Crochetville

I just discovered a wonderful/amazing/fantabulous crochet website called Crochetville.  It's here:  http://www.crochetville.org.  They have several great forums, crochet pattern/book/kits reviews, and online classes. It's smaller than Ravelry, and has a more 'friendly neighbor' feel. They also have a forum for independent crochet businesses. You can promote your shop - within their parameters, and they have advertising available at a modest price. There's also a forum for blogs like this one. Yay!

   I hope you check it out!

Back To School

With temperatures over 100 degrees here in the Midwest, it's hard to think about the Fall. But I know it will be here before I know it, no matter what the temp is right now. So, here for your perusal, is a new twist on an old idea - a lunch tote. It uses tapestry crochet so it is much thicker than normal crocheting. It will insulate your noon-time munchies with yarn rather than high-tech fabric. This one is made of Red Heart worsted (4), and takes less than a week of evenings to make. You can order the pattern at my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/penelopescrochet.