This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Argentinian crochet designer Paola Navarro, also known as Delicious Crochet. This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation (at no added cost to you) if you make a purchase using these links. She has been selling her signature style of amigurumi patterns … Read more
At my last Surmount the Stash update, I wasn’t sure how much progress I made towards my destashing goals. Today I know that I did a great job destashing in September! My accomplishments I finally identified two charities and was able to donate 4,170 yards of yarn! It was a great relief to find a … Read more
This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Guatemalan crocheter Ana Contreras, the bilingual blogger behind Lanas & Hilos. I’m a big fan of Ana’s blog and the great pictures she shares of her projects. Ana, also known online as AnaBC on Ravelry, is also a crochet (and, occasionally, knitting) designer. … Read more
This week, I finally finished a project I’ve been talking about since last year: I donated 4,170 yards of synthetic yarn that I had no plans of using to charities. (That’s the equivalent of about 11.5 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver, in case you need a visual.) I’ve been participating in the Surmount the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Juanita Quinones, also known as BoricuaCrochet, a crocheter I met on Ravelry who is also a crochet tech editor. Originally from Puerto Rico, Juanita moved to the mainland U.S. about 20 years ago and now lives in Pennsylvania. Her projects … Read more