Interview with crochet designer, Ana Silva, and crochet pattern roundup

I’m sharing the sixth interview in this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month series with Ana Silva from Children Pictures Creations. Ana is a Dominican-American crochet designer and photographer. I’ll also be including a roundup of my 5 favorite crochet patterns from her collection! This post contains affiliate links. Ana can be found online on her website … Read more

Interview with crochet designer, Maria Isabel, and free crochet pattern roundup

I’m sharing the fifth interview in this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month series with Maria Isabel from Chabe Patterns (formerly ChabeGS). Maria Isabel is a Mexican crochet designer. I’ll also be including a roundup of my 5 favorite free crochet patterns from her collection! This post contains affiliate links. Maria can be found online on her … Read more

Knitting Pattern: Ribbon Stitch Cowl

Today’s free knitting pattern has been in the works for (ahem) over two and a half years. Let me explain. Back in January, 2013, I went to Vogue Knitting Live and I picked up two skeins of yarn. The one on top is Full Moon Farms Fabulous Yarn. If you’d like to meet the wonderful … Read more

Crochet Pattern: Checkerboard in Primary Colors Blanket in 6 Sizes

I love crocheting granny squares. (I’m pretty sure this is no secret to any regular reader of my blog.) Since I do a lot of my crocheting while commuting, I enjoy the portability. I usually prefer 6″ (15 cm) squares, but for this pattern, I decided to try something a little different: a 4″ (10 … Read more

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