This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here. After weeks of ignoring my bullion stitch blocks, I finished one up on Friday. Originally, my plan was to donate several bullion stitch blocks to Heartmade Blessings for the Crochetlist March 2012 … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Do you ever stumble across a blogger or designer and wonder how it is that you haven’t seen her work until that moment? This is exactly how I felt when I first saw Deborah Atkinson’s Snowcatcher blog. I literally couldn’t understand how so much time had elapsed without me being … Read more
(This post is part of my series for Knit and Crochet Design Week 2012.) Designing a Simple Knit Beanie: Day 3 Today’s Design Week theme is yarn. Since I already selected my yarn on Day 1, I’m focusing on measurements today. When I’m making a project for myself, I usually take my own measurements. But what about if … Read more
(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) The subtitle of this post should be: Unraveled. Yesterday, I learned that squares for Heartmade Blessings, the intended charity recipient of my bullion stitch blocks, cannot contain any black yarn. So last night, this: became this. I … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here. I was under the weather this week, and I’m taking the Craft Yarn Council Certified Instructor’s Program in Knitting this weekend (14 hours of fun, preceded by many days … Read more