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 [...]

What’s this you ask? Is it possible that I’ve actually been crocheting something not-work-related-in-absolutely-any-way? Why yes, and I finished it last night during the Oscars while Paul drew my swift. [Secret shame: When I'm feeling really chained to my project, I just work with the yarn right off of my swift instead of winding it [...]

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 [...]

I’m excited to share a  new pattern: Cables and Lace Scarf (Crocheted).  I designed this pattern as a way to show off some of the gorgeous colors of the soft and drapey Lousia Harding Albero yarn we carry at Yarnivore.  The pattern is really pretty simple once you get started, and employs some basic cable [...]

Well folks, I’ve got nothing. I’ve been hammering away at some worky things and have been feeling incredibly inspired with ideas lately (as is always the case when I don’t have time to work on them–but I’m writing them down!).  But, here is a cute pic of my nephew Tegue a few weeks ago on [...]

I’ve been a bit behind in mentioning some of my published projects, and here are two I’d like to share with you. First up is the Candy Cloche (Ravelry Link)  in Interweave Crochet’s Winter 2009 Issue. This hat makes  use of a star stitch (or marguerite stitch) on the brim, and a few readers have [...]

Last week (or so) I got a press kit from Debbie Stoller’s new yarn line, Stitch Nation. The line is full of yarns made from natural fibers by none other than Coats and Clark. I’m loving that they are finally incorporating natural fibers into their yarn line, as I find them so pleasant to work [...]

I just (well, almost) finished crocheting a bunch of stuff for worky type reasons, so now I am in a “woohoo, I can make whatever I want!!” phase. And also a “I already crocheted with that yarn so what can I do with the leftovers that’s different?” (ie, knitting) phase.

The first thing I made was [...]

ETA: We have a winner, and it’s PJ (comment #24)!! Thanks to all who entered, the drawing is now closed.
If you ever read Adorn (RIP),  you probably know the work of Kayte Terry (or, perhaps you know her blog, This is Love Forever). I’d known Kayte for a long time via my crafty internet circle, [...]