Join as You Go

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Crochet Corner shares a joining technique that saves the trouble and bother of having to sew or crochet all squares or motifs together once they've all been made. Using this method, the units are joined to each other as they are made.

Photos and instructions can be found here. 

Crochet Tip

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Found on WEBS Tuesday's Crochet Tip: If you’re new to crochet, or a seasoned veteran that gets tripped up by that last stitch in a row, this tip is for you!

In crochet, it can be tricky to keep track of the last stitch in your row, especially when using dark yarn. Your first stitch in a row tends to be a little tighter than the others and can even curl a little bit. This makes us unsure if that last stitch in a row is really part of the row we’re working on, or if it’s the side of a stitch from the row below.

To keep track, I put a locking stitch marker at the beginning of each row I start. This way, when I turn my work and start working back across the row, it’s very clear which stitch is the last in the row. It’s a simple tip, but can come in really handy!

Plying without Lazy Kate

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How to Choose and Use a Wheel

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Interweave is offering a free ebook on how to Use and Choose a Spinning Wheel.

The book gives advice from spinning experts:

Maggie Casey
Denise Jackson
Rudy Amann

More information on the book can be found here. Share the link with anyone who is thinking of learning the craft of spinning.

Benefits of Knit Night

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Interweave recently shared, "One of the main draws of knitting is the duality of doing it by yourself and knitting with other people. On the one hand, it’s a great activity for personal quiet time because it has that meditative and therapeutic quality; on the other, it is a marvelous way for people to come together and connect. “Knit nights” happen every day all over the world, organized and driven by knitters and yarn shops.

Not sure if you want to go to a knit night with other humans? Check out this list of reasons why you should try it!

Known local opportunities to knit, crochet, spin with others:

Lander

     Knitting Social meets at Lander Art Center (schedule can be found here)

     Needlers meets at Lander Senior Center on Tuesdays beginning at 1PM

Riverton Knitters (those who crochet or spin are also welcome )

      group meets on Tuesday at Central Wyoming College

      west lobby of the Health Science building from 7 - 9 PM

      If the college is closed, the group meet at the Riverton Public Library

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Greeting Cards

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Create some unique greeting cards for any occasion using embroidery floss, a simple cross-stitch design that you print on card stock.

The template shared on the dandee website could be used to create a card for a wedding, for Valentine's Day or to create a collection of cards as a gift.

Other tutorials can be found on the following websites:

Little Lovelies - get well card

Little Birdie Secrets - love notes and note cards