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Crochet N More
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Volume XV, Issue No. 20
October 30, 2012

Serving approximately 6,500 crafters...

 

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FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE:

GENERAL NEWS
QUESTIONS FROM THE CNM MESSAGE BOARD
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:

Well, last issue the leaves were changing...

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QUESTION:

RE: Looking for tutorial on Ripple Afghan

Hi,
Would like to know if you have a tutorial on crocheting a ripple afghan done in double crochet?
Thank you for your help.
Rita

 

 

 

ANSWER:

Try this page:
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Lisa Hamblin
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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT


 

"Never trust anyone completely but God.
Love people, but put your full trust only in God."
~~ Lawrence Welk ~~

 

But let all who take refuge in Thee be glad, let them ever sing for joy; and mayest Thou selter them, that those who love Thy name may exult in Thee. For it is Thou who dost bless the righteous man, O Lord, Thou dost surround him with favor as with a shield.

Psalm 5:11-12


In Thee our fathers trusted; they trusted; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them. To Thee they cried out, and were delivered; in Thee they trusted, and were not disappointed.

Psalm 22:4-5

 

To Thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in Thee I trust, do not let me be ashamed; do not let my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none of those who wait for Thee will be ashamed; those who deal threacherously without cause will be ashamed.

Psalm 25:1-3

Many are the sorrows of the wicked; but he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

Psalm 32:10

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.

Psalm 37:3-5

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?

Psalm 56:3-4

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on yoru own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6

 

 

"THOSE WHO PUT THEIR TRUST IN GOD
WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED."

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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)


SINGLE CROCHET OVER RING (SC over ring)

Working over ring, holding yarn in left hand behind ring, insert hook under/inside ring, yarn over, draw up a loop to the top of the ring, yarn over, draw through both loops on hook.

NOTE: This stitch is used in projects that require plastic or metal rings.
(or in the cross ornament which uses metal can tabs)

Watch the YouTube Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CROCHET TIP


Uneven edges are a big issue for new crocheters.
Count your stitches.
Ensure you have worked the pattern correctly by periodically checking your stitch count.
Keep in mind that not all patterns have even edges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrap Yarn Ideas ... do you have number 90?

 

The following page is compilation of uses for scrap yarns:
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Leave your message in our guestbook... and it may appear in an issue of the CNM Newsletter!


Subject: CROCHET N MORE NEWSLETTER Vol. XV, Issue 19

Hi Lisa,
Can you tell me what kind of Baby Doll
you show on crochet blanket pattern,
it is adorable.
Thanks
Josephine Ford

The doll is a Lazy Baby Soft Doll by Kid Connection... I used to buy these all the time for our daughter for about five dollars at Wal-Mart. I think it looks like a Cabbage Patch doll.


Guestbook Comment:

Thanks i enjoy finding free patterns to use.
Bertie R smith


Guestbook Comment:

GOD bless you for having this website, it is not only for crochet patterns,
but helps with your walk with GOD! Thank you so much!
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RE: Post on the Crochetnmore Fan Page

RE: A Crochet Ninja: Cookie Monster Pattern
http://a-crochet-ninja.blogspot.com/2011/01/cookie-monster-pattern.html

Comment:

"love it. but i know is not easy to crochet with this yarn "
Cori Ruppert


RE: Post on the Crochetnmore Fan Page

I have a pattern for a slouchy hat and I want to make it a little more slouchier. Can anybody tell me how that is done? Does it have something to do with the decrease stitch?
Stacy Justchilling

Comment:

Increasing more will make the hat slouchier... if you decrease more it will make the hat smaller.
Crochetnmore


Subject: ReadAPattern

I'm crocheting a Clever Sock Monkey blanket and having trouble with a section for the back of the head. In row 3-12, work across to turning ch-sp, turn, leave turning ch-sp unworked. Please explain this step to me.

Thank you.
Mary

<< reply >>

You work the indicated stitches across each row until you come to
the space where your turning chain is... just skip working into that
space... turn the work and continue.
Lisa

 


Subject: ReadAPattern

Hi-
I have done 10 rows and then my directions say "beg working in rnds"
I don't understand the transition to/ meaning of working in rounds.
Thanks!
Judy

<<Reply >>

That just means you will continue the pattern working in one direction
instead of turning the work and crocheting in rows.


Subject: BasicsPage

Thank you for all your crochet abbreviations...they are coming in handy for me. I am a crochet beginner and am currently working on a shawl.

My question is this: I don't understand what the instructions mean when a pattern calls for: keep in pattern as established. I've tried looking everywhere for this meaning and can't find any explanation and when you are new to crocheting you want to make sure you follow everything according to instructions.

Please help!

Thank you, Mary

<< reply >>

This means you keep working the same stitches that
formed the “pattern” of your project.

For instance, if your making an afghan pattern and the instructions tell
you to keep “in pattern” for 48 inches” from the beginning... and... say the afghan “pattern” calls
for 4 rows of single crochet then one row of double crochets... you would keep working 4 rows
of single crochets and one row of double crochets over and over until the project measures 48 inches
from the beginning.

 


RE: Post on the Crochetnmore Fan Page

Re: Guidelines for yarn and recommended needle/hook sizes.
http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/weight.html

Comment:

Excellent article. Just what a newbie like me need!
Thanks a lot! :)
Stacy Justchilling

 


Subject: Lid_Grabber_Hat.

I am going to try and crochet your Pot LID GRABBER HAT.
I know all of the stitches except “Fpdc”.
Could you please describe the “Fpdc” stitch for me.

I appreciate your help.

Thank you,
Kathleen Palmer

<< reply >>

(FPDC)
FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET
(a/k/a Front Raised Double Crochet)

Yarn over, insert hook from the front side of the work right to left around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row;
yo and pull up a loop (3 lps on hook)
yo and draw through two lps (2 lps on hook)
yo and draw through two lps (1 lp on hook)

Watch the YouTube Video:

 

Enjoy the pattern.

 


RE: Ribbed_Edge_Granny_Baby_Afghan

The pattern is gorgeous!
I just can’t seem to find how many chains you do for the foundation chain.
Please let me know. I am anxious to try this!

Thanks,
Brianne

 

<< reply >>

The afghan begins with 4 chains.
----------------------
R1: Ch4, (work all of the following sts in the 4th ch from the hook)
2dc * Ch1, 3dc.
Rep from * twice more.
Ch1. Join with sl st in top of beg ch4.
----------------------

Enjoy!

Lisa

 

<< Brianne's Reply >>

Oh! I'm sorry I didn't understand. I'm so used to seeing things begin with
"ch 142". Thank you so much for your prompt response!

Brianne Sullivan

 

<< Lisa's Reply >>

You're welcome Brianne... and that’s okay... you aren't the first person to
ask that question and I'm sure you won't be the last one. I hope you enjoy the pattern.
Lisa


RE: Post on the Crochetnmore Fan Page


RE: i am needing a puzzle pattern for autism awareness can u help....

Susan Miller

Comments:

Here's a Jigsaw Puzzle Afghan pattern:
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/30040AD.html

And here is an Autism Awareness Scarf pattern:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/autism-awareness-scarf


RE: Baby_Ruffled_Sun_Hat

What is TR?
Jody

<< Reply >>

TR is a
Triple or Treble Crochet Stitch
Here’s how:

Yarn over twice, then insert your hook into the stitch or space indicated.

Yarn over and pull up a loop. (4 loops on hook.)
Yarn over and draw through 2 loops. (3 loops on hook.)
Yarn over and draw through 2 loops. (2 loops on hook.)
Yarn over and draw through two loops.

Here’s a Video:

 

Enjoy the pattern.

 


RE: Message on the Crochetnmore Fan Page

Could you send me some easy instructions on how to make a crochet peace sign? I have read the ones on the computer but cant understand them and Im left handed as well...help!!.....Im making an afghan for afriend and need them so badly...thanks
..Georgia Breeden

Comments:

Have you tried this pattern? http://www.crochetnmore.com/rowcountpeacesignafghansquare.html
Crochetnmore
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no but will thanks again.....I knew you all wouldhave them...I love your patterns and have wrote some of them dsown to try...keep up the good work and will let u know how it comes out
Georgia Breeden
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Wonderful... feel free to post a photo when you finish.
Crochetnmore
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sure will....
Georgia Breeden

 


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RE: How to Crochet - Single Crochet in a Continuous Round

 

 

Comment:

Thanks for the vid. Got it the first time out.
210joe


Via the Crochetnmore YouTube Channel

RE: How to Crochet - Join with a slip stitch to form a ring.

 

Comment:

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ayzk100

 


BABY BEANIE Crochet Pattern

I am not writing about any mistakes you have made. lol. if there are any mistakes it's on my part for not reading them correctly and to fast. lol. I just wanted to give a word of thanks for making this the easiest I had found in YEARS!

My daughter gave us a grandson and don't you know, he was at least 3 months old when he was born! lol. he was/is a big boy. but I just wanted to say thanks! It's very greatly appreciated!

Lou-Ellen


 

 

Kind words can be short and easy to speak,
but their echoes are truly endless.
                                   Mother Teresa


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"Laughter is an instant vacation." - Milton Berle
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My husband is a minister who conducts an expanded altar call at the end of his sermon. He asks those who wish to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, as well as those with prayers or other requests, to come forward.

To the surprise and delight of the congregation our three-year-old daughter, without a word to me, got up and made her way forward. She waited patiently while the others ahead of her made a request.

When her turn came, my husband leaned down to ask for her request.

She whispered, "Can we go to the restaurant after church?"

 


A policeman parked his police van in front of the station. While gathering his equipment,
his K-9 partner, Tops, was barking, and he saw a little boy staring in at him.

“Is that a dog you got back there?” he asked.

“It sure is,” the policeman replied.

Puzzled, the boy looked at him and towards the back of the van. Finally he asked,
“What did he do?”

 


Me and the missus walked past a swanky new restaurant last night.
 "Did you smell that food? It was incredible" she said.
 
Being the nice guy I am, I thought "Oh heck, I'll give her a treat ".
  ….. So we walked past again.

 


At the barbershop recently, a father came in with his two sons, about 10 and 12 years of age. He got both boys settled into barber chairs and then proceeded to tell the barbers how he wanted their hair cut.

The younger boy didn't pay much attention. But the older boy turned to his barber and said, "Make me look good for the girls, not for my dad!"


A man who hadn't attended church in years suddenly began attending faithfully on Sunday mornings instead of going fishing as was his normal habit. The pastor was highly gratified and at the end of service one morning told him, "How wonderful it makes me feel to see you at services with your good wife!"

"Well, Preacher," said the fisherman, "Quite honestly, it's a matter of choice. I'd much rather hear your sermon than hers."

 


“I’ve never flown before, said the nervous old lady to the pilot. “You will bring me down safely, won’t you?

“All I can say ma’am,” said the pilot, “is that I’ve never left anyone up there yet!”

 


One day, while I was catching up with my seven-year-old granddaughter, Dia on the phone, she told me she had lost her two front teeth.

I asked if she had got a visit from the tooth fairy.

Dia told me that with the first tooth, she had put it under her pillow and when she woke up in the morning, the tooth fairy had left money but had taken her tooth. "When I lost the second one." Dia said, "I wrapped it up really good and hid it in my drawer. There's no way the tooth fairy is going to get any more of my teeth!"

 


There is an old story about a mother who walks in on her six-year-old son and finds him sobbing. "What's the matter?" she asks.

"I've just figured out how to tie my shoes."

"Well, honey, that's wonderful." Being a wise mother, she recognizes his victory in the struggle of learning a new skill: "

“You're growing up, but why are you crying?"

"Because," he says, "now I'll have to do this every day for the rest of my life."

 


When Payton, 4, got into trouble her mother told her that she had to have "time out" because she was naughty.

Payton said, "I don't need time out. Jesus already took care of the bad things people do!"

 


A man goes into a drugstore and asks the pharmacist if he can give him something for the hiccups. The pharmacist promptly reaches out and slaps the man's face.

"What did you do that for?" the man asks.

"Well, you don't have the hiccups anymore, do you?"

The man says, "No, but my wife out in the car still
does!"


Several years ago, Andy was sentenced to prison. During his stay, he got along well with the guards and all his fellow inmates. The warden knew that, deep down, Andy was a good person. So, the warden made arrangements for the inmate to learn a trade while doing his time.

Some three years later, Andy was recognized as one of the best carpenters in the local area. Often, he would be given a weekend pass to do odd jobs for citizens of the community. And, he always reported back to prison by early Sunday evening. Andy was a model inmate.

One day, the warden considered remodeling his kitchen, though he lacked the skills to build a set of kitchen cupboards and a large counter top. So, he called Andy into his office and asked him to do the job for him. To the warden's surprise, Andy simply refused to help.

"But, you're an expert. Andy, I really need your help," said the warden.

"Gosh, warden, I'd really like to help you, but counter fitting is what got me into prison in the first place."

 


The 12-year-old boy stood patiently beside the clock counter while the store clerk waited on all of the adult customers first. Finally he got around to the youngster, who made his purchase and hurried out to the curb, where his father was impatiently waiting in his car.

"What took you so long, son?" he asked.

"The man waited on everybody in the store before me," the boy replied. "But I got even."

"How?"

"I wound and set all the alarm clocks while I was waiting," the youngster explained happily. "It's going to be fun at eight o'clock."

 


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