Interview with crochet designer, Juan Lopez, and crochet pattern roundup

I’m sharing the seventh interview in this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month series with Juan Lopez, the emerging Spanish crochet designer and maker from Los Hice Yo. I’ll also be including a roundup of my 4 favorite crochet patterns from Juan’s collection! This post contains affiliate links. Juan can be found online on his website and … Read more

Roundup: 15 Free Crochet Hugs for Mugs Patterns

On Fridays, I share a link blast on G+, Twitter and Facebook to get you excited about crocheting all weekend! In keeping with the #FlashbackFriday meme, I’m sharing patterns that were first released at least 12 months ago. Today’s roundup is all about mug hugs and bottle and cup cozies. These are great stashbusters and they double as … Read more

Interview with crochet designer, Ana Silva, and crochet pattern roundup

I’m sharing the sixth interview in this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month series with Ana Silva from Children Pictures Creations. Ana is a Dominican-American crochet designer and photographer. I’ll also be including a roundup of my 5 favorite crochet patterns from her collection! This post contains affiliate links. Ana can be found online on her website … Read more

Interview with crochet designer, Maria Isabel, and free crochet pattern roundup

I’m sharing the fifth interview in this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month series with Maria Isabel from Chabe Patterns (formerly ChabeGS). Maria Isabel is a Mexican crochet designer. I’ll also be including a roundup of my 5 favorite free crochet patterns from her collection! This post contains affiliate links. Maria can be found online on her … Read more

Crochet Pattern: Checkerboard in Primary Colors Blanket in 6 Sizes

I love crocheting granny squares. (I’m pretty sure this is no secret to any regular reader of my blog.) Since I do a lot of my crocheting while commuting, I enjoy the portability. I usually prefer 6″ (15 cm) squares, but for this pattern, I decided to try something a little different: a 4″ (10 … Read more

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