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Etsy Crochet: Women’s Sweater Vest
Today’s Etsy crochet feature is a women’s sweater vest in a lovely blue hue and decorated with a great fan pattern around the edges. It’s made from a soft acrylic yarn that can be machine washed...
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Etsy Crochet: Newborn Tutu and Hat
Today’s Etsy crochet feature is a photography prop set sold together by UniquelyEwe. It’s an adorable red hat with a ruffled crochet tutu to go with it. What a fun newborn photo costume! Do you buy or...
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Etsy Crochet: Wearable Halter Top
Today’s Etsy crochet feature is something I picked because I not only like the item – a crochet halter top – but I also like the styling in the photo. Many people don’t feel comfortable wearing...
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Etsy Crochet: Pinwheel Women’s Top
Today’s Etsy crochet highlight is a really pretty women’s top called the Truffle Ruffled Pinwheel Top. It is sold by UniquelyChicForYou. I really love this top but I actually think I’d like it slightly...
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Etsy Crochet: Red Heart Bikini
Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I couldn’t resist making today’s Etsy crochet selection this red heart bikini by sinchukss. This is clearly the kind of bikini that gets worn in a bedroom, not on a beach!...
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Etsy Crochet: Summer Dress
Today’s Etsy crochet feature selection is the light pink summer dress with crochet top by makinitRaine. Adorable, isn’t it?
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Etsy Crochet: Two Piece Shorts Set
Today’s Etsy crochet feature selection is a two piece set: shorts and a top. It’s by TristanStGermain. It comes in black, purple and turquoise and is available in various sizes. It is priced at $90.
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Etsy Crochet: Brown Bolero
Today’s Etsy crochet feature selection is a pretty brown bolero jacket from bysweetmom. It’s a granny square piece with some interesting features and it’s made from mohair yarn.
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How to Advertise With Crochet Concupiscence!
The best way to support Crochet Concupiscence and to get something in return at the same time is to choose sidebar advertising through Patreon. Read on to learn more about Patreon as well as other ways...
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Video: Benefits of Crochet and Knitting for Kids
Loved seeing this video by Soham Craft Creations in which kids share the benefits of learning crochet: In a related vein, Vintage Kids Modern World has a great article about the benefits of teaching...
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Steampunk Crochet Bunny Featured in Exhibit of Work by Artists Living with...
When Athena Field of Lilliputi Crochet and Design shared her contribution to Mandalas for Marinke with us, she wrote (in part), “I’m a woman, a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a mental health...
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Annie’s Signature Designs Autumn Bliss Collection Launches Today
Back in the spring, when I interviewed designer Lena Skvagerson about the Annie’s Signature Summer Love Collection of knit and crochet patterns, I asked her if there would be future seasons to come....
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Crochet To Calm (book review)
Mandy O’Sullivan of RedAgape and Craft as Therapy has written a beautiful introduction to the book Crochet to Calm, writing in part that crochet is, “an underutilized form of therapy that can produce...
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We Are Knitters Yarn and Crochet Kits
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time working on a crochet scarf kit from We Are Knitters as well as the luxury of playing with a little bit of their soft baby alpaca yarn. Let me share …...
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Decreasing Mental Health Stigma: A Story Told With Crochet Dolls
I was browsing through YouTube recently, looking for things related to crochet that aren’t just tutorials, and I was thrilled to come across this adorable video. The woman in it uses crochet dolls and...
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Inspiration! Beautiful Patterns and Examples of Steampunk Crochet!!
I recently shared the steampunk crochet bunny by Athena Field (above) that is part of the See Me, Hear Me art exhibit showcasing work by artists with mental health issues and working to break the...
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Extreme Crochet: Olek’s Yarnbombed House … because everyone should have a home
Crochet artist Olek has worked on a number of extreme projects as well as some great collaborations. This work is both of those things. Olek was recently in Kerava, where she regularly updated her...
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Win Prizes for Crocheters in the I Love Yarn Day Scavenger Hunt
October 15th is I Love Yarn Day … and from now until then (just past then, actually) you have the opportunity to participate in a fun online scavenger hunt for an opportunity to win lots of great...
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Crochet Heals Katrina
Katrina, who operates Cameos by Katrina, has suffered from Graves diseases off and on since the age of 17. Crochet helps her through the tough times. She explains, “My condition is a thyroid problem...
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Mermaids! Crochet Patterns and Inspiration
Yesterday I shared Katrina’s story of crafting as healing and included the above photo of her amigurumi mermaid. It made me think of all of the different crochet mermaids I’ve seen over the years and...
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