Announcing the 2020 Holiday Stashdown Crochet Along!

The Holiday Stashdown Crochet Along is the fifth and final crochet along of 2020 hosted in the CAL Central Facebook and Ravelry groups. It’s also our sixth annual Holiday Stashdown CAL! We’ve brought together twenty-six of your favorite crochet designers to bring you free crochet patterns for handmade holiday gift ideas, decorations, and wrap. Join us to … Read more

Amigurumi Pattern: Boom Box Softie

I’m kicking off this year’s Holiday Stashdown Crochet Along with CAL Central Crochet with the Boom Box Softie crochet amigurumi pattern. This cutie makes a great gift for anyone who loves music or who is nostalgic for late 1970s through early 1990s technology. Read on for the pattern and details on how you can join … Read more

Stitch Adventure Blanket 38: Traveling Bobbles, Part I

Welcome to Week 38 of the Stitch Adventure Blanket! This week’s pattern is the first in a two-part pattern for traveling bobbles. Traveling stitches change position, typically moving in a diagonal fashion, from row to row. This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation (at no added cost to you) if you make a purchase … Read more

Crochet Candy Corn Pattern: Kernal the Giant Candy Corn Softie

Today I’m sharing the second of several giant crochet food patterns designed for Fairfield World, the company behind Poly-Fil fiber filling. Each of these crochet food patterns has a seasonal theme. Kernal the Giant Candy Corn Softie is a sugar-free, no-calorie, huggable crochet candy corn pattern! This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation … Read more

Announcing #LatinxMakerMonth 2020

I’m so excited to announce the second annual #LatinxMakerMonth Instagram celebration of makers during Hispanic Heritage Month! I hope you will join me over the next 30 days as I share the work of a talented group of Latinx and Hispanic makers including crochet and knitting designers, indie yarn dyers, cosplay sewists, and more! This … Read more

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