tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post891418091973661429..comments2024-03-18T23:32:06.324-07:00Comments on Monster Crochet: Ye Olde School Crochet AlongLadyLinoleumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723972142875985218noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-15759623565255220662007-10-08T13:14:00.000-07:002007-10-08T13:14:00.000-07:00My first afghan and also first crochet project eve...My first afghan and also first crochet project ever was a ripple. I think I still have it, stashed in a storage locker somewhere in the country. <BR/><BR/>I've never done/completed a granny but I've always wanted to. I'm also a big fan of flower afghans and have one that's half done that I need to get a buttload of green yarn for to finish. <BR/><BR/>And why yes I am reading backwards through your entire blog! So much fun and inspiration!Megalionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728988423240566112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-38212168254398984542007-06-01T10:36:00.000-07:002007-06-01T10:36:00.000-07:00I will always be first and foremost a crocheter! ...I will always be first and foremost a crocheter! I don't get the aversion some people have, it is SO MUCH easier than knitting. I've got a christening blanket in the works right now.<BR/><BR/>I did my first granny square blanket a short time ago - 100 small pink and white squares for a baby blanket - I nearly went insane with the weaving in of ends. Never again.Yeah Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989848317356232631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-10831029330007695492007-05-24T14:15:00.000-07:002007-05-24T14:15:00.000-07:00Hear hear! As a fellow crocheter/knitter, I've al...Hear hear! As a fellow crocheter/knitter, I've always reveled in the ability to do twice as much with yarn. And may the crochet love-in continue for a good long while! Coz I'm loving how people are updating ripples and grannies.Madgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421025911196172814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-56611444906451461922007-05-23T07:20:00.000-07:002007-05-23T07:20:00.000-07:00seems completely possible that regina regins queen...seems completely possible that regina regins queen of the crochet craft and that you pushed it into the limelight ....<BR/>that ripple is super bright and cheery!Susan Schwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686285411876310172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-4318117809814840992007-05-22T17:02:00.000-07:002007-05-22T17:02:00.000-07:00I guess I never really considered whether I was co...I guess I never really considered whether I was cool or not. Maybe I just figured that being able to do something none of my friends could do was pretty cool. Who knows. I have a tendency to just bulldoze my way through life and notice things later. Not saying that's good, just sayin'.<BR/><BR/>This probably isn't cool either, but <A HREF="http://asparagusmayonnaise.blogspot.com/2007/05/mighty-mighty-milestone.html" REL="nofollow"> <I>TAG</I></A>! You're it! ;)Sushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184460047216084152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-74716162753919894252007-05-22T12:47:00.000-07:002007-05-22T12:47:00.000-07:00I love your blog. All your posts are so witty and ...I love your blog. All your posts are so witty and I love the creations you come up with. I hope one day I can find a local SnB. I haven't found any in my small town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-83477200545829968912007-05-22T12:10:00.000-07:002007-05-22T12:10:00.000-07:00Hi there:I'm a reporter for the Wall Street Journa...Hi there:<BR/><BR/>I'm a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and am looking into a story related to somethign you have posted about. I'd love to speak to you--will you contact me? katherine.rosman@wsj.com<BR/><BR/>Best, Katiekatierosmannychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145637963195956253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-57238574830786794642007-05-22T11:27:00.000-07:002007-05-22T11:27:00.000-07:00My grandmother taught me to crochet when I was lik...My grandmother taught me to crochet when I was like five then I taught myself to knit when ~ 13. Having crocheted first I now can be super cool and knit continental.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-31788225665097841192007-05-22T10:58:00.000-07:002007-05-22T10:58:00.000-07:00i've been both crocheting and knitting since i was...i've been both crocheting and knitting since i was a kid and got plenty of grief by knitters for my crochet. but now they're asking me to teach them. ha! i love getting the last laugh.marysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351954569468118691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-60264560257670902072007-05-21T19:34:00.000-07:002007-05-21T19:34:00.000-07:00I wish I could crochet,and knit. As far as crochet...I wish I could crochet,and knit. As far as crochet goes, I make nice chains. That`s all I have learned. Now about knitting, I pick up the needles, look at the "teach yourself books", and it`s all confusing.<BR/> A couple of months ago I picked up a Wonder Knitter. Taught myself how to make strips with it without making a complete circle. These strips get sewn together to make anything from blankets to sweater vests.<BR/> I enjoy seeing people do crafting no matter what type of crafting they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-89884070205628307572007-05-21T03:57:00.000-07:002007-05-21T03:57:00.000-07:00I don't know what the big deal is. Anything craft...I don't know what the big deal is. Anything crafty is good in my opinion. If it makes you smile while doing it, and especially when it's done, do it!<BR/>I taught myself to knit and crochet at the same time. I had never knit at all, and had made a crochet afghan. Someone just showed me how to do the stitches and told me when and how many to do them. But I had no idea what they were or how to read a pattern. So I went through stitch by stitch and step by step until I could do them all and read patterns. I have a cute little pile of crochet and knit swatches to prove it.<BR/>Craft what you love I say. Anyone who thinks different, is missing out.<BR/>:)Mickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808223765597983301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-68269145366529764792007-05-20T18:39:00.000-07:002007-05-20T18:39:00.000-07:00I completely agree. It's great to see crochet gett...I completely agree. It's great to see crochet getting the props it deserves. Sometimes it's over the top, like any other craft, but mostly it is amazing.<BR/>The ripple blanket your friend is working on is very cool.Tandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029387004303218459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-83884186013635500732007-05-19T20:13:00.000-07:002007-05-19T20:13:00.000-07:00I love this post I did not know until after I lear...I love this post I did not know until after I learned to crochet in 2005 that crochet was looked upon as the undesirable craft. I just started knitting classes. I like both and hope to do well at both. I have a ripple going but it is not a ripple like the one in your post. I love granny's.Crochet Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11111616355017502920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-11613895519644676482007-05-19T08:29:00.000-07:002007-05-19T08:29:00.000-07:00Ooooooooooo! Thanks for the publicity! The paparaz...Ooooooooooo! Thanks for the publicity! The paparazzi is lurking outside my door to get photos of my 'ghan. <BR/><BR/>The Hills Are Alive and I can't wait. Thanks for hooking me up! (see how I cleverly worked a crochet reference in there? gawd, I'm good...)Monique Marie Saunierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151162511755513762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-41398085076136435122007-05-18T22:02:00.000-07:002007-05-18T22:02:00.000-07:00I still haven't figured out how to cast on for kni...I still haven't figured out how to cast on for knitting. And I used to be able to do it...when I was 12!! Okay, that was 34 years ago, but STILL!<BR/><BR/>Thank God I still have my hooksNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629439279545629954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-27394707972334986772007-05-18T20:12:00.000-07:002007-05-18T20:12:00.000-07:00I have a ripple afghan pattern that has been calli...I have a ripple afghan pattern that has been calling my name for nearly a year now. Perhaps I ought to pull out the yarn and get started!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364637232915368997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-37844973809054131502007-05-18T17:28:00.000-07:002007-05-18T17:28:00.000-07:00Happy birthday, monster mama.Happy birthday, monster mama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-55950878620112171262007-05-18T05:41:00.000-07:002007-05-18T05:41:00.000-07:00I want in -- as soon as I manage to crochet a shap...I want in -- as soon as I manage to crochet a shape that turns out the way it was supposed to! It may take a while...Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892116045581715793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-47007887824847938452007-05-17T19:02:00.000-07:002007-05-17T19:02:00.000-07:00It's funny how it all comes full circle! i'm a g-s...It's funny how it all comes full circle! <BR/>i'm a g-square posse member! i've made ripples also, but i haven't joined the ripple along. <BR/>crochet comes easier and faster to me than knitting but they both are so different and produce different fabrics so i love them both. <BR/>rock on!StarKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208631697844102759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-81387290549553948682007-05-17T14:20:00.000-07:002007-05-17T14:20:00.000-07:00Ha! I LOVE that photo of me and Molly with her fa...Ha! I LOVE that photo of me and Molly with her faboo ripple-ghan! I'm gonna steal it!<BR/><BR/>Yes, we've finally come full circle...again! I've been ripplin' and grannying for over 40 years...yee haw! Welcome back to my world and thanks for the shout-out.Ellen Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153459009479689234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-43480343207438738212007-05-17T12:52:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:52:00.000-07:00Delurking to say GREAT post!I was a crocheter firs...Delurking to say GREAT post!<BR/>I was a crocheter first and later picked up knitting. Crochet still comes easier to me and is my prefered method. I gotta say, I never knew I wasn't one of the "cool kids" but it's awesome to see a resurgence of crochet-love. And yes I jumped on the ripple bandwaggon. In my defence it was not my first one so I'm not doing it just to be cool. : )mama khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070909433011566246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811998.post-29917527626576549172007-05-17T12:44:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:44:00.000-07:00Great post Regina and yes, I plan to start a rippl...Great post Regina and yes, I plan to start a ripple soon.<BR/><BR/>I still think if it wasn't for artists like you and your crocheted creations, crochet would still be deemed "uncool".Deneenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133271671966561594noreply@blogger.com