Welcome to my themed blog series, Crochet Specialty of the Month! Each month in 2015, I’ll feature a specialized crochet technique, stitch pattern, or project type through several posts. As part of this month’s focus on hairpin lace, I’m sharing a review of my favorite hairpin lace loom along with a giveaway sponsored by Clover USA! … Read more
Welcome to my themed blog series, Crochet Specialty of the Month! Each month in 2015, I’ll feature a specialized crochet technique, stitch pattern, or project type through several posts. As part of this month’s focus on hairpin lace, I’m sharing a mini interview today with Tammy Hildebrand from Hot Lava Crochet. Tammy is a crochet designer, author, teacher, … Read more
According to Food.com, “every day is a food holiday,” and May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Day. I am a huge fan of chocolate chip cookies (I prefer chewy to crunchy), and yes, I do have my own variation on the classic NESTLÉ Toll House recipe. This post contains affiliate links. My secret is to use … Read more
On Fridays, I share a link blast on Twitter and Facebook to get you excited about crocheting all weekend! Keeping with the #FlashbackFriday meme, I’m sharing patterns were first released at least 12 months ago. We all have the best of intentions, but sometimes we might not start that Mother’s Day gift until the last minute. This week, I’ve … Read more
Welcome to my themed blog series, Crochet Specialty of the Month! Each month in 2015, I’ll feature a specialized crochet technique, stitch pattern, or project type through several posts. This post contains affiliate links. I can’t remember when I first heard about hairpin lace, but my first official introduction to actually trying it was back … Read more