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We’ve gone for an international feel this month, as we introduce you to the wonderful online world of crochet blogs! By Vicky McPhie
FAR LEFT: Sarah London off ers lots of bright ideas. LEFT: Get inspiration from Fryd+design. BELOW LEFT: See what can be done with sc. BELOW: Marvel at Magda's yarn antics.
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logs: we’ve probably all come across these internet creations that provide a great means of sourcing information on the things you’re most interested in – including crochet! There are some fantastic crochet blogs out there and we've found four to offer you a taste of the kind of inspirational ideas and stories you can fi nd to spark your crochet creativity!
We’ll begin down-under with Australian blogger Sarah London, whose blog (
www.sarahlondon.
wordpress.com) is committed to modern, colourful crochet that emphasises her novel take on the granny square! Sarah’s blog features plenty of links for you to purchase her unique patterns (including loopy roses) as well as designs from her monthly Hip to Hook pattern book. You can browse the site’s archives for designs, the yarn shop for colourful fi bres, or even follow the link to Sarah’s Flickr page for images of her crocheted creations.
Interactive ideas
A feature of many blogs is the ability for users to subscribe to exclusive email updates and those who follow Texas-based Magda Sayeg’s blog (
knittaporfavor.wordpress.com) can benefi t from this feature. Magda, founder of ‘Knitta Please’ (specialists in inserting knit and crochet art in urban landscapes), has developed her blog to keep followers up-to-date with her latest yarn-bombing antics from locations all over the world.
Interactive Twitter feeds and the ability for readers to leave comments on Magda’s stories, images and video updates offers a great means of communication with this yarn artist. As for other crochet blogs, such interactive formats can also present the perfect opportunity for you to chat to like-minded individuals for help and ideas. Since the internet can translate foreign script into English, we can learn about crochet practices that we may otherwise have no knowledge about. Severine’s blog (
www.singlecrochet.blogspot.com) is the perfect example of this – a French blog that offers English translation so you can fi nd out about her specialist projects using (sc) single crochet (or double crochet in UK terms). From dolls' clothes to a crocheted camera, you can follow the designer's updates and go to her online shop ‘From Paris Designs’ if you want to purchase her patterns. Other blogs that aren’t essentially about crochet can also offer some beautiful notions. Norwegian graphic designer, Jeanette Lunde, has a lovely blog FRYD+Design (
www.frydogdesign.blogspot.com) that shows off her homewares, including old and new crochet accessories. You can view Jeanette’s e-magazine ‘BY FRYD’, which features these collections for free, by following the link on her blog to her online shop.
Blogging is for anyone with ideas to share so why not inspire others and start your own blog!
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