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Diana Oleson We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Needle Crafters started crocheting and knitting gloves and hats for Angela Acuna, the parent liaison and outreach coordinator for Eloy Elementary School. Because we were unable to meet in person in 2020, it wasn’t until October 2021 that we were…
Diana Oleson The Needle Crafters will have a spot in the Arts & Crafts Sale on Nov. 13, so come by, say hi, and check out all the new things we have. We are offering a raffle for a spa basket with a few special items added to it, and the money will go to our…
Diana Oleson We will be introducing macramé into our fold of needle crafting this fall, along with weaving. The Needle Crafters are still making doll blankets, hats, gloves, scarves, pocket toys, and headbands for our charities with the donated yarn that we have received. On Sept. 9, we will resume meeting from 9 a.m. to…
Diana Oleson Macramé is making a comeback, and it is better than ever! It has a cleaner and more natural look. The brightly colored wall and plant hangers have been replaced with sleek macramé planters, modern wall décor, and stylish jewelry. Macramé has been around since the 13th century, was made popular in the 1970s, faded…
Diana Oleson Knitting versus crocheting, there is always a question of which should you choose to learn? Both are methods of stitching yarn together, just in different styles. Knitting Stitches form a V Requires a pair of long needles to form loops, moving a set of loops from one needle to another; the stitches are…
Diana Oleson Happy Easter! The answer to last month’s coded message is “Luck of the Irish.” The Needle Crafters have delivered to the Veterans of Eloy 30 crochet hats and 20 crochet lap robes. Now we start all over again. A word to all you men who secretly want to learn to knit or crochet,…
Diana Oleson As far back as 1914, women have knitted for soldiers during war time, so it wasn’t uncommon for a woman to be sitting at her window knitting and watching the passing trains. As a train passed, she would make a bumpy stitch, for one type of train, then, when another passed, she would…
Diana Oleson Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and I hope everyone is staying healthy, during these trying times. The Needle Crafters donated 29 hats, 18 pairs of slippers as well as some miscellaneous items to “The Morning of Generosity.” Thank you to those who contributed to make this happen. Now we start over for…
Diana Oleson Thank you to everyone who made doll blankets for Operation Christmas Child! We donated 47 of them. We will do the same for next year! The blankets are 20”x20”, and for anyone who is interested in making a blanket and needs a pattern, please let me know I can email a pattern to…
Diana Oleson So excited my new loom finally arrived! It was easy to put together and to warp. I have always wanted to learn to weave because of the creative and artistic part of it. My goal is to weave a Navajo wall hanging for my guest room. The designing is as much fun as…