Update: The winner has been selected and the giveaway is now closed, but read through the comments for some helpful tips on making amigurimi! The winner is Shanny!
Today I’m reviewing a new book from Stacey Trock called Crocheted Softies. The book is full of 18 different amigurimi animals from around the world, everything from snails [...]

Thanks for all of your comments on my giveaway for Robyn Chachula’s new book, Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia. Without further ado, the winner is Dctangles (I’ll send  you an email), who said:
“I own three stitch dictionaries, including one from the early part of the 1900’s from Fleisher. I think it is about time [...]

As a designer, I do a lot of swatching. Whether just for fun or with a specific idea in mind, making swatches gets me in the groove of crocheting, and in an almost meditative way, lets my mind wander to think of new ideas.

Sometimes I look at the swatches I have already made, and am [...]

PLEASE NOTE: THE GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED AND A WINNER WAS SELECTED. Thanks for reading!
A couple of weeks ago I received an email about a new-to-me crochet hook that’s designed specifically for working borders on flannel blankets and burp cloths. It is called the Sharp Crochet Hook and knew I wanted to try it out myself [...]

The random number generator picked 12, or Jane, to win the copy of  Brett Bara’s book, Sewing in a Straight Line. Jane said: “I would like to learn to sew kid’s clothes for my grandkids. Also a doable quilt like the one in the book.” Congrats Jane, I sent you a message, respond to claim [...]

Today I want to tell you a little bit about my friend Susan Beal’s other new book, World of Geekcraft (book website here). The book is a nice little collection of all kinds of pop-culture/geek inspired projects, from beading and embroidery to knitting, quilting and cake decorating.

When Susan asked me to contribute to the book, [...]

Today’s blog tour host, Kristin Nicholas of Getting Stitched on the Farm, is a big source of  inspiration to me. I became familiar with her work when she did some projects for Adorn and I remember how excited I was for her great embroidery book, Colorful Stitchery. She’s since written several lush books, all of [...]

Hip, Hip Hooray! We’re now just a day away from the release of my second book, Little Crochet: Modern Designs for Babies and Toddlers. I don’t think I could be more excited about finally getting to share it with you.

To start off, I just want to mention that I am having a Little Crochet Book [...]

The winner has been announced and this giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered!
I’ve been meaning to do a giveaway for a while now, but have been drowning in  yarn and writing over here. Nevertheless, I wanted to share some cool products that I’ve been given to give to you.
Here’s how it’s going [...]

When I checked the mail today, I found my contributor’s copies for two magazines that I have projects in–always exciting!

The first mag was Inside Crochet, a UK crochet magazine that has a good mix of garments, home decor and other stuff to crochet (I like a good mix!). My design is the Summer Picnic Wrap, [...]