Blogtoberfest Rerun: Getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher
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This post was originally published on April 18, 2011. I’m rerunning an updated version today, along with additional links to teacher interviews, as part of Blogtoberfest 2012. Last year, while updating my email contacts I discovered that I had taught over 100 people to crochet or knit since 2008! That is pretty awesome (to [...]
Year of Projects, Year 2: Laying low
I was hoping to have an exciting post about the Maker Faire for you, but I got sick yesterday so I’m staying home today instead. I’m feeling much better (I actually cancelled the first day of my DC37 knitting classes yesterday) but I’m still not completely recovered. I actually don’t have anything for my YOP [...]
International Crochet Day 2012, Part 2: Interview with Bert and Dana Freed and giveaway
For my second post for International Crochet Day, I’m writing about a jewelry technique that includes crochet. Bert and Dana Freed are a mother-daughter team who recently wrote Bead Crochet Jewelry: An Inspired Journey Through 27 Designs. I’ve known for a while that some jewelry making methods incorporate crochet techniques, but this is the most comprehensive [...]
The return of the blog…
If you’ve visited my blog in the last few days, you probably noticed that it wasn’t available. It turns out that I exceeded the storage space on my web hosting plan – not with my blog, but by keeping too many backups of my blog. D’oh! Now that I’ve learned my lesson and cleared out [...]
Knit and Crochet Design Week with Stacey Trock
Stacey Trock from FreshStitches is one of my favorite bloggers and designers to follow. She shares some really great projects, tips, and photos on her blog, and she is hosting Knit and Crochet Design Week from March 12 – 17. I’m really excited to participate and to share my introductory post! Who am I? Welcome [...]
Book Review: Teach a Group of Kids to Crochet
A few weeks ago, I taught my first crochet class for a group of kids (as part of a series of classes) through the Queens Library. I’ve taught crochet classes with kids and adults combined before, and I’ve also taught one-on-one lessons for kids. In preparation for the class, I decided to check out Teach [...]
Awesome Crochet Blog Award! from Crochet Concupiscence
Woohoo! Kathryn from Crochet Concupiscence just awarded me her first Awesome Crochet Blog Award of 2011 for best interviews. Kathryn is one of my favorite crochet bloggers and I check her blog daily for all the latest happenings in crochet. I feel very honored. Thanks Kathryn! You can read all of my interviews here (and my [...]
Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class – Tartans & Plaids Class with Jenny King
(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can find my other posts in this series here.) Last Sunday, I woke up early instead of sleeping in, packed up my yarn and crochet kit, and headed down to the Lion Brand Yarn Studio to take two classes during Crochet Masters [...]
Crochet Teacher Interview: Rosana (Traviesa88 on Ravelry)
(You still have time to enter to win in my week of giveaways celebrating my 100th blog post! For a list of giveaways and deadlines for entry, check out this post.) This post is part of my ongoing series about getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher. You can find links to the other posts [...]
An interview with crochet’s queen regnant, Gwen Blakley Kinsler
I’m excited to be joined today by Gwen Blakley Kinsler, founder of the Crochet Guild of America, as part of my ongoing series about teaching needlecrafts. I met Gwen (online, of course) in the Crochet Instructors Lounge group on Ravelry. In addition to being a nationally known crochet teacher, Gwen is a designer, a crochet [...]
