Happy Friday to all! I don’t know where this week went, and that seems to be the case more and more around here! In fact, just yesterday I was thinking about how I forgot to share my holiday gift projects with you–but I’ll save that for another post (fingers crossed). Today I wanted to show [...]

A few weeks ago, a crocheter sent me a note on Ravelry with a nice story about the Soft Owl Pillow that she made from my book, Little Crochet. It’s the sweetest little story, and so I thought I would share it with you here.

Just wanted to thank you for such a wonderful treasure in [...]

I’ve just added a new skirt pattern to my Ravelry PDF shop, the Lace Skirt. This skirt is crocheted with a simple side-to-side construction that makes it easy to customize to any waist measurement. The pattern includes two options for the waist–a zipper or an elastic, both of which are much less scary than they [...]

It’s finally starting to feel wintery here (truthfully, it feels like Fall to me, but that’s our Texan version of winter). It’s been rainy and windy and all of the yellow leaves are coming off of the trees. This has put me in the mood to start crafting for the holidays. Nothing like waiting till [...]

Just a quickie drop-in to share some photos and projects with you. It’s funny, I usually dive deep to find things to post about, but this week I have tons to post about and not a lot of time.

First, I wanted to share this FREE pattern of mine: the Pill(ow) Popper, courtesy of Caron. The [...]

I’ve got to forewarn you that this month is going to be a parade of projects. Book projects, mag projects, lots of projects that I worked on quite some time ago are finally published. And my slightly-lazy-when-it-comes-to-blogging self has been remiss in posting. Mostly because I actually took a few days off like the rest [...]

Today we went to two Thanksgivings, one in Austin and one here in San Antonio. We’re thankful for our families, our health, and our new little pup, among other things. I’m also thankful for Thanksgiving- making the above pies reminded me of how much I like to cook!
I’m also thankful for you, crochet fans! Now [...]

I spent last week playing with ideas for holiday wreaths. Initially I jumped for the green because it seemed logical, but once I went stash diving I really wasn’t happy with any color combinations that worked with it. In checking out out the dollar section at Michael’s, I came across some pretty glass bird ornaments [...]

Now that I’ve been teaching my Craftsy classes for a little over six months, I wanted to do a roundup to show you what some of my students have made, and post some of the feedback. I know it can be a little scary to sign up for a class without really knowing what you [...]

Last Friday I checked the mailbox and found the newest issue of Interweave Crochet Accessories- yay! It is packed with over fifty projects–a lot of shawls, hats, and scarves, plus some home decor–just perfect for planning your holiday gifts.  I have two patterns in it, as well.

First up is the Jeanne Lois Bandit, a triangular [...]