This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m sharing a review of Scarves and hosting a giveaway for my review copy, courtesy of the Guild of Master Craftsman. This book features 30 patterns for neckwarmers to suit a range of styles. Patterns by more than 20 designers for scarves, cowls, snoods, keyhole scarves, and pocket scarves are included. … Read more
This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. I’m really excited to interview Charles Voth, also known as Stitch Stud, today. Charles is a crochet and knitting designer and tech editor. (If you’re not sure what a tech editor is, you may want to check out this interview with Juanita Quinones. And if you get really excited … Read more
This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing crochet designer and blogger Nuria Pastor, also known as Bezencilla around the web. Nuria is currently living in the Netherlands but she is originally from Madrid. You can find Nuria online as Bezencilla on Ravelry, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, Etsy, and Flickr, as well … Read more
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I don’t share many details about my personal (that is, non-crafting) life. As a result, most of my readers probably don’t know too much about my background. I grew up in Brooklyn and Manhattan within two multi-ethnic (Cuban and Italian-American), multi-faith (Catholic, Santeria, … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. After missing my YOP post last week, I wanted to have something new and amazing for this week’s post. My first experiment with domino knitting didn’t produce much worthy of showing or discussing, so I decided to return to the trusty granny square. Since another YOP blogger, Robin from Crochet Nirvana, … Read more