This post contains affiliate links. Laurinda Reddig‘s ReCrochetions Presents: Rowan’s Learn to Crochet Sampler Afghan is a booklet containing tutorials and patterns for beginning crocheters. The subtitle of the booklet, “A Complete Class to Learn Crochet Including 4 Easy Baby Blankets & a Hat,” clarifies its purpose. Laurinda published this 74 page booklet in 2012 using CreateSpace, … Read more
Smiley’s, a discount yarn shop in Woodhaven, Queens (reviewed here), has an annual Manhattan Yarn Sale. You can only buy yarn in bulk at this sale (3-10 skeins in each bag), so I have tried to avoid it for the last few years. While it’s a great place to be if you have a sweater … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Last June, I had the great pleasure of taking a series of Bruges crochet classes with designer Tatyana Mirer at Knit-a-Way. Tatyana had some stunning sample garments, and I asked her about her favorite resources for sizing. She brought me over the bookshelf and pulled out Cheryl Brunette‘s Sweater 101: How … Read more
It’s amazing how a little challenge can make your fingers fly. This is a nice, boring hat for my special guy that I just finished. I used the same yarn to make a slightly fancier hat a few weeks ago, but in using my secret knit testing tactic (asking him to “try on a hat” … Read more
This is the second project I finished since I challenged myself to finish a project every two days in December. I crocheted this hat last night. It’s for a friend of mine who bought one of my crocheted hats at a craft fair a few years ago. We went to Smiley’s to shop for this … Read more