Recently, I was invited by astridl on Ravelry to review a set of blocking wires from her company, Lazadas. Since, like many crocheters, I have a love/hate relationship with blocking, I thought I’d share the review as part of my celebration of (Inter)National Crochet Month. When the package arrived, I discovered that Lazadas Knitting Accessories is based in Israel. … Read more
As we pass the midway point of National Crochet Month, I’m excited to share an interview with indie designer, Anastacia Zittel, today. Anastacia is active online as a blogger and on Ravelry, and you may have come across her as anastaciaknits. She’s primarily a crochet designer, so I thought it appropriate to interview her during … Read more
This week, I’m sharing another square pattern inspired by the Spring Garden theme of Crochetville’s National Crochet Month Designer Blog Tour. I started off the tour by sharing my Hydrangea Shrub granny square pattern, and last week, I released A Ray of Sunshine. I’ll be releasing one square a week during NatCroMo, and the patterns are available as free … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I’m continuing my celebration of National Crochet Month with a review of a new book by one of my favorite crochet personalities, Stacey Trock. (You can find my interview with Stacey here, as part of her blog tour for Crocheted Softies: 18 Adorable Animals from around the World, and a mini interview … Read more
What better way to celebrate NatCroMo than to spread the word about crochet? Today, Larry Keltto at The Solopreneur Life shared an interview with me as part of his “How I Made My First $10,000” series. You can find the interview, about my experience starting and growing Underground Crafter part-time, here. You can also follow Larry’s blog to … Read more