Answers about the corn and a stitch change!

I have been using my corn yarn dish cloths and loving them, except the fabric created by my double crochet is a bit too loose. So, now I am working in a single crochet.

Also, I emailed Kollage Yarns because I was curious about why the tag said, "imported fibers" when the only content is corn! Well, Susan from Kollage, got back to me the next day and told me this... The corn used in the yarn is grown in the US. Because of a shortage of mills in the US for spinning and dying, they must send the corn  out of the country to a mill. Once the yarn is spun and dyed then it is back to the US for sale. So, I love it that they are using US  corn  for this! Anyone want to open a mill? Susan said they would love to produce the entire product in the US if they could.

Thanks to Susan at Kollage Yarns for answering my question. Kollageyarns.com is a great website with free patterns and a shopping cart for all their unique products, including square knitting needles! It is a fun site to visit.

Scarf for Daughter Number 1...Complete!

Yes, I did...I crocheted the scarf...and it went very quickly!! The things I like about the scarf are:

1. the two different colors are also two different weights of yarn. 
2. I incorporated a V stitch in the middle of the double crocheting rows to add some interest. This was something I learned from Theresa at my Crocheting for Knitters class. Use lots of colors and several different stitches.
3. The chenille is very soft and the length is great for my daughter.

HHHHMMMM what's next??

Crochet for Knitters

Last week I took a great class at The Yarnery in St. Paul. The class was called "Crochet for Knitters". Our pre class work was to bring a 7"x7" knitted square. The class was taught by Theresa Gaffey, who teaches many classes at The Yarnery. I had not met her before the one time class. She was great! She is a very accomplished knitter and crocheter.

As you can see from the square above we practiced single crochet, double crochet, the V stitch and the shell stitch. We all admired scarves that Theresa had crocheted and had on display in the store. I bought yarn and one of the patterns done primarily in single crochet...but that is for another day.

Things I learned from the class:

Crocheting takes a lot more yarn that knitting for a particular project,

Crocheting goes much faster than knitting,

Crocheting is a great way to make a border,

Crocheting is a great way to join squares,knitted or crocheted, together

Crocheting is fun and very forgiving:)

Once I got home I decided to practice, just like Theresa recommended, so I made some dishcloths. One is single crocheted...

One is double crocheted...

And that is all for now...