Crochet, Men, If You Would Avoid Stomach Uclers!

The Bulletin: Nov 29, 1949 

Crochet News

I have been doing a lot of searching on the web for old crochet articles and the other night at work, I find loads of them. so, once a week I will post a link to one. Here is the first one. Enjoy! I had so much fun reading them :)


The Modesto Bee - Modesto California, Saturday, March 29, 1952
if you move the newspaper to the left there are some cooking recipes too! 

left handed crocheting

I came across this helpful Artical on left hand crochet....I just had to post it on my Blog...its a great artical I was glad that I came across it...I learned alot.

Working crochet left-handed is just as easy as working it right-handed.
The methods for forming the stitches and holding the hook and yarn remain the same; you simply use your left instead of right hand. Patterns and instructions are generally written for right-handed people.

Therefore, remember to substitute left for right and vice versa. This is
the only adjustment you will need to make. The easiest way to learn crochet if you're left-handed is to sit opposite another crocheter and mirror their movements.

If you're using a book for instruction, you can take the illustrations
to a copiers and ask them to make transfer image copies. This flips the images over. If looking at diagrams on the Internet, keep a mirror next to your monitor. Position it so that you can view your monitor through it. The mirror will flip the images to make them left hand interpreted. Alternately, use the right click function on your mouse over the image.

Any image-editing program, like Windows Paint, will allow you to reverse
diagrams before printing out by doing a "horizontal flip". Usually though, it
can be easier to change the settings on your printer so that it reverse or
mirror image prints.

Sometimes, you may have to take a few minutes to prepare if you're a
left hander, but the amount of effort is minimal and will save you hours that
could be lost trying to figure out how to reverse instructions.

BY: K. Perry

The Side Effect Of Crocheting

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve is compressed at the wrist. The median nerve originates from cervical spinal nerves and controls movement and sensation to the palmer side of the hand, thumb, and fingers. The carpal tunnel, a narrow passageway in the wrist, is formed by bones on the bottom and sides and a ligament which composes the top of the tunnel. The tunnel also contains nine tendons that are connected to the bones and muscles of the hand. Under various circumstances these tendons may swell and enlarge causing compression of the median nerve against the ligamentous roof which results in the symptoms experienced in carpal tunnel syndrome. Numbness and a "pins and needle" sensation are the most common symptoms experienced in carpal tunnel syndrome. Most often the thumb, index, and middle fingers are involved. Symptoms are often worse upon wakening or during activities that involve flexion and extension of the wrist. As the syndrome worsens, decreased grip strength makes it difficult to perform tasks with the involved hand.

Management of carpal tunnel syndrome includes a broad spectrum of options from non-invasive techniques to surgical management. In general all patients with carpal tunnel syndrome should avoid repetitive motions of the wrist and hand. Ergonomic measures to relieve symptoms at work should be taken. For example, those who utilize computers daily can significantly decrease symptoms by maintaining proper wrist positioning while typing. Applying a splint to immobilize the wrist in a neutral position is another effective non invasive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. For those requiring additional treatment oral medicines such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diuretics, and corticosteroids are available. These drugs work to ease the pain and swelling associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Additionally a local injection of corticosteroids can be performed which will relieve the pressure on the median nerve and provide temporary relief. In patients whose symptoms are not relieved by the above measures, it may be necessary to perform surgery. The surgical procedure involves cutting the ligament that forms the roof of the carpal tunnel thus relieving the pressure on the median nerve.

Crochet Creations artwork is wolly good

I was looking for some crochet news and I came across this article I find it fun and I was glad that I came across it.

Here is the beginning of the Article, the Article was posted May 21, 2009,
An artist has started creating crocheted versions of dangerous items which he has always wanted to play with, and then posing for elaborate photos with them.

Howie Woo has crocheted grenades, sticks of dynamite, UFOs and even ray guns from harmless wool before using his props to create the stunning images.

to read more just click on the link...http://newslite.tv/2009/05/21/crocheted-creations-artwork-is.html there is a video of Howie Woo that I enjoyed watching...

1854 Article from Ladies Complete Guide to Crochet & Fancy Knitting

This is from 1854



Crochet work proper is, in its present improved form, almost a modern invention. It has only been introduced to any extent into this country within the last twenty years, but now it is very general, and our old-fashioned knitting work is completely thrown into the background by the crotchet-needle (sic).
It is quite wonderful to see the perfection this art has reached in some districts of Ireland. Every day develops new improvements and contributes some novel patterns to the world. It is pleasant to see that what was of late only a dainty accomplishment with which the gentlewoman idled away her time promises to become a means of support to the working class.
In this country, crochet is considered not merely as an elegant way of whiling away time, but as one of those gentle means by which women are kept feminine and ladylike in this fast age. Masculine women of hard and coarse-grained natures are seldom given to these pleasant household employments.
There is a careless fashion among gentlemen of speaking lightly regarding those graceful exhibitions of female industry which pass under the head of fancy work. Yet, to our mind, there is no amusement more innocent and graceful. Let gentlemen deride these pretty occupations if they please; we know how much of a soothing influence lies in the dreamy habit of counting stitches and how many bright faculties are pleasantly exercised in arranging and matching colors.
On no occasion does a lady seem more lovely than when half occupied with some feminine art which keeps her fingers employed and gives an excuse for downcast eyes and gentle preoccupation. There is an air of tranquility and a proof of innocent contentment in these domestic accomplishments that have a beautiful significance in the family circle.
It is only in well-regulated households that leisure moments are thus gathered up. It is only minds, composed and serene in their joy or submissive in sorrow, that can constrain themselves to the gentle monotony of work like this.
With a crotchet-needle in the hand, we join more pleasantly in conversation; the little implement fills up all embarrassing pauses. Its use gives feminine and domestic air, which men may smile at but cannot condemn. Under all circumstances, it is better than counting beads like the modern Greeks, or flirting with fans like the Spanish belles -- or flirting without fans, as sometimes happens to ladies of all nations.
The time which any lady gives to ornamental needlework is usually made up of those leisure moments which would be lounged away on a sofa or in a rocking chair, and it is wonderful how many pretty objects start into existence that, but for this taste, would be dreamed away into nothingness.
Of course, no person of well-regulated intellect would make a business of this graceful accomplishment unless compelled to exercise it for a subsistence. We advocate it simply as an amusement, like all recreation, to be indulged in only when the more serious duties of life are disposed of.
Without a gift for needlework, what should we ladies do for appropriate mementoes for our brothers, husbands and friends at Christmas time, and when birthdays come round, sounding their yearly remembrances upon our heartstrings? What should we do for wedding cushions and christening robes when our favorite cousins insist upon becoming heads of families and useful members of society?
What excuse should we have for casting down our eyes when other people's eyes become troublesome? Every lady knows how many heart tremors can be carried off in a vigorous twist of the crotchet-needle. How many pleasant words may be innocently received in a sensitive heart, when all its defensive faculties are busy counting stitches?
In short, we persist in the belief that a feminine character cannot be quite perfect without a knowledge of all sorts of needlework, and a downright hearty love of it, too. For our part, we have buried many a heartache in the growing leaves of a silken rose and blunted the sharp edge of pangs that would not be wrestled with by the sweet, calm monotony of a shining bit of steel.

In Mathematics

Crochet has been used by mathematician Daina Taimina
Daina TaiminaDaina Taimina is a Latvians mathematician at Cornell University who crochets objects to illustrate hyperbolic space.She came up with the idea in an idle moment during a camping trip in 1997, based on paper models designed by geometer William Thurston.... in order to create a version of the hyperbolic plane. Hyperbolic geometry
In mathematics, hyperbolic geometry is a non-Euclidean geometry, meaning that the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry is replaced. The parallel postulate in Euclidean geometry is equivalent to the statement that, in two dimensional space, for any given line l and point P not on l, there is exactly one line through P th.... A paper model based on the pseudosphere
PseudosphereIn geometry, a pseudosphere of radius R is a surface of curvature −1/R2 , by analogy with the sphere of radius R, which is a surface of curvature 1/R2.... was created by William Thurston
William ThurstonWilliam Paul Thurston is an United States mathematician. He is a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology. In 1982, he was awarded the Fields medal for the depth and originality of his contributions to mathematics...., however, it was quite delicate. Daina Taimina
Daina TaiminaDaina Taimina is a Latvians mathematician at Cornell University who crochets objects to illustrate hyperbolic space.She came up with the idea in an idle moment during a camping trip in 1997, based on paper models designed by geometer William Thurston.... used the art of crochet
CrochetCrochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn or thread using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the Middle French word croc or croche, meaning hook. Crocheting, similar to knitting, consists of pulling loops of yarn through other loops.... to create a strong, durable model, which received an exhibition by the Institute For Figuring
Institute For FiguringThe Institute For Figuring is an organization based in Los Angeles, California that promotes the public understanding of the poetry and aesthetics dimensions of science, mathematics and the technical arts.....