…, the quilt exhibition and the guild display area. In the shopping area, I immediately fell in love with this booth selling batik cottons in all of the shades of the rainbow: Check out this amazing fat quarter I bought: Swoon! It’s perfect for all of the english paper piecing I’ve been doing. (have you checked my Instagram feed? Lots of EPP awesomeness, there!) It was hard to not buy it all! There was oodles of great needlework on disp…
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New Pattern! Robbie the Rocket!
…rk the bottom side of a 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 2…
Continue ReadingRocket Crochet Pattern
…ted) instructions in American English. Your pattern will be emailed to you immediately after purchase! All payments handled securely via PayPal. Meet Robbie the Rocket Blast off to cuteness with this adorable plush rocket ship! Robbie measures 12″ tall when crocheted with worsted weight yarn. Materials Required This pattern features Brown Sheep Nature Spun in grey (120 yds), blue (45 yds), white, red, orange and yellow (20 yds each). You wil…
Continue ReadingCupid Heart Crochet Pattern
…ted) instructions in American English. Your pattern will be emailed to you immediately after purchase! All payments handled securely via PayPal. It’s a Cupid Heart! Perfect for Valentine’s Day! Don’t you love the halo? This heart measures 5″ tall and 9″ wide when completed with a worsted weight yarn. Materials Required Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted is the yarn used in the sample: Red (60 yards), White (50 yds), Yell…
Continue ReadingCrochet Plush Snowflake Pattern
…ted) instructions in American English. Your pattern will be emailed to you immediately after purchase! All payments handled securely via PayPal. Meet Sally the Snowflake It’s an adorable plush snowflake! Isn’t she just the cutest? Sally measures 8” when completed with worsted weight yarn. Materials Required Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted is the yarn used in the sample: White (95 yds). This pattern can be used with any weight yarn, but plan on usi…
Continue ReadingMummy Crochet Pattern
This pattern is a pdf that will be emailed to you immediately upon purchase! Meet a mummy! What’s Halloween without an adorable mummy? Isn’t he a cutie? Perfect for Halloween! This mummy is created by crocheting a basic shape, and then applying crochet stitches to create his wraps. Full photo tutorial is provided for how to crochet the wraps! This mummy measures about 8″ tall when completed with worsted weight yarn, but can be…
Continue ReadingThe colorway I’m freaking out about…
…ith. My current obsession is Claudia Handpainted Fingering weight yarn in colorway: Circus Dancer. Isn’t it beautiful? I’m obsessed with the super-bright blue, orange, pink and green! I couldn’t help but start swatching immediately with it… This stitch pattern is called ‘Wavy Shell Stitch I’, and is from Harmony Guides: Basic Crochet Stitches … doesn’t it complement these awesome colors beautifully?…
Continue ReadingA Guide to Surviving Rhinebeck
…ng a lot of walking around, so you might get warm. Dress accordingly. Wear comfortable shoes You’re going to be standing and walking all day long… make sure your shoes are comfortable! This is no time for prancing around in shoes that will make your feet hurt. Buy insoles if you have to. Wear dirt-friendly shoes I said ‘farm’, right? There’s a lot of dirt (and if it rains, then dirt = mud) and so you want to wear shoe…
Continue ReadingYour Craft Business: 26 awesome articles you need to read
…the Internet and Grow your Business by Designing an MBA Tips for Managing Freelance Work 7 Social Media Sites for your Yarn-y Business 5 Crucial Considerations when Starting your Craft Business 5 Surprising Reasons your Handmade Business isn’t Making Money Making a Sustainable Living from Pattern Design from CraftyPod Advice for Craft Shows How to Apply to Craft Shows by Urban Uprising Wowing a Craft Show Jury by Hello Craft Craft Show Appl…
Continue ReadingHave you heard about the Red Scarf Project?
…turn to. Makes you sniffle, right? That’s why I love Foster Care to Success, an organization that supports foster care children who have ‘aged out’ of the system. The organization collects money for emergency funds and runs other great drives to support this often-overlooked population. I particularly love the Red Scarf Project. I read about it in Craft Activism. The Red Scarf Project collects scarves from September 1st –…
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