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March is International Crochet Month! Let's Play! Let's do a little planning and see what folks want to do, there's a great party on Ravelry every year. Let's support International Crochet Month by playing there and offering up our own crochet goodness here! The more is the better!

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CroPro

Any plans for March crochet month?

Started by Sara - momwithahook. Last reply by Sara - momwithahook Jan 29. 2 Replies 2 Likes

Last year I did a bloggers profile for the month of march but this year I'm up for actually participating in a group crochet project. Any ideas" I'd love to join you. Ideas: (just thinking out loud -…Continue

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BossLady

Virgin Hookers: Projects for those New to Crochet!

Started by Laurie Wheeler. Last reply by Beth Graham Jun 16, 2012. 1 Reply 4 Likes

Hey we had a request for International Crochet Month to have some activities that could be fun, expand skills and help newbie crocheters expand their skills and play too!Here is the place for these…Continue

BossLady

Planning: What should we do for IntNatCroMo?

Started by Laurie Wheeler Feb 26, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Share your ideas about what we should do?Should we play games?Should we have competitions?Should we highlight the best of crochet?Think BIG here! What is your cro-fantasy?Continue

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BossLady Comment by Laurie Wheeler on February 27, 2012 at 11:39pm: Oooh Kim that's a cool idea :D

CroPro Comment by Irene Lundgaard on February 28, 2012 at 2:21am: Kim, that's a cool idea, but I honestly think it would be easier to send scrumbles and bits and pieces to one or more to assemble. The logistics (and cost) of sending a big piece like that all over the place would be on the costly side. I can't see a big free form piece making it to Ireland. Perhaps we make one piece per state/country and then install it on the same day worldwide. This way we can propagate crocheters locally and encourage them to be part of something bigger and get crochet "out there"...

That's just my five cents worth. I look forward to hearing other input as I really think you idea Kim is so cool!

Member Comment by Kim Marcham on February 28, 2012 at 6:06am: Irene, one piece per locale is part of the thought. The project has potential to promote crochet, get some excitement for Hookey.org, and maybe save a bit of postage. As an example, I start a piece and pass it on or around at my stitch group. A volunteer takes it to another stitch group or such with an index card of contact information and how to connect on hookey. Or, I connect on Hookey with someone in my area meeting at a coffee shop (or mail it) to continue the build.

CroPro Comment by Irene Lundgaard on February 28, 2012 at 6:17am: Ah OK, perhaps I should start reading comments properly before I take to the keyboard! ;-)

No matter, it's a great idea and I really think it can take off!

Member Comment by Kim Marcham on February 28, 2012 at 7:09am: Not to worry. I should proofread more. :-)

Member Comment by Erica Smith on February 28, 2012 at 7:18am: It sounds like crochet geocacheing, almost! Perhaps we should see how far it can travel during the month, just for fun, maybe try getting people to submit pictures of it wherever they are before they pass it on, with a route map or something?

CroPro Comment by Craftwich on February 28, 2012 at 8:09am: I like THAT idea..but what happens with the uh....final project? (whenever THAT would be).

But a traveling free-form..awesome!!!!! And EVERYONE would need to get a picture taken of them working on it. a MUST. We'd have a spot to post all the pix. I love it!!!! Why don't we just START, and decide what happens with it as it goes? Maybe offer it up for an auction after it gains some. Donate money to something crochet friendly (that requires some research - unless anyone has a good idea) What do you think? I'd just love to see all the pictures! Would people be willing to send it overseas?

CroPro Comment by Craftwich on February 28, 2012 at 8:14am: Argh, didn't see all the comments...in any case, maybe start overseas, start here, see how big it gets...maybe each continent will have it's own, or maybe some brave soul would be willing to send a finished piece to the other. I say we just START and see what happens. It's freeform anyways, right? So it doesn't have to have a plan in place? ;) People can just start...maybe start a blog or something where people say, OK, got something ready here, who wants it next? Send it along to whoever wants it next? Each part has to have a pix submitted by each person, and I like the notecard idea. Next person is responsible to keep it all together and add their own. I also have a bunch of scrumbles..who doesn't?

CroPro Comment by Craftwich on February 28, 2012 at 8:16am: ..and we need to get our bloggers to all post about it as it goes - or get their part in, hopefully - so get the talk spread EVERYWHERE

CroPro Comment by Irene Lundgaard on February 28, 2012 at 8:28am: Big logistical job all of a sudden... I have decided that I'm going to set a Yarn Graffiti project in motion here in free form, starting with the people I know and then have a central collection point where we will gather and install the collective piece (have the perfect lamp post in mind). Should anybody want to send pieces from abroad and want to add to it, that would be great!

In other words, I think it can be an international event in the sense that we are all crocheting and then actually installing our pieces "locally"...

Does that make sense or have I taken to my keyboard too soon again? One way or another, as long as we are all spreading the word and getting the world to crochet I think we are on to a winner!