Book review: 100 Colorful Granny Squares to Crochet

This post contains affiliate links. Lovers of granny squares can probably never have too many books, but what about 100 Colorful Granny Squares to Crochet: Dozens of Mix and Match Combos and Fabulous Projects makes it stand out in a sea of books about granny squares? Leonie Morgan‘s debut book has the joyful and inviting colors … Read more

A Challenge Accepted

Life became rather too complex for me to do any work towards Year of Projects goals.  And, then, suddenly it was December. Last year, I did a lot of advanced holiday crafting, and I even finished all of my gifts by mid-November.  This year, not so much.  When Thanksgiving rolled around last week, I realized I … Read more

Book Review: Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet by Sheryl Thies

This post contains affiliate links. My regular readers know that I’m a lover of Tunisian crochet.  I recently finished reading an ebook copy of Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet: Learn How with 13 Projects by Sheryl Thies from Martingale, and I’m sharing the review today.  (Sheryl’s second Tunisian crochet book with Martingale, Tunisian Crochet Encore, … Read more

Temperatures are rising

The last several months have been a whirlwind.  As a result of constant activity at work, home, and in life, books languished in my Currently Reading shelf on Goodreads, crochet and knit projects stalled in my project bags, and over 100 blogs I follow sat unread in Feedly.  But recently, things have cleared up – I … Read more

Indie Design Gift-A-Long and New Patterns

If you’re like most crafters I know (myself included), November and December are a frantic dash of gift making.  This year, over 150 independent knitting and crochet designers banded together to host the Indie Design Gift-A-Long on Ravelry, and I’m thrilled to be joining in by offering all of my self-published patterns for 25% off … Read more

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