Last Week in Crochet - Volume 2, Issue 5
Global Crochet News | May 6 - May 12, 2025
'Crochet queens' take over with style and stitches | Scrolla.Africa
Scrolla.Africa
Cecelia Chambala started Earth, Hand and Fibre in 2024 to bring crochet fans together and get more people hooked on the art.
SJCC Embraces Diversity At Spring Cultural Festival - City College Times
City College Times
The club showcased different forms of art media, including crocheted items. Sylvia Gonzalez, a counseling major, has always loved to crochet.
A ScottisH Story - Day 9, Cruising the Canals. Again. - The Trek
The Trek
Distance: 27km. I woke up this morning to find a little gift had been left for me outside the tent. It's a crochet bee with the words “I’m not lost. Just alone…”
The new way to kill time at the airport is a very old-school one - WAtoday
WAtoday
Knitters and crocheters are out in force, posting videos of the work they finish on a flight and offering some sensible tips for novice Knitting Nomads.
Avalanche of knitted and crocheted poppies adorns North Devon church for VE Day 80 celebrations
North Devon Gazette
A breath-taking cascade of more than 6,000 hand-knitted and crocheted poppies from across the world has been created for Bratton Fleming Parish Church to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
Louth Volunteer Centre celebrates 100th 'Blanket of Care' in heartwarming project - Drogheda Life
Drogheda Life
Two volunteers in particular gave generously of their time and skills, Brenda in crochet and Gabrielle in knitting.
Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) Spring Exhibits
Creative Loafing
Crochet Coral Reef by Margaret and Christine Wertheim: A stunning representation of ocean ecosystems under threat.
Tempestries by the Knit Wits from North Decatur Presbyterian Church: The Tempestry Project is a global initiative that uses hand-knit or crocheted temperature data to create visual representations of climate change, turning temperature records into beautiful, personalized works of art.
Isabelle D's Lush Crocheted Landscapes Intertwine Pain and Pleasure - Colossal
Colossal
Isabelle D crochets soft and supple forms that, when nested together, create rich metaphorical landscapes.
Local student's crocheting creativity hooks an invite to Invention Convention | News | lodinews.com
Lodi News-Sentinel
John Muir Elementary School fifth-grade student Alyssa Flores-Jaramillo loves crocheting. The 11-year-old has been creating her own plushies for about two years, but noticed that every time she sat down to crochet, her hooks made a loud creaking noise. Flores-Jaramillo went to work trying to find a way to make the sound disappear, and ultimately came up with a literal solution, dubbed the Hook n’ Slide.
Meet Leo McCreary - Bold Journey Magazine
Bold Journey Magazine
I keep my creativity alive by coming up with new ideas to crochet. For example I started making crochet stress balls and those became my biggest hit.
Crocheted Dunkirk tribute unveiled by Stokes Bay WI - The Gosport and Fareham Globe
The Gosport Globe
IT’S QUITE a distance to reach Dunkirk from Royal Clarence Yard, via Ramsgate and Calais. with the Little Ships, but that is what HMS Motor Lighter X-209 did and was the only one from the Gosport Yard to do so in June 1940.
Diotima's Rachel Scott Brought Pieces of Home to Her First Met
AOL.com
There was a moment when Rachel Scott almost nixed the crochet on her jacket. But, Scott said, her stylist reminded her of something important: “It’s not up to you. It’s not about you. You have to wear crochet to this. It means more than that, more than you.”
Fourth Annual Eckerd College Farm Fest highlights community, sustainability and student ...
Eckerd College
Three students seated at a table with signs that read HANDMADE CROCHET THINGS.
Essence Fashion Diary: Get Ready With James Frazier For The 2025 Met Gala
Essence Magazine
Additionally, the look featured a crochet vest. Fittingly the trousers featured a crochet panel with intricate beading–this key detail and the vest were additions that speak to Scott’s unique design prowess.
Yarn market set for strong growth - Knitting Industry
Knitting Industry
A new market intelligence report projects robust growth in the global yarn, fibre and thread market, forecasting a rise from USD 115.76 billion in 2024 to USD 159.59 billion by 2030.
Sara Davies shares cute crochet creation: "I'm absolutely obsessed!" - Prima
Prima
"You know how much I love a bit of mindful crafting to switch off – well, I've been getting my crochet hook out and having a proper good play!"
Young Blackburn resident's crochet postbox topper honours VE Day - Yahoo News UK
Yahoo News UK
Aaminah Karolia, 20, has created a handmade crochet postbox topper in Blackburn to commemorate VE Day and spark community reflection.
WI members hand crochet poppies for Aberystwyth VE Day display | cambrian-news.co.uk
Cambrian News
Women's Institute members from across Ceredigion have hand knitted an crocheted poppies to create this display which is located on Aberystwyth's ...
Fabulous VE Day postbox toppers mark 80th anniversary celebrations across the UK - Prima
Prima
Appearing around the country to acknowledge Victory over Europe day, knitters and crochet fans have pulled together their best designs and ideas as ...
James Frazier Steps Into Legacy at the 2025 Met Gala in Custom DIOTIMA by Rachel Scott
EBONY Magazine
Scott, the first recipient of the Empowered Vision Award and founder of DIOTIMA, is known for her Caribbean-rooted minimalism and intricate crochet.
In pictures: following the thread at Frieze New York - The Art Newspaper
The Art Newspaper
... crochet work by the Indigenous artist Claudia Alarcón, priced between $30,000 and $50,000. Alarcón often collaborates with the Silät collective ...
Mother India's Crochet Queens set world record while empowering women through craft
Guinness World Records
Mother India's Crochet Queens (MICQ) created a stunning record-breaking display of crochet squares - the largest the world has ever seen.
Meet the group behind Wānaka's biggest yarn - Otago Daily Times
Otago Daily Times
Members of the group met to chat and do whatever craft took their fancy. Some knitted, others crocheted and then there were those who just sat and ...
Volunteers create hundreds of blankets for Montreal women in need - CTV News
CTV News
Hundreds of volunteers came together at Place Ville-Marie in Montreal on Saturday to admire 344 knitted and crocheted blankets made by other ...
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