This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m excited to participate in the blog tour for The Fine Art of Crochet: Innovative Works from 20 Contemporary Artists by Gwen Blakley Kinsler. I had the pleasure of meeting Gwen online in 2011 when I interviewed her as part of my blog series, Getting Started as a Local Needlecrafts Teacher, and … Read more
I can’t believe the last day of March is already here! I had so much fun celebrating National Crochet Month, and I’m happy to end the festivities with an interview with crochet designer and blogger, Tamara Kelly. You may know Tamara from her blog, Moogly, or from crocheting one of the more than 130 designs … Read more
I love swaps, even though (more often than not) they come into conflict with my desire to downsize my stash. I’ve been participating, on and off, in the International Scarf Swap on Ravelry. Recently, I joined in their Stashbuster Swap, which seemed perfect for me. I needed to make a scarf (broadly interpreted) with stash … Read more
I’m continuing the (Inter)National Crochet Month festivities today with an interview with Australian crochet designer, Sarah Jane. I was first introduced to Sarah Jane when I saw her beautiful Frostberry Hat pattern during the Indie Design Gift-a-Long last fall. (And, after reading through Sarah Jane’s pattern descriptions, I learned that we frequently share the same tech editor, … Read more
This week, I’m releasing another square pattern inspired by the Spring Garden theme of Crochetville’s National Crochet Month Designer Blog Tour. I’m sharing one new pattern a week during NatCroMo, and these new patterns are available as free Ravelry downloads through March with the coupon code NatCroMo14. I call this square Gerbera. Unlike the other 3 square … Read more