Although I’ve been a Ravelry member since December, 2007, I barely used it until 2011. Last year, I finally started to browse Ravelry regularly for pattern searches and began to participate in several groups. My Rav goal for 2012 was to use the notebook to track all of my projects. Adding projects (and even taking … Read more
Yep, I just tooted my own horn :). Thanks again to Kathryn Vercillo from Crochet Concupiscence for awarding me the 2012 Awesome Crochet Blog Award for Best Interviews. As part of my 2012 Year in Review series, today I’m sharing five of my favorite interviews from 2012. I was surprised to see that I posted … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I recently received a review copy of Long-Legged Friends: Crochet Creatures to Create and Cuddle by Hisako and Shizue Okawa from Andrews McMeel Publishing. This is a fun, concept book that also turns out some very cute projects. Shizue, an illustrator, drew adorable little animals, and her mother, Hisako, crocheted them based … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I recently received a review copy of Quick-knit Flower Frenzy: 17 Mix & Match Knitted Flowers from the nice folks at Annie’s. At first glance, you might assume this is a simple pattern booklet. It includes 2 beginner, 5 easy, and 10 intermediate patterns of flowers by ten designers. My favorite … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m reviewing Crocheted Granny Squares (Twenty to Make), the latest book by Val Pierce in the Twenty to Make series. I recently received a review copy from Search Press. (I previously interviewed Val and reviewed four of her other books in this series: Mini Christmas Crochet here, Knitted Mug Hugs here, … Read more