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
This post contains affiliate links. For my second post for International Crochet Day, I’m writing about a jewelry technique that includes crochet. Bert and Dana Freed are a mother-daughter team who recently wrote Bead Crochet Jewelry: An Inspired Journey Through 27 Designs. I’ve known for a while that some jewelry making methods incorporate crochet techniques, but this … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m happy to interview Linda Pietz, a knitting teacher who has come up with a really interesting and unique project for her students. Those of us who teach ongoing crochet and knitting classes are always looking for something to keep the group enganged, and Linda recently responded with a presidential … Read more
I’m really excited to unveil my very first finished knitting pattern, the Sandworm’s Journey Beanie, today. The pattern is part of a collection for charity to support the Knotty Knitters 2013 calendar, so I thought it would be fitting to share an interview with Marsha Cunningham, the founder of the Knotty Knitters for Autism. I’ll … Read more