I received an interesting e-mail from a reporter in Sweden, asking why the Sundsvall throw was named for that Swedish town. (All Country projects are named for cities around the world.) Here’s what Kristina wrote: Just a coincidence? Must be a lucky one… I come from the north of Sweden where Sundsvall is and [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Our Swedish Crochet Connection
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Ultimate Sweater Machine
Posted in Machine Knitting on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hi everyone! For those who don’t know me, I am the Fashion & Design Coordinator here at Caron. I work with Cari Clement. (Yeah, the Cari and Carrie thing can get a bit confusing to folks! ) Those of you who are Caron facebook fans know that I just got the Ultimate Sweater Machine. I have [...]
Movie Monday: A Single Man
Posted in Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Julliane Moore and Colin Firth in the same movie? Go on; I’m interested. Directed by fashion designer/icon, Tom Ford? Even better. Set design and costumes to feed my obsession with 60′s fashion? Sign me up! A Single Man has all of those things and, as a special gift to us knitters, a flirty male character [...]
Get 20% off at Buy.Caron.com!
Posted in Yarn on August 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Patterns for my Whirlwind Wrap & Tiny Tux Tunic, coming soon to Caron.com/vickiehowell! Caron International has just launched their e-commerce site, Buy.Caron.com! Now you can one-stop shop for every yarn, in every color that they offer. In addition, they’re carrying loads of knitting & crochet books and oodles of stitch-related tools. Shop now and get [...]
Summer Crafting in Chicago
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Yarn on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The CHA Summer Supershow that was held in Rosemont, IL, just outside of Chicago on July 30 and 31, was upon us and the Craft Yarn Council had a front-and-center booth, showing everyone how to use yarn for all kinds of crafts. But the most important were the volunteers from the Northern Illinois Crochet Guild! Shout-out [...]
And the grand finale – CHAIN LINK BANQUET AND FASHION SHOW!
Posted in Crochet, Uncategorized on August 3, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The few days we all had together went WAY too fast! Saturday nite’s event, sponsored by Caron, started with Tammy and crew helping to “set” the tables with goodies: a ball of Country yarn, an H Etimo hook and a pattern for Vickie Howell’s Country scarf. First, the pre-dinner photos: Amy Shelton of Crochetville in a Doris Chan [...]
Vickie Howell’s Movie Monday: Johnny Belinda
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This week’s Movie Monday selection was a reader request, 1948′s Johnny Belinda. This is both a sweet and scandalous story that (if you can get past the across-the-board unfortunate attempts at Irish accents) that still holds cinematic weight even 60+ years after its release. Here’s a glimpse at the role that knit and crochet wear [...]
