Favorite Online Crochet Resources: Tips and Tricks from FreshStitches
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Every Saturday during National Crochet Month 2013, I’ll be highlighting one of my favorite online crochet resources. Today’s featured site is FreshStitches, my favorite source of tips and tricks for crochet and small (crafty) business. I’m a huge fan of Stacey Trock, also known as FreshStitches. I had the pleasure of interviewing her and participating [...]
Interview with Cheezombie
Through my travels through the internet, I often come upon interesting designers. Cheezombie is one such talent. She is one of the (relatively) few knit amigurumi designers I’ve come across, and her work has a distinctive style. Cheezombie is shrouded in mystery, so I’m honored that she stopped by for an interview (but don’t expect [...]
Chubby Sheep CAL January Giveaway winners!
We had a lot of fun during the Chubby Sheep CAL, and now that it is over, I’m happy to announce the winner of the January giveaway. But first, let me share the awesome sheep that were finished this month! Blacky67‘s Black Sheep jaye-yarns‘s Sheep Shape MommieLamb‘s Chubby Rainbow Sheep Stormbat‘s Minikin Relodie made two Chubby Sheep: [...]
Vogue Knitting Live, Day 1
Yesterday, Vogue Knitting Live 2013 opened in New York. If you’re in the New York area this weekend, you should stop by! Here’s a quick wrap up of some of what I’ve seen so far. Gallery The gallery exhibits were being set up in the morning, and I had a chance to photograph most of [...]
Chubby Sheep CAL December giveaway!
I’ve seen some very cute Chubby Sheep projects shared in the last few weeks as part of the Chubby Sheep crochet-a-long. I’m hosting two small giveaways for this CAL. One is open to everyone who completes a Chubby Sheep in December, 2012, and the other one will open up to everyone who completes a Chubby [...]
Hispanic Heritage Month 2012 Interview Series: Paola Navarro from Delicious Crochet
This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Argentinian crochet designer Paola Navarro, also known as Delicious Crochet. She has been selling her signature style of amigurumi patterns in her Etsy shop since 2007, and can also be found on Ravelry (as DeliciousCrochet and on her designer page), as well as [...]
FO Friday: Panda for my cousin
I’ve had my eye on the Lala the Panda pattern since I interviewed Stacey Trock as part of the Crocheted Softies blog tour back in December. I wanted to make a relatively gender-neutral toy for my little nephew as part of my Holiday Stashdown Challenge. His parents are a bit old school, so I didn’t want to offend [...]
Winner: Voodoo Maggie’s Adorable Amigurumi
According to Random.org, the winner of Voodoo Maggie’s Adorable Amigurumi: Cute and Quirky Crocheted Critters by Erin Clark (reviewed here), courtesy of Tuttle Publishing, is #37… Sarah from Magnolia Surprise! I just visited her blog for the first time today, and she has a beautiful punch needle embroidery project! (Along with tons of amigurumi projects, including the cutest skateboarders!) I [...]
Winner: Happy Cute by Annie Obaachan
According to Random.org, the winner of my review copy of Happy Cute: 25 Amigurumi Celebration Gifts to Make by Annie Obaachan, courtesy of Barron’s Educational Books, is # 14… Lauren! Lauren says I really enjoy gifting amigurumi….and have had big hits with little gifts for my numerous extended family members during the holidays (mini snowman ornaments, mini mittens/stockings, mini reindeer) [...]
Blogiversary week of giveaways, Day 3: Voodoo Maggie’s Adorable Amigurumi
Today I’m reviewing Voodoo Maggie’s Adorable Amigurumi: Cute and Quirky Crocheted Critters by Erin Clark, and I’ll also be hosting a giveaway of my review copy, courtesy of Tuttle Publishing. Voodoo Maggie’s Adorable Amigurumi is a collection of crocheted amigurumi patterns by Erin Clark, who is also known as Voodoo Maggie. The book starts with an introduction [...]
