Weaving Olden Patterns

Do you know  designer  Sheryl Thies ? Last year I purchased both her  books about Tunisian crochet ,  Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet   and  Tunisian Crochet Encore , and I completely fell in love with her neat, clever designs. Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet   is, in my opinion, the  ideal book for those who just learnt Tunisian crochet  and want to know the technique better in a stimulating way. It contains  pretty easy patterns  (you can preview 'em  here ), which are  lovely for more expert users who want to relax a bit , too. Tunisian Crochet Encore , Sheryl's second book about Tunisian crochet, contains patterns (preview  here ) that are  a bit more complex , e.g. items that are made working in the round or with short rows. It's very interesting for crocheters who want to try their hand at something new. I think this is the  perfect follow-up to the first book . What I lov...

Hi folks! Here's a small adventure that happened to me that I'm gonna tell you about, mainly because it brought me to a really interesting discovery. Some days ago I received a message on Ravelry from a lady who's made her own Tunisian crochet version of the "Pfeilraupe" scarf. She sent me a picture to show me her work, which was simply stunning: she managed to recreate the exact shape of the knitted one, with marvelous use of short rows, plus in honeycomb stitch, which I love (you can check out her project page here ). We exchanged a few messages, and by checking her profile I discovered that I was talking to Dela Wilkins! When the sudden feeling of being a complete idiot for not recognizing her before was gone, I felt (and still feel!) SO privileged: a famous teacher, a published author, took time to write ME about an item we both tried to make in TC. Wow!! Well, of course I did some more searching and found that Dela's book on TC, "Railway Kn...