Crochet N More
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Volume VIII, Issue No. 18
September 30, 2005

Serving approximately 5,900 crafters...

(This newsletter distributed FREE via e-mail only on the 15th and 30th of each month)

Thank you for requesting the Crochet 'N' More Newsletter.

We hope to provide you with exciting information on the latest web developments pertaining to the Crochet 'N' More website as well as two of my original patterns in each issue.

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FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE:

GENERAL NEWS
AWARDS
VOTE FOR US
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
BIBLE TRIVIA
PAGES UPDATED
NEW LINKS
MEMBER PATTERNS
CROCHET STITCH or TECHNIQUE
CROCHET TIP
VIEWER FEEDBACK
CONTEST/GIVE-AWAY INFORMATION
CLASSIFIED SECTION
HUMOR


GENERAL NEWS

Dear Subscriber:

Halloween will be here before we know it.
We have two free patterns in this issue for Halloween... hope you enjoy them.

Lisa and Tim


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AWARDS


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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT


"The devil loves it when we skip church on rainy Sundays...
'Cause he knows that dry people burn faster."
(Quote sent in by
Kathy Jeske)

 

Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone, I will make him a helper suitable for him." And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and what ever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

Genesis 2:18-19

And the Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. And the man said, "this is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man." For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother; and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. And th eman and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

Genesis 2:22-25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sactify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Nevertheless let each individual among you also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see to it that she respect her husband.

Ephesians 5:25-33

 

"NURTURE YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOU'LL NOURISH YOUR SOUL."

This quote is from Our Daily Bread - September, 2005 Issue.


"For where two or three have gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst." Matthew 18:20


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BIBLE TRIVIA


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PAGES UPDATED

Only major page changes will be listed here.


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

 


EYELASH TRIMMED SCARF


GHOST FRIDGIE

 

 


PLATE COASTER

Pattern updated to reflect change made to round 6.

 


NO SEW TOWEL TOPPER

Pattern updated to clear up Round 2.

 


NEW LINKS


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

GIVE A CHRISTMAS

 

 

 


MEMBER PATTERNS


(SUBSCRIBERS SEE THESE FIRST)
However, these patterns will be added to the Crochet 'N' More website after the next issue is sent out.

 


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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)


WAFFLE STITCH
Stitch idea submitted by Chris Hall

The Waffle Stitch uses post stitches to create the texture of a waffle.

Click below for a Waffle Stitch exchange square pattern: http://www.knittedthreads.com/free/sqar/freecro7.htm

 

 

 

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


I keep my collection of "free" pattern pages in one drawer of my desk (the ones you get free in the yarn section of the stores). This keeps me better organized because I toss any new patterns in the drawer instead of laying them all around the house.

Lisa

 


VIEWER FEEDBACK

NOTE: Any comments left on the CNM website or sent via email may be posted here.

Leave your message in our guestbook... and it may appear in an issue of the CNM Newsletter !


Hi Lisa, thank you very much for your wonderful newsletter. I have gotten many wonderful patterns from this newletter. In Sept 15th's newsletter there was a pattern for a Little Dress Cotton Dishcloth, but there are no materials listed, do you have a list of materials? Thank you Charlene - Naperville IL

<< REPLY >>

You're very welcome Charlene.
This isn't my pattern but I've made many of them :o)
I use 4 ply cotton yarn and a crochet hook size I.

Hope this helps.

Lisa


Thanks for all the hard work you do with your newsletter (and site)!
I enjoy all the little tidbits, and love repeating the jokes at family get-togethers.

Rachel


RE: No Sew Towel Topper

Love your pattern.Thanks for sharing it.

Gail


RE: NO Error In ChristmasTree!!

Hi Lisa, Just a quick note to let you know that I did make the Christmas tree last night and it is absolutely adorable!! There are no mistakes that I could see. Thanks for sharing this pattern! Have a great day, Becky


Just a quick note of thanks...I really had fun playing with your site today. Please keep the great newsletters coming. Have a peaceful day! Karen Drouin


Re: A job well done!

Dear Lisa - just a short note to let you know that I enjoy your website and I love the mailings that you send out. Keep up the good work! Liz D-M


Y'all keep up the good work. I look forward to CNM. Always something to use in them. Hugs and smiles Joyce in Abilene, TX


What a great site you have. We have nothing like this in South Africa.

Bob


My aunt and I were so excited to find this Site! My aunt creates beautiful afghans as well as her husband, Clyde. Between them two and this site nobody will go cold!

Rhonda And Wilma


Hello, This is so good... I think I am inspired to learn crochet now. I came hunting for a Bible cover.. and the one you have is lovely and very handy. Even though it looks difficult to make. I think I might give it a shot once I have learnt how to :)
Thank you for the site :)

Regards, Shalini


i looked all over the net for a pattern i needed and i was lucky enough to find it here i thank you lisa!
keep up the good work i love this site!

mary


I am 21yrs old and my mom taught me how to crochet. I love it. I just made the dog sweater for my dog Baby. She looks so good in it. Well I just wanted to say that I love your web site and to keep up the good work. Thanks

Ashley


I just discovered your wonderful website within the last few months and I now excitedly look forward to the 15th and 30th days of each month to receive my newsletter from you. You not only inspire me to try new crochet patterns, but you also inspire me with God's Word and your contagious love for the Lord. Thank you for bringing both joys into my life twice a month! You have been blessed with your faith and your crocheting talent and you have blessed all of us with your unselfish sharing of both. God bless you and your readership.

Brenda


Hello! What an inspirational site you have! I have been looking for crochet patterns - specifically doilies or afghans. But I saw your question asking if I knew Jesus. You don't often see that on a website, so I read your testimony and was so blessed by your experience and how God is working in your life. We need more ladies like you to spread the Word and the Good News that He is real and alive and wanting to be in our everyday lives. My father was a pastor for almost 50 years, but I didn't really know Him as my personal Saviour until one day when I decided to really get a personal relationship with Him and make Him my Saviour, not just lip service. Crocheting can be a blessing in itself. God speaks to me while I'm creating a gift for someone....I try to pray for that person while I'm crocheting the doily or the afghan....or whatever it might be. Thank you for a wonderful little visit here at your website. I pray God will continue to bless and help you and some day He will reveal to you just how many souls you helped win for Him with your testimony and encouragement. God bless!

Linda Wilson


I am enjoying the patterns on your web site.

Thank you! Linda


thank you for sending your e-mail newsletters with the free crochet patterns and your featured instructions for different stitches. I really enjoy your newsletters

Katherine Koski


THANKS FOR THE FREE PATTERNS.

Lillian Webb


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HUMOR


 

Her teenage son was having trouble mastering the fine points of balancing his new checking account.
"The bank returned the check you wrote to the sporting goods store," she said.

"Oh good," he said, "Now I can use it to buy some stereo equipment!"


On Coast Guard cutters, low-ranking crew members take turns in the galley helping the cooks. One young seaman aboard was always dropping dishes and spilling food. One day, alone in the galley, he noticed an unfrosted yellow sheet cake cooling on a counter. Determined to rectify past errors, the seaman made chocolate icing and decorated the cake with it. The seaman stood proudly by the dessert as the head cook returned to the galley. Frantically, the cook began to look around.
"Where did my CORNBREAD go?" he shouted.


As the bus pulled away, I realized I had left my purse under the seat. Later I called the company and was relieved that the driver had found my bag. When I went to pick it up, several off-duty bus drivers surrounded me. One man handed me my pocketbook, two typewritten pages and a box containing the contents of my purse. "We're required to inventory lost wallets and purses," he explained.
"I think you'll find everything there."

As I started to put my belongings back into the pocketbook, the man continued,
"I hope you don't mind if we watch. Even though we all tried, none of us could fit everything into your purse and we'd like to see just how you do it."


Ending his sermon, a preacher announced that he would preach on Noah and the Ark on the following Sunday, and gave the scriptural reference for the congregation to read ahead of time. A couple of boys noticed something interesting about the placement of the story in the Bible. They slipped into the church and glued two pages of the pulpit Bible together. The next Sunday, the preacher got up to read his text.

"Noah took unto himself a wife," he began, "and she was" - he turned the page to continue -
"three hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high."


Joey and his classmates had just finished a tour of the local fire hall. Before each student could leave, the fire chief quizzed him. The fire chief asked little Joey,
"What do you do if your clothes catch on fire?"

Joey replied promptly,
"I don't put them on."


My grandmother, who lived in Tucson, was well-known for her faith and lack of reticence in talking about it. She would go out on the front porch and say, "Praise the Lord!"

Her next door neighbor would shout back, "There ain't no Lord!"

During those days, my grandmother was very poor, so the neighbor decided to prove his point by buying a large bag of groceries and placing it at her door. The next morning, Grandmother went to the porch and, seeing the groceries, said, "Praise the Lord!"

The neighbor stepped out from behind a tree and said, "I brought those groceries, and there ain't no Lord."

Grandmother replied, "Lord, you not only sent me food but you made the devil pay for it."


When Joe's wife ran away he got so depressed that his doctor sent him to see a psychiatrist.
Joe told the psychiatrist his troubles and said,
"Life isn't worth living."
"Don't be stupid, Joe," said the psychiatrist.
"Let work be your salvation.
I want you to totally submerge yourself in your work.
Now, do you do for a living?"

"I clean out septic tanks." Joe replied.


A teen-aged boy with spiked hair, nose ring and baggy clothes was overheard telling a friend, "I don't really like to dress like this, but it keeps my parents from dragging me everywhere with them."


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