Stacey

I absolutely love reading year-end posts! And I love writing them just as much… trust me, if I thought you’d want to read one every month, I’d do it! But alas, once a year is probably enough… 2011 was a super-awesome year- I can’t believe all that’s happened since last year. So, without further ado, […]

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Happy Friday, everyone! As I told you about on Wednesday, I had one lingering Christmas present to finish knitting… and I’m happy to report that I finished knitting Hugo’s cargo shorts in time! Hugo (who’s 3 years old) wasn’t overjoyed about his pants… but his parents were, and they fit perfectly! And the pocket (I […]

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Happy Tip Tuesday! Today, I’m going to give you some tips for making almost any amigurumi smaller than is written in the pattern. You’ll need to do some figuring on your own, but altering existing patterns is the first step to designing your own… so give it a try! As an example, I’m going to […]

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I get asked this question via email quite often, so I figured it was time to answer it in a blog post! The short answer is: no. But leaving it there would make a very boring blog post, wouldn’t it? So, here’s a bit more info about how yarn weights are labeled! What does ‘weight’ […]

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I got a chance to peek at Knitting Pleats while at TNNA in June (a big needlework trade show), and I was instantly drawn to the stunning shawl on the cover. I had a spare minute to flick through it, and I was impressed: it’s full of really creative and modern pieces. So, when I […]

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Every year, Tim and I make our annual trek to Australia to visit his family. It’s a fabulous country with beautiful weather and we always have an awesome time. However, the trip takes about 30 hours door-to-door, and I’ll confess: I’m probably one of the worst travelers on the planet. Well, me and all of […]

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I love Noro. It’s a beautiful line of yarn sporting long color-repeats in rock-your-socks-off rainbows. But, every once in a while… there’s a color that just doesn’t belong! Have you ever noticed that? After many conversations with my yarn-y friends… it seems like it’s a common occurrence- and they all agree about what to do […]

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Laurie Wheeler, fearless leader of the Crochet Liberation Front, just wrote The Official Guide to Super Awesome Gift Giving. It’s not a crochet book… it’s a self-help book for anyone who makes gifts, or heck, anyone who gives gifts for the holidays. And you probably need to read it. The holidays are stressful for everyone, […]

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I’m not going to lie… I’ve been feeling a little stressed recently. In the past month: Gotten married (even though we did it as ‘low key’ as possible, there’s still a lot of paperwork!) Had my credit card stolen (no, I did not buy $4000 worth of furniture, thanks for asking!) I’ve had an emergency […]

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Happy Friday! I’ve been crocheting and knitting my fingers to the bone this week, so this post is going to be full of pictures! Oodles of amigurumi! I’m going to be teaching two amigurumi classes for Craftsy in January… so there are lots of samples to make! Here are previews of the ones I finished […]

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