Crochet Notes Newsletter

What's New ~ Crochet at About
March 31, 2001 - Vol. 4, No. 11

~ Open Shell Edging Free Pattern
~ About The Long-Tailed Dragon Free Chart
~ You're Talking About
~ Free Patterns Around The Web
~ New Page For Very Beginners

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This pretty edging would be great for trimming clothing, as well as for many other uses. Crocheted with a combination of shell and picot stitches.

Open Shell Edging Free Pattern:
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa032501.htm

----------- About Free Charts ------------

Featured Past Free Chart: Long-Tailed Dragon -
http://crochet.about.com/library/bldragon5.htm

Von has just finished crocheting the Long-Tailed Dragon filet pattern and is seeking advice on the type of edging you'd picture gracing the edges of this beautiful piece.
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4873.1

** For ideas on some types of crocheted edgings, type the word "edging" (without the quotes) into the search box at the top of my site pages .... you'll find many links to free edging patterns that I have posted on my site.

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

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

How many of these (good) "afflictions" that crocheters "catch" do you have?
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4841.5

How long has the solid shell stitch been around?
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4829.2

Crocheting using two strands of yarn -
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4863

Do links open in your Crochet Newsletter? Letting us know if links do/do not open for you, with the type of email program and/or browser you have, may be very helpful for some readers to find a solution to this occasional problem. Thanks for your help with this!
http://forums.about.com/ab-crochet/messages?lgnF=y&msg=4871.1

----------- Free Patterns Around The Web ----------

There are tons of free crochet patterns on the Internet. To help you find them more easily, I've been adding to my free pattern listings for some time, all divided by category.

The patterns are at many different web sites. In the links listings, patterns that are on my own site are at the top of each category and say "At About Crochet" before the description. For patterns at other web sites, I tell the name of the site that the pattern is on, at the beginning of the pattern description.

Free Patterns Links Categories:
http://crochet.about.com/cs/freepatternslist/index.htm

------------ New Page of Links For Beginners -------------

With the current popularity of crocheted fashions, there's been a renewed interest in learning to crochet! Here's a helpful page to pass along to someone who wants to learn.

Designed for a very beginner, a list of step-by-step photo how-to's that will guide through learning how to do the basic crochet stitches, along with some great free patterns to use as first projects.

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

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

Looking for something?

How about trying the search box (that's at the top of most pages on my site). It can be very handy in finding what you're looking for.

To use the search box, click within the box, then type a search word or words. Next, click on the round red "Go" button to the right.

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Have a great crochet week!

Until next time,
Sandi Marshall
About Crochet Guide
Homepage: http://crochet.about.com