Way back in February, I learned my cousin had a newborn daughter via Facebook. Her name is Brooklyn. (Yes, like me, my cousin was born in Brooklyn, but he hasn’t lived there for about 20 years). I decided to make her a baby blanket using some stash yarn. I started with the motif from Frankie … Read more
Every Monday during National Crochet Month 2013, I’ll be interviewing crocheters. Today’s interview is with Johnny Vasquez, a crochet teacher. As a crochet and knitting teacher, I’m constantly looking for online resources to share with my students so they have additional supports when I’m not around. I can’t remember how I first came across New … Read more
Whether you’re a pineapple pro or you’re just a wee bit scared by crochet lace… If you have a shawl for every day of the week or you’ve yet to take the shawl plunge… I’m inviting all crocheters to join the Pineapples for Everyone Shawl CAL! The Pineapples for Everyone Shawl is my latest free … Read more
After reviewing my progress in last week’s post, I decided to revise my list for the last half of the Year of Projects. This may not seem as ambitious as my original list, but for right now it works for me. I’ve been purposely vague about the exact numbers of projects, etc. because I would … Read more
I’m so glad that I said the Ripple Mania CAL giveaway winners would be selected randomly because it would have been impossible to choose my favorite projects from among all of the great entries! I had a wonderful time during the CAL, and I hope you did, too. I want to thank everyone who participated … Read more