Hispanic Heritage Month 2012 Interview Series Kick Off!

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I don’t share many details about my personal (that is, non-crafting) life.  As a result, most of my readers probably don’t know too much about my background. I grew up in Brooklyn and Manhattan within two multi-ethnic (Cuban and Italian-American), multi-faith (Catholic, Santeria, … Read more

Year of Projects, Year 2: Return to square…15

This post contains affiliate links. After missing my YOP post last week, I wanted to have something new and amazing for this week’s post.  My first experiment with domino knitting didn’t produce much worthy of showing or discussing, so I decided to return to the trusty granny square. Since another YOP blogger, Robin from Crochet Nirvana, … Read more

Non-yarn haul: Knitty City

Although I’ve been participating in Surmount the Stash all year and have been fairly good about avoiding new yarn purchases, the siren song of my favorite local yarn shop, Knitty City, began calling to me last night. The start of my yarn craving was receiving an email update about another local yarn shop that is closing … Read more

International Crochet Day 2012, Part 4: Crochet Boutique review and giveaway

This post contains affiliate links. As part of my daylong celebration of International Crochet Day, I’m sharing a mini review of Crochet Boutique: 30 Simple, Stylish Hats, Bags & Accessories by Rachael Oglesby and offering a giveaway for my review copy of the book, courtesy of Lark Crafts. Book Review Crochet Boutique: 30 Simple, Stylish Hats, Bags & Accessories is a … Read more

International Crochet Day 2012, Part 2: Interview with Bert and Dana Freed and giveaway

This post contains affiliate links. For my second post for International Crochet Day, I’m writing about a jewelry technique that includes crochet.  Bert and Dana Freed are a mother-daughter team who recently wrote Bead Crochet Jewelry: An Inspired Journey Through 27 Designs.  I’ve known for a while that some jewelry making methods incorporate crochet techniques, but this … Read more

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