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The Swift Stitch: Santa Cruz, CA

by Stacey on July 6, 2012

store: The Swift Stitch address: 402 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 website: www.theswiftstitch.com date of visit: April, 2012 Everywhere I travel, I go to yarn stores. In fact, during my 5-day trip to California, I visited 7 yarn stores in 4 different cities. Some stores are mega-huge with a fabulous selection. Of course, I […]

Quick & Easy Shortcut for the Cow’s Tail!

by Stacey on July 3, 2012

A little update Hey, everyone! Yesterday was moving day for me… and everything went smoothly! Yay! It took a tad longer than usual to get our internet installed this morning (our new apartment seems to have some electrical trouble… eep!), so that’s why this post is a bit late! Thank you so much to everyone […]

Choose Your Own Dragon Adventure!

by Stacey on June 30, 2012

If you’ve been following me on Facebook or Twitter, then you’ve been following the design progress of my very first Choose Your Own Adventure Pattern! I’m so excited, it’s finally here! So, announcing… Choose Your Own Adventure Dragon! This dragon will be 9″ tall (that’s nice and cuddly!) when crocheted with a worsted weight yarn. […]

Hate attaching limbs to amigurumi? Not after reading this post!

by Stacey on June 28, 2012

Most people tell me that they’ve got a handle on the crocheting part… but when it comes to assembling amigurumi pieces, they dread it! That makes me sniffle… making amigurumi should be 100% fun! So, in this post, I’ll show you how to attach limbs easily and evenly… taking all the stress out of sewing. […]

WIP Wednesday: Color Affection!

by Stacey on June 27, 2012

Color Affection Progress Remember when I started my Color Affection? It was a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been steadily progressing. I couldn’t be any happier with the colors I selected! Here’s what it looks like now: The lime green from Candy Skein is what really makes this shawl POP! I just adore the […]

Connecting your Cow’s Spots… it’s easy!

by Stacey on June 26, 2012

I’m lovin’ the Cow Crochet-a-long… I’m already seeing some fabulous finished cows! Don’t forget that, to have a chance to win the awesome prize, you’ll need to post a photo of your cow either on our facebook page or the CAL thread in our Ravelry group by July 11th! How to connect spots For those […]

Tales from TNNA!

by Stacey on June 25, 2012

TNNA is pretty much like Christmas for designers: it’s a time where you get to hang out with all of your designer buddies (aka family) and play with cool new toys (like new yarn, books and hooks), and eat oodles of yummy food. Geez… sounds even better than Christmas! I could go on for hours […]

Crocheting the cow’s mouth: CAL help!

by Stacey on June 23, 2012

Have you finished crocheting your pieces for the Cow Crochet-a-long? I’ve reviewed the basics for crocheting most of the pieces… but the mouth (and part 2 of the cow spot) are made by double crocheting semi-circles, which is a little different! Video help is here! What does ‘4th ch from hook’ mean? How do you […]

All the crochet stitches you’ll need!

by Stacey on June 21, 2012

This month, I’m giving you tips and tricks you help you out with crocheting a cow for our FreshStitches Cow Crochet-a-long. It’s not too late to join in… we’ll be crocheting until July 11th! Why is the cow intermediate? Don’t let Jackie the Cow‘s difficulty level scare you! It’s an intermediate pattern because it uses […]

How to Fasten off Amigurumi pieces

by Stacey on June 19, 2012

In amigurumi patterns, you’ll often see the instructions ‘Fasten off’ or ‘Fasten off with a long tail’. What does that mean? No worries, I’m here to tell you! Fasten off. Whenever you’re making a piece, and you’ve finished all the crocheting… you’ve got to end it! Even though the instruction ‘fasten off’ may sound a […]