…30; but he doesn’t have to be blue!! Jay measures 6″ tall when completed. Materials Required Ella Rae Classic is the yarn used in the sample: Blue (85 yds) and orange (5 yds). This pattern can be used with any weight yarn, but plan on using more yardage for bulkier yarns. Skills Required Blog posts you may find helpful for this pattern How to start working in the round with no hole (aka The Sloppy Slip Knot) Tips for counting rounds Ga…
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Winner of the scrap-a-long!
…The winner of this month’s CAL wins fabulous handmade buttons from Incomparable Buttons! What an amazing prize! And the winner is… Max (aka Superkrab on Ravelry) with her rainbow Slithers the Snake! Isn’t the snake fabulous? So many amazing entries! There were nearly 100 entries in this month’s CAL… isn’t that fabulous? It was so hard to choose a winner… so I want to show you some more amazing photos! And…
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…adorable scene! If you want to enter your adorable FreshStitches creation in our monthly photo contest, post the photo to our Facebook Page or to the FreshStitches Ravelry Group!…
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…ld look like? Not me! That’s why I created the A Doll Like Me! ebook… a 34-page pattern (complete with step-by-step photos) full of awesome doll options! Your doll will measure approximately 18″ tall when crocheted with a worsted weight yarn. Check out all of the possibilities: That means you can crochet a sweetie with curly brown hair, pale skin, blue eyes and wearing a skirt with Mary Janes! Or a boy doll (yup, there’s a boy!) with j…
Continue ReadingCoffee With Stacey: Conferences and Business Cards
…reading this in an email, click over to the blog page to see the video!) Have a watch and let me know what you think! And here’s a little selfie of Brenda, me and Marly! Continue the Conversation! I’m really hoping we can continue the conversation either in the comments of this blog post or in the Coffee with Stacey thread in the FreshStitches Ravelry Group! Come and keep chatting! Links Here are some links to things I chat about! Yar…
Continue ReadingPlastic Animal & Comic Craft Eyes
…8216;safety’ eye! About the Shopping Cart The shopping cart for this page is a super-duper fancy one that combines shipping for multiple orders. If you’ve added patterns elsewhere on the site, they’ll be in the also-awesome cart that automatically ships your patterns. Fear not… they’re all still there… you just need to check out twice. Your eyes will be shipped within 2 business days of payment (excluding Americ…
Continue Reading7 tips for planning travel knitting & crochet projects
…upplies to a minimum. If you require a large number of needles, consider a compact set, like an interchangeable set. Do gauge swatches and investigate techniques in advance. This is an extension of the previous point: you want to keep your pack small. So, go ahead and do your gauge swatch so you know what needle you need. Also, look up any tricky stitches and print your pattern in advance, so you’re ready to roll! Think about your seating si…
Continue ReadingFinished Abalone Sweater!
…torso. This time, I decided to add sleeves. Check out the Ravelry Project Page for details. I made sure to throw in an updated bump photo for you guys! I knew in advance that I wouldn’t have enough mustard (it’s Louet Gems Worsted), so I planned for stripes on the sleeves. I think it worked well! I knit it in the summer (trying it on over tank tops), and it fit great. Now that I’m wearing it over a long sleeve shirt, it’s…
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…how it off! Isn’t it adorable? You can check out the Ravelry project page… but I didn’t make any modifications. I just followed the pattern as described! Can you tell that orange and blue is my favorite color combo? Thanks for stopping by and reading! If you want to see more great finished items… make sure to visit Tami’s Amis blog, the organizer of this great FO Friday theme! I hope you have an awesome and craft-fill…
Continue ReadingTutorial: How to crochet with beads (video)
…riginal beaded crab kit is available for purchase! Head on over to the kit page and get yours! The kit contains: A printed pattern for Tipper A gauge sheet 45 yards of orange yarn for Tipper’s body 10 yards of yarn for Tipper’s eyes a pair of 12mm black plastic eyes 9 grams of size 6 beads (colors will vary) one beading-helper (that strange blue thing) To crochet a beaded crab, just string the beads onto the yarn, and crochet the beads…
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