Nessa M.

Durham, NC, United States

I love to crochet, tunisian crochet, loom knit, using a circular knitting machine and shop for yarn.
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Commented on There is a Free Online Garment Croche...

19 Apr 10:10

Very good presentations and live Q&A discussions by different crochet designers.  I think they said the free ticket option allows you to watch the presentations upto 24hrs

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18 Apr 11:33

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16 Apr 12:36

I had a tie between an and D, Cotton and silk which I use. Next was b which is wool, which I don't really use and I would like to use more Alpaca. ;). I bought some last year but haven't used the alpaca yarn yet.

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16 Apr 10:01

thank you

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15 Apr 19:09

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I just finished a blanket that I will be donating for Bag O Day Crochet's auction to raise funds for a local animal rescue.  I used Caron Simply Soft yarn (color ways used: Feathered Grey and Dark country blue). Has anyone washed and / or dried this yarn in washing machine and dryer and how did it turn out?  Thanks.  I'm thinking of washing it in cold water on delicate and drying it on delicate with low heat in the dryer.  I don't usually lay big blankets out flat to dry because of how much space they take up and I don't want to hang them.  It's Geometric Interlocking crochet, it's a free pattern from Yarnspirations and the crochet crowd has a video tutorial for it. I used a I9/5.5mm crochet hook. I made the blanket bigger than the pattern, I used 3.25 skeins of each color (3 full skeins and a bit of a 4th skein of each color).
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13 Apr 23:51

Thanks so much, yea it's so sad and she is devastated. I don't know what to do for her so I'm hoping this at least gives her a little thought of ...her not being alone and that she is loved.  Grief is so hard.  She was very close with my mom and was there while my mom was very sick with brain cancer in 2016 and I had to leave Florida and move back to NC after my mom passed because work forced me to.. so I no longer live close to this cousin either.  I may make her a pretty crochet Christmas cactus plant to go with both shawls since she loves flowers so much.

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13 Apr 23:48

I am so sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well.  Thanks for the compliment and no worries on watching the videos, take as long as you need... they aren't going anywhere.  I understand sometimes we have rough times and don't feel well.  I haven't been feeling well and haven't made too many videos recently, a few yarn haul unboxing and I made a short less than 5min slideshow showing many of the blankets I've made over the years.  I hope you feel better soon.  Gentle hugs.

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11 Apr 17:31

Joanne Hiller thanks yea, I finished my physical therapy session today and I hate having arthritis as well... it sucks.  The doctor's keep changing their minds as to what I have but I still don't feel well.

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11 Apr 10:22

Hi everyone, I just added some links in the reply to Joanne's post for a few pattern ideas I have found for the block stitch or modern granny.  I think it's a nice stitch and works up rather quickly.  As I was making that post I thought maybe some folks might be interested in a short slide show video I made last weekend that has pictures of some of the blankets I've made over the years.

Many of them I've gifted away to friends and family.  https://youtu.be/cIsIcPgkLEo?si=D4K9yaBE9zCYT1ao

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11 Apr 10:09

Here is a link using that block stitch to make a baby blanket but using it in motifs, very pretty and less gaps: https://thecrochetcrowd.com/crochet-modern-baby-granny-blanket-pattern/

Joanne Hiller I forgot to mention...I have made 2 blankets with that stitch I first used a Mary Maxim kit but I modified it a bit.  I gave that one away as a present (used Bernat Pop! yarn) and the other one I gave to a friend as their wedding present (green one using Caron Ombre jumbo yarn).  The third one I'm working on is that modern granny pattern but I want to try to figure out or try a pattern for it that has less gaps.

https://youtu.be/cIsIcPgkLEo?si=D4K9yaBE9zCYT1ao

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