Comments on: Very Secret Mysteries, no. 3: Crochet http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/08/very-secret-mysteries-no-3-crochet/ Creative journey of an Irish needlewoman Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: mollydot http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/08/very-secret-mysteries-no-3-crochet/comment-page-1/#comment-111 mollydot Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:14:30 +0000 http://www.string-revolution.com/?p=254#comment-111 The Oyster tried the bobbin lace that time too, didn't he? I'm not really keen on that delicate stuff. Tatting seems somewhat "chunkier" to me, which appeals more. I was given a lovely bookmark in a swap. I don't think I ever photographed it. I must dig it up and take a snap. The Oyster tried the bobbin lace that time too, didn’t he?

I’m not really keen on that delicate stuff. Tatting seems somewhat “chunkier” to me, which appeals more. I was given a lovely bookmark in a swap. I don’t think I ever photographed it. I must dig it up and take a snap.

]]> By: leannich http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/08/very-secret-mysteries-no-3-crochet/comment-page-1/#comment-103 leannich Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:30:53 +0000 http://www.string-revolution.com/?p=254#comment-103 @Mollydot: I will indeed let you know! Not sure that it'll happen this year or next, though... I remember you trying bobbin lace at the Knitting & Stitching Show - it looked fun, and it's something I've never tried. I was taught to tat by a family friend when I was around eight, and i did a bit, but I never really got the hang of it. @Eliane: Good to hear that people are on the lookout for creative Irish women! @Ailbhe: *rubs hands and cackles* @Mollydot: I will indeed let you know! Not sure that it’ll happen this year or next, though… I remember you trying bobbin lace at the Knitting & Stitching Show – it looked fun, and it’s something I’ve never tried. I was taught to tat by a family friend when I was around eight, and i did a bit, but I never really got the hang of it.

@Eliane: Good to hear that people are on the lookout for creative Irish women!

@Ailbhe: *rubs hands and cackles*

]]> By: Ailbhe http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/08/very-secret-mysteries-no-3-crochet/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Ailbhe Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:56:24 +0000 http://www.string-revolution.com/?p=254#comment-85 Oh, gods. Pretty things to put on my dinner tables. Aiee! Oh, gods. Pretty things to put on my dinner tables. Aiee!

]]> By: Eliane Zimmermann http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/08/very-secret-mysteries-no-3-crochet/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Eliane Zimmermann Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:12:49 +0000 http://www.string-revolution.com/?p=254#comment-82 wow, I just discovered your blog by "being in New Zealand" (tiny happy). I have been blogging for about 8 months and always been searching for creative women in Ireland. I have been living in Glengarriff (West Cork) and am more into sewing but I also knit. My profession is aromatherapy which I teach in german language countries and which I write books about. Cheers Eliane wow, I just discovered your blog by “being in New Zealand” (tiny happy). I have been blogging for about 8 months and always been searching for creative women in Ireland. I have been living in Glengarriff (West Cork) and am more into sewing but I also knit. My profession is aromatherapy which I teach in german language countries and which I write books about. Cheers Eliane

]]> By: mollydot http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/08/very-secret-mysteries-no-3-crochet/comment-page-1/#comment-80 mollydot Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:54:56 +0000 http://www.string-revolution.com/?p=254#comment-80 Let me know if you join the Lacemaker's guild - I'm thinking of doing so to, but probably not until I can drive on my own. I did go to a bobbin lace class there once, but what I really want to do is tatting. Have you tried any other lacemaking? I taught myself crochet from American books shortly after I took up knitting again. Happy Hooker and a little Vogue Crochet book. It was the Vogue that made it click, but I don't know if it would have been enough on its own. For a while there I preferred crochet to knitting, but I got more confident with the knitting then, and do much more of that than crochet now. Helped by the fact that I dislike a lot of crochet patterns. When it comes to finished pieces, I tend to prefer knitted. But next planned project is a crocheted bag to go with the Be Easy hat & scarf I've made. Photos: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollydot/sets/72157614100959459/" rel="nofollow">my lacemaking</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollydot/3794954452/" rel="nofollow">hat & scarf</a> Let me know if you join the Lacemaker’s guild – I’m thinking of doing so to, but probably not until I can drive on my own.

I did go to a bobbin lace class there once, but what I really want to do is tatting. Have you tried any other lacemaking?

I taught myself crochet from American books shortly after I took up knitting again. Happy Hooker and a little Vogue Crochet book. It was the Vogue that made it click, but I don’t know if it would have been enough on its own. For a while there I preferred crochet to knitting, but I got more confident with the knitting then, and do much more of that than crochet now. Helped by the fact that I dislike a lot of crochet patterns. When it comes to finished pieces, I tend to prefer knitted. But next planned project is a crocheted bag to go with the Be Easy hat & scarf I’ve made.

Photos: my lacemaking, hat & scarf

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