I’m really pleased to share that I won two 2013 crochet blog awards. Kathryn from Crochet Concupiscence awarded me her 2013 Awesome Crochet Blogger Award for Best Crochet Interviews for the third year in a row (!). (On a side note, wow, the pressure is really on now to come with some fantastic interviews! Luckily, I already … Read more
Temperatures are dropping in New York City. Yesterday, it was so cold I could barely stand being outside for even a few minutes – which I did anyway, just to take pictures for this blog post (and to buy cat litter). I bundled up with my current favorite cold weather scarf, my sample for the … Read more
Last week, I finished my last Year of Projects post of 2013 with a cliffhanger: how many more projects could I complete in 2013? I ended up finishing just one more project, a baby blanket for my cousin’s newborn. (My cousin was in labor when I wrote the post, and has since delivered a healthy baby … Read more
On December 1, I set a goal of finishing a project every other day in December. With just a few days to go, I’m happy to say that I did pretty well. First off, I finished three secret for future publication. (You can read vague details on my Ravelry project pages here, here, and here.) … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Laurinda Reddig‘s ReCrochetions Presents: Rowan’s Learn to Crochet Sampler Afghan is a booklet containing tutorials and patterns for beginning crocheters. The subtitle of the booklet, “A Complete Class to Learn Crochet Including 4 Easy Baby Blankets & a Hat,” clarifies its purpose. Laurinda published this 74 page booklet in 2012 using CreateSpace, … Read more