Just a last-minute heads up to let you all know that I’m going to be on the Yarn Thing podcast tonight (9 PM EST/ 8 Central) ! We’ll be giving away a copy of Crochet Adorned on the air, so listen live and call in for your chance to win. Imagine that I look like I [...]

I’ll be working at Yarnivore all this week, so all will be quiet on the blog front!
If you’re seeking crochet inspiration, might I remind you that Easter is coming up and I have a free crochet pattern for easter eggs, chicks and bunnies? A reader recently sent me a pic of one of the eggs [...]

The Crochet Liberation Front has opened up voting for their annual Flamies Awards, and I’m flattered to be nominated in 2 categories. In case you’re wondering what the Crochet Liberation Front is, it’s a group on Ravelry that was started as a joke, but found a following; of crocheters who want to be liberated from [...]

Here we are, another week has gone by and I’ve  got nothing to show you. This week was full of getting things in order in my “studio”. The funny thing about my studio is I never crochet in it, because I like to sit on the couch and watch TV (it drowns out all of [...]

Sometimes I feel like crochet gets the short end of the stick. Or maybe the hooked end of the stick? Heheh. But today I came across a few crochet-related  things that made me quite happy. First off is the announcement of a second Crochet Potholder swap. Hooray! Information is on flickr here and there is [...]

Check out these colorful, winter cheer inducing pillowcases by Beata of Rose Hip. Aren’t they wonderful?

Beata started making these in October right around the time she got her hands on a copy of Crochet Adorned, and apparently she has been crocheting up a storm!! I think I would be so happy to walk into my [...]

Hello from the depths of unpacking and designing, and dealing with the hot hot SA heat. This week I want to share some of the fabulous projects I’ve been seeing that people have made using the instructions in Crochet Adorned. As a crafty author, there’s nothing more fulfilling than seeing people make stuff from my [...]

The dust is still settling over here and meanwhile I’m about to kick it into high gear on a big project I can’t tell you about. So, hopefully you don’t find these magazine roundups to be too boring, cause that might be about all I’ve got for a while.  I did get to sit at [...]

I’m writing tonight from Wheatland, Wyoming to tell you that Etsy’s Storque has posted a free project from my book on their website, go check it out! (To entice you without giving it away, it’s the easiest, most beginner friendly project in the book.)
We (and by we, I mean Paul) did a ton of driving [...]

Today marks the last stop of my blog book tour with a Q&A with Vickie Howell. She asked me some questions about how working on Adorn mag influenced the Crochet Adorned the book, tips for working with jersey, and more. Check it out and enter to win a free copy!!
And, for something totally different, I [...]