This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m sharing a guest post with Sharon Silverman as part of her blog tour for her latest book, Tunisian Crochet Baby Blankets. I previously interviewed Sharon here as part of her blog tour for Crochet Scarves: Fabulous Fashions – Various Techniques. I was all ready to write an introduction to … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today is National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association‘s annual event to bring attention to women’s heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. This year, Jimmy Beans Wool founder Laura Zander is bringing her Stitch Red campaign to crochet, with Crochet Red: Crocheting … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Two of my crochet booklet reviews were posted on the Crochet Guild of America blog last week. Both booklets are published by Leisure Arts. Add-On Crochet Cables by Frances Burks teaches an interesting new method for crocheting cables. (Reviewed here.) Make in a Weekend Shawls is a collection of 12 shawls crocheted in medium … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today’s interview is with fellow New Yorker, Dora Ohrenstein. Dora is the publisher of the Crochet Insider ezine; a designer whose work has appeared in Crochet!, Crochet Today!, Crochet World, Interweave Crochet, and Vogue Knitting Crochet, among other publications; the author of Creating Crochet Fabric, Custom Crocheted Sweaters (reviewed here), and … Read more
Earlier this week, I came home to this. I hadn’t recently ordered anything from Canada, so I was puzzled. However, upon turning it over, I discovered the customs form. (In case you’re wondering, there’s almost nothing cooler than seeing the phrase “handknit socks” on a customs form when the temperatures are about 20 degrees below … Read more