Yarn shows, also called fiber festivals, are wonderful social events that span the course of a day or even a weekend. At a yarn show, you can visit the booths of many yarn companies and shops, see firsthand and purchase different types of yarn, take classes at a variety of skill levels to improve your … Read more
When I first learned to read patterns back in 2002, the Catherine Wheel was one of the stitches that inspired me to learn. This classic crochet stitch has many variations and it allows you to practice at least three techniques: changing colors, increasing, and decreasing. This post contains affiliate links. The yarn for the sample … Read more
Most of us have a memory of shrinking a wool garment accidentally while doing laundry. If you’ve done that, congratulations! You’ve already knitfelted, or “fulled,” your first project. This post contains affiliate links. What is knitfelting or fulling anyway? Wool fibers have small scales. When the project you knit with wool yarn is wet and … Read more
If you joined the You’ve Got Options Crochet Along with 12 granny square patterns by 12 designers, or if you’re just a granny square lover like me, you’ve probably spent lots of time thinking about how to piece together a blanket using squares by different designers. In this Tips Tuesday post, I’ll share my five … Read more
I’m excited to share a guest post today from Lindsey Stephens, the crochet designer and tech editor behind Poetry in Yarn. Lindsey has recently added “Craftsy instructor” to her credentials, so I asked her to share a guest post with us today about finishing. This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation (at no … Read more