#cgoa2018

[vashtibraha]

Chippy the cat is having a good August. He's content because I'm back from #CGOA2018. The #EgyptianMau in him loves when my husband waters the fruit trees and fills the watering cans. (Chippy's favorite place to drink.) Looks #smol 🤗🐈all tucked in the shade of a rambly old #southernrose bush. (at Manatee, Florida)

[gwengoods]

Making so many new friends #cgoa2018 #chainlink2018 #crochetlove #crochet #crochetguildofamerica (at Portland, Oregon)

[vashtibraha]

Finally found a good way to crochet the Starwirbel design as a 😍 flat rectangle 😍 Also thought I'd try a summery yarn instead of mohair. Hope to wear it the the Starwirbel class!!! . #starstitch #cgoa2018 #crochetofinstagram #crochetdesign #summerlace #crochetclass

[vashtibraha]

I'm swatching a #tunisiancrochet idea in my hotel room. So peaceful here! . #diagonalcrochet #cgoa2018 #crochetshawl #vacationmode

[vashtibraha]

It's lovely @crochetarchitect Susan Lowman modeling the Mamruana (a 2017 crochet along project) I wore to the fashion show banquet. This was in the Sheraton lobby after the banquet where we continued our conversations and #crocheting . You can see CGOA President @lindadeancrochet Linda Dean over Susan's shoulder. . #CGOA2018 #chainlink2018 #mamruana #crochetalong #designingvashtilotus #crochetdesigns (at Portland, Oregon)

[vashtibraha]

This is Michele Powell of Corvallis, Oregon, in her market booth at the #chainlink2018 conference in Portland last week. I had to take her picture because of her Frostyflakes shawlette! (Tap photo for link to the pattern.) I asked her if she knew who designed it LOL. Her artsy & ingenious shawl "pins" attach with a small, very strong magnet. They make great gifts! . #CGOA2018 #crochetshawl #c2cscarf #trianglescarf #marketbooth #shawlpin (at Portland International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmHijLHHCUl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lvdikmmw1qyg

[vashtibraha]

It's CGOA Hall of Fame inductee PAULINE TURNER at the fashion show banquet during the Chain Link conference in Portland OR. Pauline was one of the very first CGOA members I met at my first Chain Link conference in 2002 (West Palm Beach) and she made me feel very welcome ❤️ . #CGOA2018 #chainlink2018 #paulineturner #halloffame #crocheter #crochetteacher #crochetauthor #tiara (at Portland International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmE-roNHVon/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e22np6mraot

[vashtibraha]

Jan Bass wore our DesigningVashti Lotus yarn lace top to the fashion show banquet! This color is Emerald Deep. #CGOA2018 #chainlink2018 #crochetconference #designingvashtilotus #crocheter https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl9Y01tHsRY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ll55dydohy17

[gwengoods]

Preflight Crochet on my way to Portland #cgoa2018 #crochetlove #cgoa #crochetdesigner (at Chicago O'Hare International Airport)

[vashtibraha]

I turned today's #plannedpooling swatch into this little apple pot. (I'm testing part of my "Creative Planned Color Pooling" class handout.) This is stripy Sugar n' Creme cotton from my stash, vertically pooled in spiraling rounds. The rim is a covered hair elastic, so it stretches wider. . . #cgoa2018 #crochetclass #crochetbasket #dishclothcotton #singlecrochet #variegatedyarn

[vashtibraha]

My first new swatch since the #CGOA2018 conference and the biggest slip stitches I've ever crocheted. I put a coin there (a quarter) for scale. The hook is 30mm! (The largest one in my shop, a size U, is 25 mm.) Had a dental appointment today so I treated myself to #newyarn nearby. I don't know why everybody doesn't do #slipstitch crochet with giant hook and yarn!! This would be an *amazing* #crochetrug or deep winter #crochetcowl .

[gwengoods]

My centerpiece doily, Layers of Lace won 2nd place and the technical merit award!! Super exciting!! #cgoa2018 #chainlink2018 #designcompetition #crochetguildofamerica #crochetlove #crochetdoilies

[vashtibraha]

A stitch pattern that I modified to be self-healing when stitches are removed. ("Self healing" because no stitches are destabilized and at risk of unraveling from the bottom up when the row below them is removed.) #vashticrochet #crochetclass #steek #cgoa2018 #cuttingcrochet #cutcrochet