This post contains affiliate links. I’m delighted to interview Fiona McDonald today. I’ll also be reviewing her new book, Gothic Knits, and hosting a giveaway of my review copy, courtesy of Search Press. Fiona McDonald was trained as an artist and is known for her oil-painted, needle-sculpted, life-sized cloth figures, as well as her fabric dolls … 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. With my woven crochet clutch finished, I was ready to embark on a new chapter in Crochet Master Class. I had the desire for texture, so I … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I recently received a review copy of Custom Crocheted Sweaters: Make Garments that Really Fit by Dora Ohrenstein, of Crochet Insider fame, from the nice people at Lark Crafts. Like most crocheters, I’ve been waiting a long time for a book like this. Although I personally have little interest in actually making … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I managed to finish two small projects last week, and I promise to give them both the full photo treatment on FO Friday. I also finished and joined all 375 squares on my sister’s blanket on Sunday during The Walking Dead season premiere. Now I just need to add the … Read more
Thanks to everyone who commented about my button choices for the Irish Rose choker. In the end, I went with one of the small coordinating red buttons. There’s so much I like about this project: I used stash yarn from a swap, I worked with a motif that I love, I practiced another technique from … Read more