I hope you’re enjoying the Holiday Stashdown Crochet-a-Long 2015! (If you’re just learning about it now, there’s still plenty of time to join in. You can find more details about the CAL here.) I’ll be shining a spotlight on each of our generous giveaway sponsors over the coming weeks. Today’s featured sponsor is Lion Brand … Read more
On Fridays, I share a link blast on G+, Twitter and Facebook to get you excited about crocheting all weekend! In keeping with the #FlashbackFriday meme, I’m sharing patterns that were first released at least 12 months ago. Today’s roundup is all one-piece baby blankets. While I love granny square/motif projects as much (more?) than the next crocheter, … Read more
This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month interview and pattern roundup series has come to an end. If you didn’t have a chance to read all the interviews, I’m sharing links to each one today. Click on the photo to go to the relevant interview. Thanks for your support of this series! This post contains affiliate links. … Read more
I first encountered yak yarn at Vogue Knitting Live 2013, when I came across the mYak booth. (I later interviewed Paola from mYak about her company’s sustainable partnership with Tibetan yakherders here.) This post contains affiliate links. The yarn for the sample was generously provided by SHOKAY. Last year, I was introduced to another brand … Read more
When I first learned to read patterns back in 2002, the Catherine Wheel was one of the stitches that inspired me to learn. This classic crochet stitch has many variations and it allows you to practice at least three techniques: changing colors, increasing, and decreasing. This post contains affiliate links. The yarn for the sample … Read more