…ut over time, a knitted item falls into one of two categories: it either becomes a well-wearing favorite, or a worn-out looking tragedy. Today, I’m going to show you a few of my favorite knitted items that have stood the test of time. Tim’s double-knit binary scarf Ravelry Page I knit this scarf over 2 years ago for Tim. It’s double knit (so it’s reversible) and spells out ‘I Love You’ in binary. I left one end…
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Teaching Amigurumi: planning your time
…of student are you hoping to attract to this course? Will the students be open to completing homework? I’ve taught in an LYS that had a 2-session maximum for courses (but preferred 1-session ones!) and another LYS that held 4-session classes as standard. There is no rule… shops vary. If you teach at a community college, there may be pressure to fill the entire semester, so you may need to add extra skills to your original plan. Shops…
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…fish and chips at 1:30am. The theme of a collection is actually a critical component when it comes to anchoring all of the workflows of creating a book. From final design choices to the photography and layout off the books, if I don’t have that anchor to come back to, I could easily spin out of control and be overwhelmed with ideas and concepts. In the case of Moonstruck, the theme just seems to follow the flow of my sketches. Generally, as we put…
Continue ReadingNew Pattern! Robbie the Rocket!
…foundation chain. You can do it! Get started! As always, this pattern is a pdf pattern chock-full of photos and links! It is a pdf file that will be emailed to you immediately upon purchase. I hope you love him! Visit the website for full pattern details. If you’re a EU customer and aren’t able to purchase, hang tight. I mentioned some changes due to the VAT, and one tweak is that sometimes patterns take up to 24 hours to get into the…
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…ph them all and let you select the exact skeins that you get. But, you can enter a couple of your favorite colors in the ‘notes to seller’ (along with any comments that might help, like ‘muted’ or ‘super-crazy’) and I will do the best I can to get you a duo that you’ll love! You can order as many duos as you’d like. If you’d like all 4 (or 6 or 8…) of your skeins to have a coordinating th…
Continue ReadingChetnanigans Elite Hook Organizer Giveaway!
…through D plus 14 additional holes for your steel hooks, sizes 00 – 14. And the front platform has 25 holes sized to accommodate nearly every size of comfort grip hooks available in the market. Hubba hubba. And it can be yours! (hooks not included, but notions are!) To enter, just leave a comment on this page! It’s that easy! A winner will be randomly chosen on Tuesday, February 28th. Head on over to to Chetnanigans and have a look at their…
Continue ReadingHow to use Ravelry’s Stash Feature
…own menu: Looks like I have 4! When I click on that selection, those yarns come up on my screen and I can browse them for further info. Searching Patterns with your Stash in mind Now, we’ve all done the search for patterns… but did you know that you can restrict your search to patterns that you already have the yarn for?!? Talk about a time-saver! To do this, you’ll need to click ‘Pattern Browser & Advanced Search̵…
Continue ReadingPledge to Ten (minutes, that is…)
…The Worksheet Now… here’s your helpful worksheet. Go ahead and download the pdf version. Notice that there are 4 weeks, with 6 boxes each. Can you commit to spending 10 minutes a day, 6 days a week, to working towards your goal? And if you find a little spare time… buy all means, keep going! What’s important is that you consistently spend a little bit of time working towards your goal. Let’s have a peek at an example:…
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…7;t leave home without them! When I think of Freshstitches, so many things come to my mind: community, joy, support, fun, generosity, etc, etc, etc! Thanks to you I finally found something I like doing and don’t want to quit (work is insanely crazy these days but I manage to do at least two rounds of crocheting every evening). – Eugenia Stacey has given me the support and confidence to sell my toys and design new patterns. If you are having…
Continue ReadingMarch Update and a new Ami Club Bonus!
…ow that as part of Ami Club, you get an adorable monthly pattern and ebook download, as well as exclusive video tutorials and 10% off all eyes. And there are crochet-a-longs (with the pattern included, of course!) and special product offerings. That’s old news. (By the way, have you seen Miss March?) Isn’t she a cutie? And members are already sharing their adorable butterflies! Check out this one by Alyssa! Squee! Okay, anyway. I was t…
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