn't be right."

"That's okay," replied Little Johnny, "but you could at least give it a try, couldn't you?"

An acquaintance of mine, whose daughter was about to be married, decided to
give her a diamond ring that had been in the family for several generations.
The stone had never been appraised, so the father asked a gemologist friend
if she would take a look at it. She agreed, but said that, instead of a fee
she would accept lunch at one of Houston's finer restaurants.

A few days later, as he and the gem expert sat sipping a glass of Chablis,
he showed her the ring. She took out her jeweler's loupe, examined the
diamond carefully and handed it back.

"Wow," said a diner who had been watching from the next table. "These Texas
women are tough!"

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