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Learn to Crochet: Lesson 1
…r beginners to work with. If you don’t have a craft shop nearby, I recommend Knit Picks. Their Comfy Worsted is affordable and lovely! Get Started: choose your hook My hook advice is similar to my yarn advice. As you practice more, you’ll develop preferences and find a favorite hook. To get started, pretty much any brand will do. As for size (written in either millimeters or a number/letter combo), begin with a size smaller than the ho…
Continue ReadingLearn to Crochet: Lesson 2
…og post to read about how to count your stitches. Use a stitch marker! I recommend using a stitch marker to help you count your rounds. Put a stitch marker in your last stitch when you have finished the round. When you are on top of the stitch marker, you’ve finished the round! Check out this post for more helpful ways to use a stitch marker! And go ahead. Treat yourself to some cute stitch markers! Are you crocheting inside out? As you̵…
Continue ReadingCharity Drive: Project Teddy Bear
…e for children and families alike. The inmates also benefit from participation in the program as it gives them a feeling of purpose and helps to break down borders to reach a shared goal in the prison. How you can help This program is supported solely by donations from individuals in the community. If you would like to be a part of Project Teddy Bear, monetary donations can be made through the University of Minnesota’s website. You can donat…
Continue ReadingWin a Collegiate Knitting Kit!
…in 2 Knitting Kits from @FreshStitches! You can enter, too: http://tinyurl.com/lohnls2” The winner will be selected Friday, August 30th at 10am CST via a random number generator. (If you enter via tweet, you don’t need to leave another comment telling me you tweeted… I’m keeping a close eye on the twitterverse!) This contest is open to folks in the US, only. What are you waiting for? You can’t win if you don’t enter! Good luck to you! And a huge t…
Continue Reading5 Social Media Tips for Building your Brand (for Designers)
…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…
Continue ReadingOnline Tools to Help with your Colorwork
…u still want a look of randomness to it. Fortunately, Granny-Square-Colors.com has you covered! Input the colors of yarn you have available and you get back a chart: Follow the image for each square, and assemble as shown. Nifty! The number of colors per square is a parameter in the generator, meaning that you can use this same generator for any number of medallion patterns, not just granny squares! Aren’t these fun? Give them a try and tell…
Continue ReadingOctober Crochet Fun + Fave Links
…ign Contest I’m super-happy to be a sponsor of the AmigurumiPatterns.com design contest! This is a great opportunity to enter… you don’t even need to write a pattern! Love my customers! This one is fun… here’s a little map of purchases from the month of September! Fave Links Did you know Queen Victoria was a crocheter? There are so many fiber festivals happening this time of year! Check this list to see if there are a…
Continue ReadingCyber Monday: Handmade with Love Super Bundle for $29!
…$47.00) Shibori & Natural Dyeing Course by Francesca Stone ($25.00) Welcome to Weaving: Tips and Tricks for Weaving on a Frame Loom from Start to Finish by Lindsey Campbell ($30.00) Luna: Macrame Wall Hanging Pattern by Krystle Luvis ($13.80) Embroidery 23 Easy-to-Make Christmas Ornaments: Three eBooks in One! by Erica Hite ($14.00) Embroidery Pattern Set by Pumora ($94.00) Insect Embroidery Pattern Set by Sarah Milligan ($18.00) Modern Embroi…
Continue ReadingLearning Bead Crochet
…craft stores, and none of them carried the type beading thread that was recommended in the book. So, I ordered my thread (and some beads, while I was at it!) from eebeads.com. What I Did I’ll admit: since I’m a pretty proficient crocheter, I thought I could start straight away on one of the projects, and skip over the advised practice. I was wrong. Bead crochet requires a new way of interacting with the beads and hook… and that&…
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