http://crochetcastle.com Memoirs of a Crochet Diva Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:32:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm now CrochetCastle on Ravelry. Add me! I'm still trying to learn Ravelry, so I'm not sure how to do everything yet. Any pointers?? :) http://crochetcastle.com/2008/08/22/ravelry/ Here are the crocheted ladybugz morning glory pattern wool longies that I crocheted, and then dyed with kool-aid. They are a little long on the wee diva, because they were crocheted to fit her this winter. I added some fringe to the bottoms, and a little fringe to have the holey-distressed-blue-jean-look. Wee Diva was ... http://crochetcastle.com/2008/08/12/distressed-jean-look-woolen-longies/ More Kool-Aid Dyed Wool In this case, the goal was to achieve a faded-blue-jean-like affect on some Woolen Morning Glory Longies. I think the photo's will give a general idea of the process. To Be Continued.... http://crochetcastle.com/2008/08/11/kool-aid-dyed-longies-jean-look/ Beary Jackson Pattern Here is Kristin's Latest Amigurumi Crocheted Bear! She also did the photography. Here is Kristin's latest masterpiece: The Beary Jackson pattern is fairly beginner friendly. We love all of Rheatheylia's patterns. :) http://crochetcastle.com/2008/08/10/kristins-latest-crochet-amigurumi-bear/ I've been way behind on posting projects. I crocheted these longies a few weeks ago. Have been trying to get prepared for winter (Yeah, I know, it is HOT and its AUGUST). They are from the Morning Glory Longies from the LadyBugz Farm Pattern. This pattern was fairly easy, and worked up ... http://crochetcastle.com/2008/08/09/wool-longies-soaker-from-morning-glory-longie-pattern/ I'm joining in on the fun with socks. No, I'm not knitting them -- I'm crocheting them! I still haven't learned knitting, and I am too in love with crochet to betray her (him?) like that (Not to mention I am too busy with college to learn a new craft/art form ... http://crochetcastle.com/2008/07/29/crochet-socks/ I just wanted to post a link to this blog. If this isn't encouraging, I don't know what is. It definitely gave me chills. :) SPEAKERS UP!  http://bloggingforbillions.com/2008/07/24/what-can-you-do-if-you-only-believe/  It is definitely worth reading! http://crochetcastle.com/2008/07/24/inspiration/ I have many RSS subscriptions that I check almost daily, but there are some Crochet Blogs that I don't even bother checking on RSS, I just type in their addresses, because I know them by heart. Some of these are HobbyZu.com/blog and Monstercrochet.blogspot.com. If you are looking for some highly ... http://crochetcastle.com/2008/07/07/has-the-crochet-blog-rapture-happened-where-are-my-favey-bloggers/   And yet another crocheted soaker (The DH calls soakers "Cave Man Shorts") for the Wee Diva (Can a Wee Diva ever get enough of these??). Different pattern, this time... One woman said she could crochet this soaker in three hours, so Crochet Diva took on the challenge that ended up being more ... http://crochetcastle.com/2008/06/24/the-3-hour-soaker-it-took-longer-than-3-hours-p/ Crochet Diva & Family have been finding four-leaf-clovers everywhere... :) Yes, more cell quality pics :-/.... http://crochetcastle.com/2008/06/23/lucky-day/