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gypsy crochet / carry, cut and crochet

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I ShiRRéT™ during gymnastics, ballet, tap, drum and piano lessons, BBC and COLORS (S.F.) TV news ––and while my son is winter surfing as a way to let my mind wander on a chosen subject.
I feel productive making beautiful things for my family and friends.

TOP L: 30" Sunflower, Lady McCrady 2005.
MID R: child's cotton chair seat in rows, 3 finishing rounds added. Louise McCrady

"ShiRRéT makes me feel productive
and calm."
––Paula Gabriel, painter, Paris art studio landlord, mom of Dorian and Roya.

"It's a rhythmic pattern you get into. It's like gardening. It's the one time I'm outside of my head. Even though I can't make the stitches perfectly yet, I felt relaxed after the class and when I practiced at home."
–– Laurie Rudifer, who couldn't crochet b4, after a 3 hour ShiRRéT™ workshop. Laurie is a grant writer with Read To Grow non-profit literacy group in NewHaven CT, mother of 2, daughter of 2.

After they came back from Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires looking radiantly healthy, Corina said "I think of simplicity and concentrate on the task at the present. My mom in Venezuela and I learned to ShiRRéT together in Connecticut ."
––Corina Alvarez de Lugo, artist