Crochet inspiration for your dash found via wild olive.  Such a lot of pretty on that blog!

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Berocco shares a free intermediate pattern for a bunch of crocheted lily-like flowers.  Very pretty.  

I was watching Bates Motel last night and spent some moments afterwards ruminating on the ‘art’ of Taxidermy.  Whatever your thoughts and feelings are about it, there is no denying that Elaine Bradford is a very talented crochet taxidermy artist.  More of her work via the link.

Here’s some crochet inspiration from the amazing Rachel from Cornflower Blue Studio. Rachel says that this was inspired by  tentacles (squid and jellyfish) and the illustrations of biologist Ernst Haeckel

I keep stumbling on some amazing crochet art, and today I’d like to introduce you to the work of Emily Barletta—a brilliant fibre artist. In addition to crocheting, she also works with embroidery, hand sewing, and felting.

I’m loving the heck out of this arty necklace! It looks like it is made with dozens of small, colourful crocheted circles, all stacked up to form 3 colorful rows. The arty lady who created this piece can be found at her Etsy shop, LavenderField.

createcreatively:

Two shells each 6” long, tapestry-crochet in mixed yarns and wire by Caroline Routh.

Tapestry crochet is a type of crochet in which you carry multiple yarn colors across the piece to produce a fabric that looks not just crocheted but intricately woven.

On the subject of crochet doilies, here’s a little crafty / arty idea:

Stiffened Crochet Doily Clock by Stanley Ruiz - found via Design Squish

Cute and quirky art using crochet doilies and stitch work by catherine_campbell on Flickr. Sweet right?