Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to design a crochet pattern with Yarnbox , a monthly yarn subscription club. I love working with new yarns, and in this case, I got the chance to use tencel for the first time. (Tencel is a plant-based rayon fiber.) This post contains affiliate links. The yarn for … Read more
This post includes a photo tutorial for my second contribution to the Mystery Lapghan Crochet-a-long, an online event featuring thirty-six 6″ (15 cm) squares by thirty crochet designers. This post contains affiliate links. The yarn for the sample was generously provided by Red Heart. You can learn more about the CAL here, or join the … 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
Once I started co-hosting the monthly Knitting Love Link Party with Jessie at Home, and now that the Holiday Stashdown Crochet-a-Long has started, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to add pictures to an inlinkz link party. I decided to share this photo tutorial to help people participate. This post contains affiliate … Read more
Since the Not Quite a Slouchy Hat pattern was released on Monday, I’ve been really happy to see the variations made by crocheters! I know the special stitches are challenging for beginners, though, so I’m sharing both video and photo tutorials today. This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation (at no added cost … Read more