>Caveat Emptor
>Buyer… or should I say non-buying downloader… beware. It has come to my attention that many crocheters are attempting to make certain designs of mine from patterns that are incomplete. I refer to...
View Article>Hawaii, at last!
>Just now I lovingly inserted the shiny, almost new 50th US state commemorative quarter into the slot of my collection. When this diabolical program was hatched by the feds and the mint, beginning...
View Article>More is more
>Crochet is supposed to be a pleasant experience. Some of us are in it for the process; we love the act of crocheting and are not overly concerned about what we are making. Some others are in it for...
View Article>BACKSTORY: Melon-Color Baby
>If ever asked what languages I speak, I answer that I speak English… and Crochet. But English is not my first language. What I heard at home for the first five years of my life was a patois that...
View Article>The Melon-Color Baby
>OK, I think I did this stream of consciousness thing backwards. What set off the entire chain of thought was a comment from a reader here a couple of weeks back. She asked if I could design...
View Article>My Flamie
> Ah, yes. Don’t we enjoy the spectacle of awards night! I mean, even though I had not seen one single film or performance that got Oscar-nominated, and honestly could not have cared less which...
View Article>The Best Way to Get Answers
>OK. Here’s the thing. It is nearly impossible in blog format to answer crochet questions person to person in an efficient way. So, if any readers need answers about any of my books, designs,...
View ArticleMoving… Maybe
Hey Readers, I think my blog may find a new home here at WordPress. Stay connected as Doris Chan: Everyday Crochet undergoes some construction. Congratulations to all who have followed the breadcrumbs...
View ArticleAwarding Seamless Crochet
WOWSERS! We had ourselves a party the past couple of days. A big welcome goes out to all who stopped by to help me wrap up the blog tour for Kristin Omdahl’s new book, Seamless Crochet: Techniques...
View ArticleCheck Your Geek
***The following, although promising at the start, quickly devolves into a non-crochet, totally smug and self-indulgent trivial pursuit, and is a strictly temporary aberration. Meaty crochet stuff...
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