Crochet, Knitting & Craft Supplies
If you love to Crochet Purplelinda Crafts is the site for you.
Unlike other websites I mainly sell items for Crocheting, not just for Crochet I have a range of items for Hand Knitting, Loom Knitting, Knooking, Felting, Stitching, Tatting and other Crafts. My aim is to get more people crafting, show you child or grandchild the skills you have learned or work on something new together. Crafting is a very therapeutic pastime and enjoyed by young and old. I am adding new items all the time so please check back.
ABOUT ME
Purplelinda Crafts came about because of my frustration in trying to buy items for Crochet, there was very little choice on the Internet and at the wool shops. I started on eBay away back in 2006 and I am now proud to have the largest selection of Crochet Supplies in the UK. I am based in Inverness, Scotland and ship orders worldwide.
I love crocheting and could spend every hour of the day making something, I first started crocheting when I was about 8/9 years old. I was taught by mum who made items like blankets & peg bags. The 1st project I completed was a crochet blanket made in trebles with all different colours of wool and I still have it today. I drifted away from crocheting and started again when I was 18 years old, I bought a crochet stitches book and started teaching myself the different stitches. The only crochet patterns I could find then in the late 80's were for Doily & Mats which I made loads, I really feel that working with the finer threads helped wonders with my tension. I started designing my own blankets using various stitches, if someone was expecting a baby I would be making a blanket. I noticed crochet hats were getting very popular with the Stars like Justin Timberlake, Jenifer Lopez & Usher so I started my own range of hats for men & women which I sold on eBay. I will one day get these on to working patterns and offer them for sale and free patterns. I currently love the crochet books from Japan, they have inspired me to design my own animals and dolls. I would love to have my own crochet book published but I have to leave this until my kids leave home.
ABOUT CROCHET
Crochet is a centuries old craft that takes its name from the French word croq, which means hook. Crochet, a fun and relaxing craft which is easy to learn. You can create beautiful fashion and home accessory projects such as tops, hats, ponchos, scarves, doilies, afghans, toys and baby items. All you need is a hook and a ball of yarn. All crochet stitches are a series of loops and wraps of thread around the hook. Every pattern starts with a slip knot followed by a series of loops called chains. These chain stitches form a foundation row. The first row of a pattern is built on this chain foundation. Each successive row is crocheted on top of the previous row. Each row in a pattern may call for different stitches, but all stitches are variations of the basic double crochet stitch which is very easy to master.
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Crochet hooks are available in steel, aluminium, bamboo and plastic and come in various sizes from 0.50mm right though to 20mm in the UK. New styles are coming out all the time, Knit Pro Symphonie, Purplelinda Acrylic, Purplelinda Tunisian & Purplelinda Aluminuim. My best seller is always Clover Soft Touch Hooks designed to make crocheting easier and fun.
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