It’s true. I was attempting to  unearth my sewing machine this weekend and I could reach almost all of these pairs from one spot. And yet, I am always looking for a pair of scissors.

My favorites are as follows:
For Fabric: Clover Ultimate Shears EX-200 (green handles). These scissors are awesome–they are light, sharp, and accurate–the [...]

As you celebrate the Thanksgiving this weekend, and count down to the Giftmas season, check out my very own “Craft Friday” deal. Ok, it’s more like a craft weekend deal–I’ll be staying far away from malls of any sort.
From Today, Nov 24th through Sunday, Nov 28th (CST), all of the patterns in my Ravelry Store [...]

Holy cow, I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is this week! I have a lot on my plate at the moment, in t he non-food department, but I wanted to pop in and share a couple of my previous tutorials that are still as fresh as ever.

Crocheters, dig through your scraps and whip up some of [...]

Yesterday Nikki and I headed out to Boerne, TX for the annual Kid’n Ewe Fiber Festival. This was my first year attending, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.  There were plenty of vendors selling yarn and wares, and it was low on the “frenzy” that you might see at bigger festivals. In fact, when [...]

I’ve started a teeny tiny craft night with a couple of friends, and wow, it is so nice to interact with humans!! As much as I love the internet, I don’t think anything will ever replace real live advice and all of that. Luckily I get to help people craft all of the time when [...]

I finished my Sprout Shawl (made with Noro Kirameki. designed by Kristin Omdahl) this week. I’m in the midst of too many deadlines, and clearly my priorities are in order!

Here it is blocking. I finally bought blocking wires, since I’ve been working with more and more lace. Of course now that I have them,  I [...]

I have a quick + fun pattern in Issue 11 of Inside Crochet (which is the November issue, meaning I think it’s on newsstands now!). I’ve always been intrigued by things that look like they are made up by lots of tiny pieces, when in fact they are not. And, I’m always scheming up ways [...]

This weekend my sister and I headed down to Houston for Quilt Market. To be honest, I’m not sure exactly why I went, but people have been asking me for the past two years whether or not I would be there, so I decided to give it a shot. There was so much fun quilting [...]