Just because it isn’t July yet doesn’t mean that I haven’t already sent and received my July Goody Box Swap! I joined A Swap A Month on Ravelry when the July swap was still taking sign ups. My partner is carajv, who seems to be my twin in opposite world. She has been knitting since childhood … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here. I am having great fun with Bruges lace, which I’m learning from the master herself, Tatyana Mirer, in a three-week class at Knit-A-Way. I’m the only person in the class at the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I’m still working on my homework for the Bruges crochet class I’m taking with Tatyana Mirer at Knit-A-Way. I’m using Galler Yarns Parisian Cotton and a 00 (3.5 mm) crochet hook. So far, I’ve finished the oval and am mostly finished with the square. I still need to complete the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I recently received several books focused on color knitting techniques from publishers for review. Each book is great in its own way, but all three take very different approaches. I’ll start with a short review of each book, and then I’ll talk about how they compare to each other. And … Read more
(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) Last week, I finished my post with a bit of a cliffhanger about a surprise that I would share this week. The surprise is that on Thursday, I started a three-week class on Bruges crochet with the … Read more