An interview with crochet’s queen regnant, Gwen Blakley Kinsler

This post contains affiliate links. I’m excited to be joined today by Gwen Blakley Kinsler, founder of the Crochet Guild of America, as part of my ongoing series about teaching needlecrafts. I met Gwen (online, of course) in the Crochet Instructors Lounge group on Ravelry.  In addition to being a nationally known crochet teacher, Gwen … Read more

Interview with Margaret Hubert with Book Review

This post contains affiliate links. This must be my lucky week!  Just four days ago, I posted an interview with Ellen Gormley.  Today, I’m excited to post an interview with Margaret Hubert.  If you have been crocheting or knitting for any length of time, you have probably come in contact with one of Margaret’s books … Read more

Go Crochet! Afghan Design Workbook: Interview with Ellen Gormley and Book Review

This post contains affiliate links. I’m thrilled to post an interview with designer and author Ellen Gormley.  I love crocheting afghans (in fact, at one point, I made nothing else for about 3 years straight!) and recently heard about her new book, Go Crochet! Afghan Design Workbook, on the Getting Loopy podcast.  I then read … Read more

Crochet Book Review: Crochet Compendium

This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m reviewing Crochet Compendium: The Ultimate Collection of Crochet Techniques, edited by Connie Ellison.  I have recently updated my crochet book collection, which is why you are seeing so many book reviews!  The Crochet Compendium is an interesting book for the crocheter who is looking to branch out and learn … Read more

Crochet Book Review: Everything Crochet

This post includes affiliate links. Today I’m reviewing Everything Crochet: A Must-Have Reference Book for the Serious Crocheter!, edited by Carol Alexander and Connie Ellison, a new crochet guide (with the subheading “A must-have reference for the serious crocheter!) published by DRG as an Annie’s Attic book. Everything Crochet is a book book I would recommend … Read more

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