I’m really excited to unveil my very first finished knitting pattern, the Sandworm’s Journey Beanie, today. The pattern is part of a collection for charity to support the Knotty Knitters 2013 calendar, so I thought it would be fitting to share an interview with Marsha Cunningham, the founder of the Knotty Knitters for Autism. I’ll … Read more
Back in June, I was the hostess of Crochetlist‘s monthly charity challenge on behalf of Bideawee, an animal welfare organization headquartered in New York. My main job as hostess was to be enthusiastic about the charity during the month, and to collect pet blankets. I also organized an ebook of 30 crochet stitch patterns suitable … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This week, I auditioned six more motifs for my mom’s milestone birthday blanket. I made each sample with stash yarn, and I’m happy to report that I’m almost to the bottom of one of my plastic yarn tubs! This is my version of Duckbill Dalliance by Margaret MacInnis. I like this … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I’m so excited to be embarking on a second Year of Projects along with the folks in the Come Blog-A-Long group on Ravelry. Last year, I aimed to work my way through Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters – you can read more about why here – … Read more
This month, I’m sponsoring Crochetlist‘s Charity Challenge on behalf of Bideawee. I’ve self-published a special e-book of crochet stitch patterns that make great pet blankets (with profits to be donated to Bideawee), and I’m working on a few of my own pet blankets to donate. Today, I’m interviewing Deborah Green, Bideawee’s Senior Manager of Volunteers, … Read more