You are walking through the aisles of a clothing store and a crocheted top catches your eye. You look closely at the stitches and you recognize the single and double crochets. You think to yourself “What cute top. I could make that myself.”…
Like most of you, I love sharing photos of my finished items. Here are a few blankets that I have completed in the last year or so that I have not shared yet. Making baby and lap blankets is great because they allow…
The Resurrection Afghan is finally complete! (Confession: it has actually been done for quite some time, but I am finally sitting down to post it for you all) The repairs on this beautiful crocheted afghan have finally been finished. It took a lot…
Hello fellow crocheters! I am sharing a new free crochet pattern today: The City Lights Scarf. Have you ever looked out into the night and saw all of the sparkling lights of a far off town? It looks so small, yet you know…
Hello all! I am excited to share with you my experience at Interweave’s first annual Yarn Fest in Loveland Colorado. It was the first yarn/fiber conference I have been able to attend and it was AMAZING!!!!As most of you know, Interweave is one…
Hi all! Back in January of last year, I posted my New Year’s Crochet Resolutions. I had four resolutions: learn tunisian crochet, elongate stitches, make a pair of socks, create a sweater pattern. #1-Learn Tunisian Crochet I signed up for the Tunisian Crochet…
Granny Square Repair! A Step-by-Step Photo Tutorial If you have been following the Resurrection Afghan, you learned how to match yarn in Part II and how to repair seams in Part III. The next step is repairing the 132 squares. Most of the grannies are still intact,…
I just wanted to share a quick motif I made in honor of the Day of Love. This square is from Darla Sims’s book “63 Crochet Cable Stitches.” It is available at LeisureArts.com or at your local craft store. This sample was made…
Very exciting news! My V-stitch Granny Baby Blanket has been chosen as one of the Best Free Crochet Patterns of 2013. AllFreeCrochet.com has compiled an e-book with all of the Best of 2013. Check out all of the amazing free crochet patterns. Get your…