Book Reviews: Leisure Arts portable crochet books

This post contains affiliate links. Recently, I received two new crochet books from Leisure Arts for review: Everything the Internet Didn’t Teach You About Crochet by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss and Crochet Stitch Guide by Jean Leinhauser and Mary Ann Frits.  Usually, I have a giveaway for the books I review, but these two will be the prizes for … Read more

FO Friday: Brooklyn’s Baby Blanket

Way back in February, I learned my cousin had a newborn daughter via Facebook.  Her name is Brooklyn. (Yes, like me, my cousin was born in Brooklyn, but he hasn’t lived there for about 20 years). I decided to make her a baby blanket using some stash yarn.  I started with the motif from Frankie … Read more

Announcing the Rectangular Sampler Blanket CAL!

I’m really excited to announce the lastest crochet-a-long for one of my  patterns.  You may remember the Rectangular Sampler Blanket as the free pattern I released on my second blogiversary. This is a quick pattern for baby, stroller, or charity blankets. You can use up scraps with a stashbuster, or you can used planned colors, … Read more

FO Friday: Pineapples for Everyone Shawl & CAL winners

It’s been three months since I last participated in FO Friday, and it is great to be back!  This FO is actually quite a few weeks old, but I haven’t shared these pictures yet on my blog. This is my second version of my Pineapples for Everyone Shawl pattern.  I made it during the crochet-along … Read more

Quiet around here…

I’ve been away from the blog for a little bit, working on some secret projects.  But I’ll be back to regular posting soon. Until then, you may want to read this Behind the Brand interview with me that was posted on Kollabora this week. If you’re not familiar with Kollabora, it’s a multi-craftual maker community … Read more

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