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Crochet Insider News!

We are making some exciting new additions here at Crochet Insider:

FIRST: All those on our Mailing List will be receiving our NEWSLETTER containing the latest reviews, articles and other timely reports.  If you aren't on the list, please sign up today by clicking on Mailing List at left.

SECOND: For our next issue in December, we will have a cool new format for the online magazine.

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Fall Courses at Crochet Insider

We are very pleased to be hosting these new courses with some of the best teachers around. Dora will be on hand in the courses too.

How to Write Patterns Like a Pro

Teacher: Charles Voth, Interim Editor of Inside Crochet magazine, Designer, Tech Editor

Dates: October 31 - November 14, 2011

Fee: $60

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Rocket Science Meets the Crochet Hook!

When I was in high school, I decided to teach myself to crochet from a stack of library books. I’m left-handed, so at first I was so confused by trying to flip the instructions in my head that all I could do was chain. Eventually I figured it out and have been crocheting every winter since.

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How My Slanted Skirt Took Shape

Designs don't fall from the sky, all finished and ready. They are built up out of knowledge, memories and inspirations. Innovative as it may be, each crochet pattern uses crochet stitches. Not all designs have a history that is easy to unravel. To give you an impression of how small design elements wind their way into becoming a pattern, I'll tell you how my slanted skirt came into being.

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Announcing Fall 2011 Design Classes

ANNOUNCING FALL 2011 CLASSES

We are pleased to be offering another round of classes after great success with our Sweater Course.  All lessons will be published at Crochet Insider.  Each lesson includes on line discussion by class participants, but you don't have to be anywhere at a specific time. All you need is a reliable internet connection.  There will be homework given, with due dates, no more than 3 hours per week.  Students will have many opportunities to ask questions on line, and get answers. 

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Afghan Love: Pam's Comfort Cable Afghan

This beautiful afghan was instigated by a sad event: our friend and design colleague Pam Gilette (www.knottygeneraton.com) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. We all followed her online journal, where she wrote with great courage and eloquence about her experiences. 

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A Love Affair with Motifs

I don’t know when my love-affair with motifs started. It can probably be traced to the day I was making a granny blanket from scraps in my mother’s yarn stash.  I noticed that making a new color combination for every square, and discovering all the possibilities as the combinations unfolded, was quite magical.  Fast forward 25 or more years and 100 blankets later, and I have written a whole book about motifs! I love the potential of overlapping stitches and colors.

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Finding the Right Yarn Hold for YOU

Recently when teaching a class, I noticed some people having stitching problems because of how they held their yarn. I started a topic at the Crochet Insider ravelry group, and was amazed at the strong opinions about this seldom discussed technical issue. Deb Burger agreed to contribute her expert point of view. I've invited others to discuss the subject in future issues. - Dora

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