This post contains affiliate links. I recently learned about a great design contest via Ravelry. The My Mountain Hat Design contest invites designers to create a hat that symbolizes My Mountain, “a goal that feels unattainable – right up until the moment you reach it,” using the Schachenmayr line of My Mountain yarns. I loved the fun … Read more
You may know that I volunteer to review crochet books on the Crochet Guild of America‘s blog, CGOA Now! In 2013, most of my book reviews have been published there. Here are the links in case you missed the reviews. This post contains affiliate links. Crochet Saved My Life: The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of … Read more
I’m excited to share finally two secret projects I worked on last winter with you: the Rolling Waves Scarf and the Weekend in the Alps Hat. Both were published in the 2013 Weekend Crochet Projects issue of Love of Crochet, which is now available. So let me tell you a bit about the two designs. … Read more
Today, I’m very excited to share an interview that has been very long in the making. Back in January, I was at Vogue Knitting Live in New York (posts here, here, and here), and I had the chance to spend some time with Danielle Chalson. Danielle is a (mostly) knitting (with “a smidge of … Read more
Recently, I’ve been hard at work designing all sorts of secret projects. It’s been hard to blog when I can’t really talk about what I’m working on, and of course, there’s also that pesky thing about only having so many hours in the day. Last week, I had two designs accepted for upcoming publications. These … Read more