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Metamorphic Magic, a crocheted mandala part of Mandalas of Transformation Collection
This piece is a crocheted mandala designed and made by textile artist Michelle Beerbower. It was made in 2025 as the commencing piece in her collection "Mandalas of Transformation". The artist used US crochet hook size I-9 and acrylic blend yarn.…
Decorative Knitted, Beaded Collar with Bow
This is a beaded collar accessory designed to be worn over a sweater or top to dress it up. I made this to support and participate in CKC's Collar-Along Make-Along activity -- a make-along held in 2025 that was created to call attention to the beauty…
Armadillo Wrap from Wild Knitting
The Center for Knit and Crochet’s July 2021 newsletter, In the Loop, invited readers to join a “What’s Your Favorite Vintage?” make-along. My mind immediately went to the knitted Armadillo Wrap from Angela Jeffs’ book, Wild Knitting (1979). I had…
Pinky Bear
Long-time CKC Board member and Treasurer Marilyn Huset shared a pair of crocheted bears to CKC’s Community Collection: Crocheted Teddy Bears http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28639
CKC’s Board of Directors was charmed by the…
Spindles, Peru
Spindles, Peru, 2017.
As an avid spinner, I was eager to bring home some spindles from our hiking trip to Peru in 2017. Our guide helped me find them during a visit to a weaving and textile cooperative called the Asociacion Civil Apu Salkantay,…
Scotland Shawl, Hand Knitted, with Cables
I traveled to Scotland with my husband in about 1998. He had cancer at the time and he wanted to make one last trip -- he chose England as his destination, and I said that if we went there, we would also have to go to Scotland, so I could enjoy…
Filet crochet antimacassar
An antimacassar for the back of a chair, made in filet crochet by Alice Eichelberger Cleland (1864-1938). She produced an extraordinary amount of fine crochet during her married life. She was born and lived in Middletown, Dauphin County, PA, USA.…
Doily with croched border
A cotton cloth doily with an elaborate needle lace (?) border. Made by Alice Eichelberger Cleland (1864-1938) in Middletown, Dauphin County, PA, USA sometime between 1890 - 1900. Cleland was an excellent and prolific needlewoman, who must have been…
Embroidered dresser scarf with filet crochet border
Dresser scarf embroidered and edged in filet crochet by Alice Eichelberger Cleland (1864-1938) in Middletown, Dauphin County, PA, USA. Probably made between 1890-1910.
Pink wool crocheted baby blanket
Pink crocheted baby blanket made by Alice Eichelberger Cleland (1864-1938) of Middletown, Dauphin County, PA, USA, possibly for her youngest daughters Lottie Cleland (1892-1905) and Louella Cleland Weirich (1895-1983). Louella probably also used the…
Crocheted Pineapple Doilies
These two pineapple pattern doilies were likely to have been made by my great-grandmother, Alvina Billig in 1946 or after. The smaller one is slightly tan in color and measures 7 inches across. The larger doily is made in a thicker crochet thread and…
Crocheted Pinwheel Doilies
These two doilies made in a pinwheel design were likely made by my great-grandmother, Alvina Billig, and I'm guessing they date from the 1930s - 1940s. The smaller one is mainly tan with a white border and measures 6.5 inchess across. The larger…
Red Cross Sweater for Navy Use
This is a Navy sweater knit by Rebecca Keyel in 2016 from a sweater pattern originally designed by the American Red Cross in the late 1930s. The pattern (designated ARC 400-3) appeared in a Red Cross pattern book issued by the Milwaukee Chapter of…
Knitted Hat, Scarf, Mittens made by Anna Bell Bray, Shetland UK
An accessory set comprised of pillbox style hat with hexagonal crown, fringed scarf, and mittens, ca. 1998. Designed and knitted by Anna Bell Bray, a noted creator of traditional Shetland garments. Purchased in Shetland, UK by Betty H. Lindsay for…
Knitted vest made by Anna Bell Bray, Shetland, UK
This is a man's vest made by Anna Bell Bray of Shetland, UK for my husband, Wade Lindsay, in late 1997 or early 1998. The vest is made of Jamieson and Smith Jumper Weight wool yarn in a combination of 11 dyed natural colors, solid colors, and tweeds…
Ten Colors Crocheted Afghan
This afghan was made by my paternal grandmother. She was a talented seamstress. She made much of her own wardrobe throughout her life as well as clothes for her grandchildren. She crocheted less often than she sewed. She is the person who taught me…
Colorful Knitted Slipper Socks for Children
Baumgärtels clothing store on August-Bebel-Strasse in Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Germany, sold ready-made clothing and offered custom knitted garments. The Baumgärtel family lived above the shop. Anna Wirth Thompson fondly remembered a blue dress…
Blue Hand Knitted Ski Sweater
History of Blue Hand-Knitted Ski Sweater Handwritten by Mary Ruth McGinnis (transcribed)
"November 16, 2015
Augusta Adelia Lehner Newman knitted this sweater for her son, Charles Wynn Newman, Jr., when he was a boy. So it was knitted sometime in the…
Layover Daisy Loom Afghan
This is a flower loom afghan in acrylic yarn. The lower/outer petals are white. Each center is worked in one of nine different colors. The field of 357 flowers is a hexagonal grid of 16 by 23 — in a hexagonal pattern, it is 12 columns with 16 flowers…
Kitty in a Basket Sweater by Beverly Barton, San Clemente, California, USA
From Beverly Barton, "From an Anny Blatt pattern. I made this in the mid-80s for DD#1. Used French angora for the kitty and yarn balls, and Hayfield wool blend for the rest. Made by Beverly Barton ca 1985 or 1986 for eldest daughter (#1 child) in…
Blossoming Into Me, a crocheted mandala part of Mandalas of Transformation Collection
This piece is a crocheted mandala designed and made by textile artist Michelle Beerbower. It was made in 2026 as another piece in her collection “Mandalas of Healing”. The artist used US hook size H-8 and G-6 with mix acrylic/cotton yarn. This piece…
Wheel of Introspection, a crocheted mandala part of Mandalas of Transformation Collection
This piece is a crocheted mandala designed and made by textile artist Michelle Beerbower. It was made in 2026 as an additional piece in her collection “Mandalas of Healing”. The artist used US hook size I-9 with acrylic yarn. This piece was made as a…
Four Point O
This piece is a crocheted mandala designed and made by textile artist Michelle Beerbower. It was made in 2026 as an additional piece in her collection “Mandalas of Healing”. The artist used US hook size H-8 with acrylic/cotton mix yarn. This piece…
Web of Truths - Created as part of Mandalas of Transformation Collection
This piece is a crocheted mandala designed and made by textile artist Michelle Beerbower. It was made in 2026 as an additional piece in her collection “Mandalas of Healing”. The artist used US hook size I-9 with cotton yarn. This piece was made as a…
Calm Imperfection part of Mandalas of Transformation
This piece is a crocheted mandala designed and made by textile artist Michelle Beerbower. It was made in 2026 as an additional piece in her collection “Mandalas of Healing”. The artist used US hook size I-9 with cotton yarn. This piece was made as a…