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2001 Sept 11
Never Forget
WTC

CYCA Certified Crochet Teacher and member of CGOA.

Katrina August '05
Gustav Sept '08

Note: This site uses American crochet terminology. I have a chart showing the difference here.

Below are my tutorials.
If you want to print JUST the tutorial (for your personal use only), highlight the part you want to print, and choose "selection" when your printer box comes up. About.com has better instructions on how to do this if you need more help. I also have tutorials for sale in pdf format for teachers. See teacher packets on this page.

How to Crochet for Beginners

Alternative to the slip knot video (Windows Media Player version)
Alternative to the slip knot video (Real Player version)

More How to Crochet for Beginners

Basic Stitches

Special Stitches

Shapes

Other Important Stuff

Project Pictures

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My faith is an important part of my life.
If you are interested in knowing more about Christianity, please go here.

If you are interested in a Bible study that also incorporates crochet, check out Crocheting for Christ. July 2007 we are studying Women of the Bible. This is our first Bible study, so we're still finding our way. :-)

“Thanks for stopping by! I look forward to your next visit!” --Sandie

Free Patterns
My patterns for charity use can be found in the charity patterns section.

Here are some Patterns by other Designers, used with permission.

Note: Designer Janie Herrin passed away in March 2010.
I have a memorial to her here that contains a list of her designs.

Please read my copyright notice before using any materials on this site. Patterns are for personal or charity use only. Single sales allowed. Teachers must purchase license to use materials. Packets are $35 per packet for 12 students. There are two packets currently available.

For more info about copyright, check these sites:
About.com (excellent article)
Crochet Partners web site on Copyright
The Copyright FAQ for Knitters
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Crochet Kim (list of published designers)
The Girl from Auntie
Knitty.com

Patterns are in pdf format. You will need Adobe Reader to view them. You can get it for free by clicking the link below.

If you cannot read pdf files, there is a pdf conversion at the Adobe site. It converts to html. You will not get pics, but you will get all the text. in both formats.

If you like, you can subscribe to my e-mail list at yahoogroup. This is an ANNOUNCEMENT list only, NOT a chat group. All e-mails come only from me and let you know when there is a significant update to the Cabana.

Thanks for being a part of the Crochet Cabana family!

Due to spam issues I've decided to get rid of the guestbook and guestmap features. Please use the e-mail "Send Email button below if you'd like to contact me. Thanks!

Special thanks to Katy for starting me on the road to crocheting!

If you find any errors please let me know so that I can correct them.

I get many requests for this or that pattern. I cannot give out patterns that are copyrighted - don't ask me. If you are looking for patterns, there are several ways to find them. Do a web search, join a crochet list, put a message on several message boards, check Ebay or half.com, buy online or at a local bookstore or other outlet, or use your local library inter-library loan. Please note that any requests for copyrighted patterns will be ignored.

Also, please remember that I am a person just like you, with a life outside of the internet. I answer all my e-mails and really enjoy hearing from you all. Please understand when I cannot take the time to crochet an item you are having trouble with, so I can explain how to do it.

Please also be sure to put crochet or something relevant in the subject line. I do not open e-mails that have no subject line or that just say "hello" or "hi" and many times these end up in my spam box and I never see them.

To EMAIL ME click on the button below.

Note: No offense meant, but when I answer your e-mail, please do not add me to your address book and begin to send me all your "forwards". I know these can be cute or inspirational, but with thousands of visitors to the site, this can get overwhelming quite soon.

Want to know about Becoming a Christian? Go here.

Thank you for visiting the Cabana!

Note: If you find any links that don't work or pictures that do not come in,
please do let me know. Sometimes when I change one thing, I mess up something else! :-)

My Christian romance books

Angels for Christmas: (Inspirational Christmas Romance Collection)

A Time for Angels (Christmas Romance 2-in-1)

The Bouquet: Flowers by Felicity/Petals of Promise/Rose in Bloom/Flowers for a Friend (Inspirational Romance Collection)
ISBN-13: 978-1593101404

You can read descriptions of the stories at my other site http://www.sandrapetit.com .

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Since February 20, 2005
THANK YOU for coming!

Alexa

Crochet Cabana created in October 1997.
Lost my counter several times so I don't really have an accurate count of total visitors.

Crochet Cabana domain name was purchased March 2, 2001.

Here's what happened at the Cabana in 2009

Unique visitors 502762
Number of visits 646083
Pages 1316449
Hits 34407935
Bandwidth 200.22 GB

This site last updated on July 25, 2010.

Please be careful when searching the Internet. I did a search for "Crochet Cabana" and found a site that claimed to have free patterns and mentioned the Granny Square tutorial at Crochet Cabana. When I clicked on the link, it sent me to one page which immediately redirected me to another page with pornographic photos on it. Of course, I left the site immediately and notified Google of this deception. Just read the URLs carefully before clicking. That's the best you can do.

Caution: I have seen other people using the name Crochet Cabana for web sites and shops. I do not own this name so they are not doing anything illegal, but I just wanted you to be aware that just because you see the name Crochet Cabana, that does not mean it is THIS Crochet Cabana. I want credit for what I do, but not for what others do, good or bad. Thanks! -- Sandie Petit

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