As we get closer to the winter holidays, I’ll be sharing several crafty gift guides. These are great for finding gifts for your crafty friends and family, or for sharing (not so subtly) with your loved ones who don’t craft! This post contains affiliate links. This gift guide is all about crochet hooks. Most crocheters … Read more
Now that we’ve finished sharing new patterns for the 2015 Holiday Stashdown Crochet-a-long, I’m going to spend the next few days highlighting all of the wonderful giveaway sponsors and the great prizes in the end-of-CAL giveaway. (If you’re just learning about the CAL now, you can find more details here, and you have until January … Read more
For most of my crochet life, I didn’t use locking stitch markers. If a pattern called for a stitch marker, I used scrap yarn instead. Once I started knitting, more patterns called for stitch markers and scrap yarn was a bit harder to substitute. I decided to buy locking stitch markers, which could be used for both … Read more
Welcome to my themed blog series, Crochet Specialty of the Month! Each month in 2015, I’ll feature a specialized crochet technique, stitch pattern, or project type through several posts. As part of this month’s focus on hairpin lace, I’m sharing a review of my favorite hairpin lace loom along with a giveaway sponsored by Clover USA! … Read more