Crochet Notes Newsletter

What's New ~ Crochet at About
March 8, 2001 - Vol. 4, No. 8

~ Necyria Manco Butterfly Filet Crochet
~ February Cat of the Month
~ Learn the 1917 Pineapple Stitch Photo How To
~ You're Talking About
~ New Category: Doily Free Pattern Links
~ St Patrick's Day / Easter Free Pattern Links

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A South American Rainforest Butterfly -

Charted for filet crochet. You can also use this free chart for doing a cross-stitch in solid color silhouette on a crocheted afghan stitch or sc background. There's a photo so you can see how that looks.

Necyria Manco Butterfly Free Chart:
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa030301.htm

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February Cat of the Month Free Chart: A little cat with a big heart!
http://crochet.about.com/library/blheartcat.htm

List of All the Free Charts:
http://crochet.about.com/library/blfreecharts.htm

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Learn The 1917 Pineapple Stitch, A Photo How-to -
Make a Pineapple Scrap Yarn Afghan
This is not the pineapple-shape pattern but a stitch from the year 1917 that is worked in rows. It resembles the outside texture of the pineapple fruit. It's a great pattern for scrap yarn afghans that are worked in many colors.

http://crochet.about.com/library/blpnstitch.htm

---------- You're Talking About ---------

Have you tried the new Crochet on the Double Swivel hook?
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4678

Hints and ideas on teaching children to crochet:
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4627
Pre-teens -
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4627.7

Ever wondered ... who has the most yarn?
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4680

Resources for learning hand embroidery stitches to add to your crochet work:
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4692

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New Category:
Links to Free Doily Patterns Around the Web -
http://crochet.about.com/cs/doilies/index.htm

------Holiday Free Patterns------------

Here's the place to find links to free patterns to crochet for the upcoming holidays:

St. Patrick's Day free patterns around the Web:
http://crochet.about.com/cs/stpatricksday/index.htm

Easter free patterns around the Web:
http://crochet.about.com/cs/easter/index.htm

All the free pattern link categories:
http://crochet.about.com/cs/freepatternslist/index.htm

------------- Search Box -------------

Remember the search box (that's at the top of most pages on my site) when you're looking for any type of crochet information or searching for a certain type of crochet pattern or how-to. It can be very handy in finding what you're looking for.

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Have a great crochet week!

Until next time,
Sandi Marshall
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