I’m excited to share two new crochet pattern releases! This post contains affiliate links. Both are in the February, 2015 issue of I Like Crochet, a relatively new digital crochet magazine that is available for your desktop or iPad. New issues are released every two months. My first pattern in the issue is the Scrappy Shells … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today’s interview is with fellow New Yorker, Dora Ohrenstein. Dora is the publisher of the Crochet Insider ezine; a designer whose work has appeared in Crochet!, Crochet Today!, Crochet World, Interweave Crochet, and Vogue Knitting Crochet, among other publications; the author of Creating Crochet Fabric, Custom Crocheted Sweaters (reviewed here), and … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. My regular readers know that I’m a lover of Tunisian crochet. I recently finished reading an ebook copy of Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet: Learn How with 13 Projects by Sheryl Thies from Martingale, and I’m sharing the review today. (Sheryl’s second Tunisian crochet book with Martingale, Tunisian Crochet Encore, … Read more
Every Tuesday during National Crochet Month 2013, I’ll be reviewing crochet books. Today’s post features a giveaway of my review copy of The New Tunisian Crochet by Dora Ohrenstein, courtesy of Interweave/F+W Media. This post contains affiliate links. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Tunisian crochet, and I’m thrilled to see it regaining popularity. … Read more
Today’s featured NatCroMo interview is with Annette Petavy, a crochet designer, blogger, and podcaster. I first became aware of Annette’s work when I saw her Tulip Skirt in Interweave Crochet. Annette can be found online on her website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Ravelry (as AnnettePetavy, on her designer page, and in the multilingual Annette Petavy … Read more