The newest issue of CraftSanity magazine arrived in my mailbox yesterday, along with the samples I sent off to be featured with my crochet coin purse pattern! This is my first published project and I’m so excited to be featured in CraftSanity! I’ve been a big fan of Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood’s for a long time now, […]
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How to be Crafty: Knit and Crochet
Welcome to part two of my How to be Crafty series! Today I’m talking about knit and crochet. I’m pretty much a self-taught knitter and crocheter (although I’ve certainly had some tips and pointers along the way). I’ve been crocheting for about three or four years now and knitting for just over one year. You […]
On Hooks and Needles (Part 1)
As many of us are still thinking of New Year’s resolutions, the thing that keeps coming to my mind is my chronic yarn addiction. I almost always have more than one project going at a time, and am often guilty of not finishing them, or at least taking a very long time to do so. […]
Catherine Stitch Cowl
I began making this cowl for myself a couple weeks ago when we had a brief little cool(ish) spell. I found this pattern from people webs via Pinterest and couldn’t wait to make it. I picked up some of my favorite alpaca yarn at the local Yarn Barn. I only had enough mula to buy […]
Crocheting for Baby
My dear friend Umber commissioned me to crochet some baby items for her photography business over the summer. It was so much fun going with her to pick out yarn (we chose some baby alpaca from here for the main color, #555). We found both the hat and diaper cover patterns on Etsy. The patterns […]