Getting Loopy: An Interactive Fibercast

Nancy owns a yarn store in CT, but has been spending a lot of time recently developing new products for knitters and crocheters. Tonight we will be talking about her Sig’nits (she would like you all to note that there is not a K before the NITs!), which are cool little beady things you can use to “sign” your crochet.

For those who are interested, there are still a few spots left in my Designing for Print Publication classes – one starting in July, one in September.

Booking summer guests now – if you have some suggestions, hit me with them!

If LL’s school doesn’t end soon, both of our heads will explode! Three more half-days….sigh.

So, the lovely Della Q is on tonight – here is a direct link to her pretty new crochet case.

Ready for some other linkage?

This is me at TNNA! A few stills, a little video. Some of the Ravelers have said that it is disorienting to see my face and hear my voice at the same time, but it’s only three minutes, I think you can handle it!

I still can’t figure out how to put photos up here on Wordpress, so click on over to the Alpaca Addict blog (tab above) to see the first of probably several TNNA posts with pictures!

Next up is Della Quimby from Della Q bags.

Still a little behind on getting prizes out, but if I owe you something I promise I will get to it this week!

Be well – missed you all

MB

Julie came on the show a while back to talk about her book Uncommon Crochet, but will be on this evening to tell us all about the new projects she is working on, including two crochet magazines, one print and one online. I for one can’t wait to hear about what she has been up to!

The contest drawing should be interesting tonight, the lovely Sarah tells me we have a record number of entries for the Grafton Fibers crochet hooks. I did not enter the contest myself, much as I wanted to.

Tom and Linda from Grafton Fibers will be on the show tonight. Dee mentioned when she was on the show a few weeks ago that she was crocheting with some roving, so we will talk about working with non-yarn fibers like roving and batts, and about the lovely Grafton Fibers crochet hooks.

Stop on by!

Tags: crochet hooks, fiber, Grafton Fibers, roving

with author Sharon Silverman – whose new book Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting is getting major buzz among you proponents of the loooooong hook! I love all the different textures she is able to get with her stitching. Anyway, you should drop in this evening to hear Sharon talk – she loves her work and I am sure will make a very interesting guest. Get more information at her web site.

It has been way too long since the Crochet Cheerleader has been on the show, so tonight I will hanging out with the lovely and talented Dee Stanziano, of Crochet With Dee fame. She has all sorts of interesting tidbits to share with us and is always interesting no matter the crochet subject, so I am looking forward to hanging out with her this evening.

Just got back from the NENA show – that’s New England NeedleArts for those who didn’t know that. It’s a trade show but also cash and carry, so lots of store owners were buying new merchandise for their stores. I had a great time walking around and getting a closer look at yarns that I often can’t see well at TNNA because of the crowds – saw some new things from Kraemer and Alpaca with a Twist that made me happy, as well as Farmhouse Yarns.  Not a lot of crochet on the show floor, or in fact any that I can think of, but as always I put a smile on my face, walked around the show, and told the yarn manufacturers that I could help them fix their lack of crochet. Some bit – so new designs in new yarns coming to Hooked for Life soon!

Been working at booking guests this week too – and the lovely Sarah is now updating the Upcoming Guests page so that might actually happen on occassion! She reminds me to blog too – do we love her or what?

Tags: crochet cheerleader, dee stanziano, yarn

Well isn’t Getting Loopy Crochet World all the time? But I meant the magazine – editor Michele Maks will be joining us this evening to talk about all the new and exciting things that are going on there. I met Michele quite briefly at Chain Link last summer and am quite looking forward to actually having a conversation with her tonight. Check out the magazine and everything else crochet at DRG via Annie’s Attic.

In other news – I am offering my Designing for Print Publication class again – this time for knitters too! – via a private Yahoo group. A few of the GL regulars have taken the class and had nice things to say, and some of my students from earlier this year have had sales already, so if you are thinking of jumping hook first into the design world, you might want to check this out. $30 for three weeks – more info here.

And an update from the lovely (if fast-talking) Julia of Patternfish.com – crochet patterns on that site have gone up more than 7% since our episode – Well done to you designers who listen. GL changes the crochet world for the better once again

Tags: class, crochet world, design, magazines, patternfish

See my pretty Flamie? Yes I know, I asked that already, but this week’s guest is the talented woman who designed it  – Darlisa Riggs (you know and love her in chat as Fignations). She is also head honcho at Crochet Uncut, and a designer of patterns and accessories.

Please check us out!

Tags: accessories, crochet uncut, design, flamies

The lovely Julia G from Patternfish is on the show tonight. We have had many many email exchanges and I admire her wit as well as her good fiber intentions, but tonight is the first time we will speak live to each other. I am quite looking forward to it, and hope you are too!

Tags: guest, patternfish