Blog tour book review: Fine Art of Crochet by Gwen Blakley Kinsler

This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m excited to participate in the blog tour for The Fine Art of Crochet: Innovative Works from 20 Contemporary Artists by Gwen Blakley Kinsler. I had the pleasure of meeting Gwen online in 2011 when I interviewed her as part of my blog series, Getting Started as a Local Needlecrafts Teacher, and … Read more

Interview with Pauline Turner

I’m excited to share an interview with Pauline Turner today as part of National Crochet Month.  Pauline is a multi-craftual artisan, designer, author, and teacher.  I was first introduced to Pauline’s work in the early 2000s when I read How to Crochet as I was learning how to (finally) read crochet patterns.  Since then, I’ve learned … Read more

Book Reviews on CGOA Now!

This post contains affiliate links. Two of my crochet booklet reviews were posted on the Crochet Guild of America blog last week.  Both booklets are published by Leisure Arts. Add-On Crochet Cables by Frances Burks teaches an interesting new method for crocheting cables.  (Reviewed here.) Make in a Weekend Shawls is a collection of 12 shawls crocheted in medium … Read more

Blog tour interview: Tammy Hildebrand, author of Crochet Wraps Every Which Way

This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m thrilled to share an interview with Tammy Hildebrand as part of the blog tour for her latest book, Crochet Wraps Every Which Way: 18 Original Patterns in 6 Techniques, published by Stackpole Books.  The nice folks at Stackpole have also shared a giveaway copy of the book with me, … Read more

Blog tour book review: Kristi Simpson’s Sweet & Simple Baby Crochet

This post contains affiliate links. I’m pleased to share a review of Sweet & Simple Baby Crochet: 35 Adorable Designs for Newborns to 12 Months by Kristi Simpson as part of the book’s blog tour today.  As my regular readers know, I also review crochet books on the Crochet Guild of America‘s blog, and Stackpole Books … Read more

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