sign in • sign up
web | myLot | discussions | blogs | news | photos
homeinterestsdiscussionsblogsnewsmessages friendsphotosearningsmyLot

Hankering for Yarn


Artsy bloggers roundup for May 23-2008

Be gone foul wasp! This week, I designed a crocheted fake wasp nest to trick the wasps and yellow jackets into staying away from our home. Let’s hope it works!Freaky Friday #66 A great visual...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 1 response • Last response by funnysis (1436) • 1 month ago
Tags: artsy bloggers links, b5, inspiration, links, art community
3 Doors Down - Keeping the Castle

Each week in May, the members of the Lifestyles channel on b5 media are having a carnival that introduces our fellow bloggers to our readers. This week, I am spotlighting Maricar over at Keeping the...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: 3 doors down, b5, links, inspiration, neat neighbourhood networking carnival
Good old summertime links from Lifestyles at b5

Last weekend, here in Canada, we enjoyed the first long weekend of the summer: Victoria Day. Our neighbours to the south, in the U.S.  are preparing for the official launch of summertime with their...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: b5, links, b5 media, summer, summertime
Links for learning crochet stitches

In response to my  posting abouthow to crochet a fake wasp nest, I was just asked, ‘what does hdc’ mean? hdc is half double crochet in North American terminology. I googled for sites...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: crochet, how to, stitch how to, crochet stitches, crocheted wasp nest
Crocheted Wasp Nest

The other day,  I posted that I was designing a crocheted wasp be gone nest Well, it took a couple of test nests to get it right, but now I am pleased, and I hope that the wasps and yellow...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 1 response • Last response by twilight021 (1570) • 3 months ago
Tags: crochet, crocheted wasp nest, eco projects, environment, environmental issues
Teddy Goes to the Dentist

Each of us has our challenges. One of my ‘biggies’ is that I have dental issues.  Sigh. I spent 2 grueling hours in the dentist chair today and it was intense and miserable.  Wow…...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: comfort bear, crochet, crochet bear, crochet teddy bear, teddy bear
Crocheted Wasp Be Gone Nest

I really don’t like wasps. Who does? They are nasty little boogers. Last summer, they stung the living daylights out of my husband while he was working in the hayshed.  Yikes!  evil little so...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: crochet, crocheted wasp nest, eco projects, environmental issues, sculptural crochet
Weaving a scarf full of learning experiences

Earlier in May, I read on my dear friend, Terri’s  blog  about a virtual scarf project. I was  intrigued, and have been thinking about it since. I am deep into meeting deadlines (VERY tight...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: hand weaving, hand woven, small loom weaving, weaving, weaving a shawl or stole
Blossom blessings

Yesterday was incredibly hot and parching dry.  Just a few weeks ago, we had a blizzard. Oddly enough, even though we had a snowy long winter, it’s now scarily dry. Yesterday was record...

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: inspiration in nature
Inspiration- sculptural crochet tutorial

This EXCELLENT tutorial on sculptural crochet was listed on one of the email lists I am on. It’s superb! Sculptural Crochet Tutorial  Tags: sculptural crochetShare This

Started in Hankering for Yarn • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: crochet, crochet sculpture, tutorial, sculptural crochet
Hankering for Yarn subscribers (3)

twilight021
(1570)

funnysis
(1436)

victoria8888
(0)