I’m thrilled to kick off my second annual Hispanic Heritage Month interview series today with Karla Sandoval, a Mexican crochet designer. This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation (at no added cost to you) if you make a purchase using these links. Karla can be found online at the Cute Little Crafts blog (where she … Read more
I’ve mentioned the My Mountain Hat Design Contest, sponsored by Schachenmayr in their My Mountain yarns, on the blog a few times before. I finished two crochet designs in the past week, but didn’t have a chance to take pictures of both of them until last night. Boston in Teal and Sage Green. This hat … Read more
I’ve been away from the blog for a bit, but it hasn’t stopped me from writing (and, of course, crocheting). You can check out a guest post I wrote today on Gwen Blakley Kinsler‘s blog, Crochet Queen: Royal Ramblings. I had the pleasure of interviewing Gwen back in 2011. This post contains affiliate links. She has recently written … Read more
While at Vogue Knitting Live in January, I was introduced to a local, New York State Capital region yarn vendor, Yellowfarm. The Yellowfarm booth had an interesting display featuring “long locks” art yarns. The display really highlighted the beautiful fiber from Yellowfarm’s longwool Wensleydale and Teeswater sheep. Today, I’m interviewing Virginia Scholomiti from Yellowfarm. You can find … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This week’s pick: Magic Motif Crochet by Maggy Ramsay. Source: Amazon.com Publication date: 1987. Status: Out of print but available at reasonable prices online. Condition: Very Good. Craft: Crochet. I discovered this week’s pick via this post on one of my favorite blogs, Crochetbug. Like Leslie, I was very intrigued by the Textured Squares Afghan. As you can … Read more