News — Fay Dashper-Hughes

As I type out this blog post, I am filled with a warm fuzzy glow.  That glow is fueled by the fact that this week was proof that there are many other crocheters out there that feel like I do about crochet. Crochet is beautiful. Crochet is not a second-rate craft. Crochet is not a "grannyish". Crochet is modern. Crochet deserves more space in the yarn industry. Crochet and crocheters NEED to be taken seriously.    Change is coming.  Moorit Magazine is evidence of that. Alyson Chu, is a crocheter with a publishing degree.  She too feels the tumbleweed void...

Crochet pattern for the Snugdown Snood I created this really quick and easy crocheted snood because I was inspired by Erika Knight's new wool that she has launched (late 2016) as part of her John Lewis Collaboration. The yarn calls for a 25mm hook/needles but I came down to a 20mm hook because I wanted the finished project to stand up so that I could easily snuggle my face down into it when the wind starts to bite.  Notes: The whole project uses two simple stitches but when you are crocheting the dcFLO into the slip stitches, you have to...