I’m pleased to introduce you to Sheep(ish),  the first yarn from Vickie Howell (my fellow Craftsy teacher, and host of Knitty Gritty TV) and Caron, one of the most crochet-friendly yarn companies I know. Sheep(ish) is a 70 acrylic/30 wool blend that comes in a fun array of 21 hues, including my favorites, Teal(ish), Chartreuse(ish), [...]

So, I actually took myself out for a photo shoot…with, myself, because we have been busy around these parts. I got some decent shots of my finished Peanut Butter Cardigan (which I’m calling Green Bean Cardigan) just to give you an idea of the fit on an average-ish body. I made the Medium, size 40″ [...]

In this midst of all my  blog touring, book promoting and class debuting action, I’ve been happily stitching away on a Peanut Butter Cardigan of my very own (here’s my project page). I’m teaching it as a class at Yarnivore, which has also provided an opportunity to work through some of the other sizes. I’m [...]

Last week when I was in Colorado, thanks to the magic of  Twitter, I was able to get together with a couple of designer/author/crocheter/knitter friends for dinner. What a treat! It was like a miniature version of the designer dinner that Marlaina put together for us at TNNA.

But the cutest part was that both Marly [...]

I’m very excited to share my latest two designs, both of which are in the new issue of Tangled! If you haven’t checked out this online mag, head straight over. It was started by some friends of mine in Montana and they have done a really spectacular job of including both crochet and knitting patterns, [...]

All’s quiet on the blog front because I went on a wintertime work vacation. Well, sort of a vacation and sort of work, but mostly fun catching up with friends–and this time Paul wanted to join me. Perhaps because it’s a little pathetic that when I fly away for weekends, I rarely see more than [...]

I was thrilled to see the latest copy of Crochet Today! magazine–that’s my cowl design on the cover!

The new editor asked me to do something special for the cover, so I pulled out all of the [post stitch, cluster, chain loop, and varying stitch height] stops to create the Blazing Cowl.  I had a LOT [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Inspired by Sister Diane’s podcast about being more authentic online, and her video on putting things away, I thought I’d share a little bit of my studio space with you. Warning: if you think my job is at all glamorous, avert your eyes!
Whenever I’m in the middle of a lot of projects, things start piling [...]