…the cardigan one size too big, which gives the outfit a cute, oversized gnome look! Happy Halloween! I hope you have a blast today! And you might want to download my free pumpkin pattern for a fun little project! Or crochet a sweet gnome!…
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Thinking of designing patterns? You’ll want to hear this!
…on over and listen to the podcast ASAP! The episode is available as a free download for only 30 days, so hurry up and grab it while you can! It actually doesn’t matter if you’re interested in selling crochet patterns, knitting patterns or sewing patterns… the business side is pretty similar, so have a listen! Why I love my work So, I just told you that earning a living isn’t easy work… so why do I completely adore wha…
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…tion! Have fun, and share what you come up with! Guess what? Crocheting stuffed animals is easy! If you can single crochet, then you can make an adorable animal… don’t let pattern-reading scare you! Download my free e-book:The Beginner’s Guide to Amigurumi! I’ll walk you step-by-step through how to crochet an adorable penguin… you’ll be ‘hooked’ in no time!…
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…cheters who want to do so: such as providing posts about pricing items and free downloadable tags. Just one example: a platypus crocheted by Adriana who runs an amazing Etsy shop full of her crocheted creations! I find that the crocheters who sell items made from my patterns are some of my best customers: they’re active participants in my Ravelry group, frequently buy patterns and provide beautiful customer photos! Rock on! I continued to em…
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How to help the children of Newtown, CT
…he Happily Hooked on Crocheting Club c/o Nancy 3238 Route 52 Stormville, NY 12582 If you would like to download a hangtag to print, visit this website. Make stuffed animals for the children of Newtown We all know how comforting a stuffed animal is, and the goal is to gather a stuffed animal for each of the 450 students at the school. We’d also like to collect animals for siblings of students at the school, likely doubling this number. Here a…
Continue ReadingDo you have a Christmas Pickle?
…he collection began with a pickle that I crocheted. Want to make one? Just download my free pickle pattern, and start crocheting! I also can’t get enough of this Christmas Pickle story, featuring a pickle made from this pattern. Needle-felted pickle This one is my favorite pickle… isn’t he great?!? I ordered this guy from Squirrel Momma on Etsy. Her shop is genius, but this pickle is uber-genius. Love him! Hand-blown glass pickle…
Continue ReadingA finished Clapotis and some tips
…my claptois, a wonderful scarf/wrap pattern by Kate Gilbert available as a free download on knitty. Clapotis is a wrap that makes use of dropped stitches for a great finished texture. It’s a very popular pattern (over 14,000 people on ravelry have made it), and no wonder! The pattern is easy to remember and it’s fun to do! After a successful Clapotis attempt, I learned a couple tips and tricks to share. These tips will be most useful o…
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…Question about the Club? Please take a moment and browse the Ami Club FAQ to see if your question has already be answered! This is the quickest way for you to receive an answer to your question! If your question isn’t answered there, feel free to email smile@shinyhappyworld.com….
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…ith yarn companies, and that’s fantastic! We’re here to help designers and companies to make new relationships. We’ve heard from companies that they don’t know how to go about finding designers, and so we originally started this service for them. We also see this as an opportunity to improve our industry, and efficiency for designers. As a designer you might not get a response to an email inquiry, or your style might not fit the type of patterns t…
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