I love crocheting in the round! It’s easy to crochet circles… but also squares! I’ve put together this easy reference guide to get you started crocheting circles, squares and granny squares: Download the pdf version of the guide by clicking here. What can you actually do with these patterns? Lots! Here are a few ideas: Crochet a hat. Make a circle, and continue increasing until the circumference of the circle is about the circum…
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How to use Ravelry’s Stash Feature
…rmation you’d like. I like to put a picture in, but that’s not necessary. To get the best use of the stash feature, be sure to enter the name of the yarn, number of skeins you have and color. How to Search through your Stash Okay, so you’ve uploaded the yarns that you have… how do you search through them? Easy-peasy! Let’s look at our main screen, again: Look to the right of the ‘Add New Yarn’ button……
Continue ReadingFree Cowl Pattern + Crazy Skein Cowl Kits!
…Each kit contains 2 skeins of coordinating Crazy yarn (or 4 skeins… check out the limited number of Deluxe Kits) and a circular needle. I’ve paired each skein of yarn myself. These are one-of-a-kind skeins, and you never know what colors each one will contain! This time around, you can pick a color, and that color will be the connective thread in both skeins. That doesn’t mean the skein will be mostly that color, but it’ll…
Continue ReadingWeekly Planner: free printable! (+ suggestions!)
…-do list (things that I can do anytime, but need to get done that week), a checkbox task (things that need to be done every day, but it doesn’t matter when… like posting to facebook or checking email) and a meal planning area. You can download the Weeklies page in pdf format, here. Then I have another page called the ‘Dailies’… things I schedule in for every day. You can see there is a blank space for the date, and a…
Continue ReadingFree pattern alert: Frankie the Lobster!
…fisherman’s net), so he set off for Interweave to audition to be in CrochetMe’s 2012 Amigurumi calendar. And he made it in! I’m delighted to announce that Frankie is Mr. August! Aren’t you so excited for him? (and proud of how he got over his fear of fishnets for the photo shoot…) Grab your pattern, today! Frankie being Mr. August is good news for you, too! Because until August 8th, you can download the pattern for F…
Continue ReadingThe Crochet Wildlife Guide Review + FREE Penguin Pattern + Giveaway!
…ideas and an artist’s touch. I was impressed by the coverage of basic crochet techniques as well as detailed instructions and illustrations for each animal. Each project contains a diagram (as shown above) that allows you to see each piece and how they are put together. These photos are often what takes a good pattern and makes it amazing and easy-to-follow. (It’s why I include step-by-step photos in all of my individual patterns̷…
Continue ReadingIndie Yarnie: Play at Life Fiber Arts
…ry and I thought, “why not?” The first year was surprisingly successful and every year since, I’ve been able to expand in some capacity. Describe your average day. Having flexible work hours is great but it also means I’m sometimes working on and off from 8am to 11pm! I get the kids off to school in the morning and then I get to it. I may spend one day getting fiber/yarn ready for the dye pots, winding Maki and measuring re…
Continue ReadingHappyDoodleLand: Yarn-cuteness, illustrated
…n interview… and I was delighted when Flora (artist extraordinaire) accepted! As you’ll see in the interview, she’s an absolute sweetheart… and I hope you love her artwork as much as I do! Shop Tour In ‘real life’, Flora is an illustrator for a greeting card company… so if you can believe it, her entire shop is what she does in her ‘off time’! Although all of her illustrations are beautiful and…
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…e of my own. Armed with my drop spindle and a beautiful batt called ‘Cicada Season’… I tried to be super-amazing. The good news is that when you’re working with fiber this wonderful… the end result can’t be anything but spectacular! Phew! Even though I’m a complete spinning newbie, my yarn came out very pretty! (the camera isn’t really doing it justice) It’s sparkly, it’s a melange of dif…
Continue ReadingTutorial: Tie-dye amazing rainbow yarn!
…ovetocreate and http://www.facebook.com/ILoveTulipFashionArt Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ilovetocreate Tulip Tie Dye Kits are available at Walmart, Walmart Canada, Michaels, JoAnn, A.C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, Hancock Fabrics, Meijer. Tie dye kit contents and colors may vary by store. I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with iLoveToCreate.com and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own….
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