This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Guatemalan crocheter Ana Contreras, the bilingual blogger behind Lanas & Hilos. I’m a big fan of Ana’s blog and the great pictures she shares of her projects. Ana, also known online as AnaBC on Ravelry, is also a crochet (and, occasionally, knitting) designer. … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Juanita Quinones, also known as BoricuaCrochet, a crocheter I met on Ravelry who is also a crochet tech editor. Originally from Puerto Rico, Juanita moved to the mainland U.S. about 20 years ago and now lives in Pennsylvania. Her projects … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m very excited to interview Spanish crochet designer and blogger, Angele Lumiere. You may have seen Angele’s designs on her Ravelry page or her French/Spanish bilingual blog, Le flux de la creativite. You can also find Angele online on Ravelry, … Read more
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I don’t share many details about my personal (that is, non-crafting) life. As a result, most of my readers probably don’t know too much about my background. I grew up in Brooklyn and Manhattan within two multi-ethnic (Cuban and Italian-American), multi-faith (Catholic, Santeria, … Read more