Back in February, I attended the Craft Yarn Council Certified Instructor’s Program in Knitting on-site training. I had an amazing time during the three day training, and met some great knitters! We had to prepare quite a few swatches for the class… Even though I mailed off the proof of my 30 hours of teaching months ago, I … Read more
Yesterday, I had a burst of creative energy and the time to crochet. I designed a Bruges lace scarf pattern and made the sample. I don’t usually finish one of my Year of Projects goals on the same day that I start it, so I’m as amazed as you are. This will ultimately be a … Read more
I’m really excited to unveil my very first finished knitting pattern, the Sandworm’s Journey Beanie, today. The pattern is part of a collection for charity to support the Knotty Knitters 2013 calendar, so I thought it would be fitting to share an interview with Marsha Cunningham, the founder of the Knotty Knitters for Autism. I’ll … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m interviewing Kathryn Vercillo, one of my favorite crochet bloggers, for the second time. (You can check out the first interview here.) Kathryn recently self published a book, Crochet Saved My Life, about the ways crochet supports physical and mental healing. Kathryn is a professional writer, and her work has been … Read more
Confession time: I’ve done almost nothing YOP-related this week. I haven’t even looked at my socks for days, and I stalled after making 3 blocks for my mom’s milestone birthday blanket. Instead, I was inspired to do some swatching for design submissions. Nothing that I can share yet, but hopefully somethings that will eventually be … Read more