Here’s a sneak peak of a handbag pattern that I had started a long, longgggg time ago and finally finished this week. This bag is totally my style. I’m a beach girl through and though, so I chose to make it with raffia (Wraphia by Berwick). The bag has been embellished with embroidery and surface [...]
Archive for February, 2009
February 8 2009
Yarn is Flying Off the Shelves?
Maybe it’s just me – and correct me where I’m wrong – but I thought that some yarn companies and yarn store owners were having a tough time in today’s economy. Well, maybe that ‘some’ is literally just a few in number, because on the main page of ABC News today, there’s a video article [...]
February 7 2009
Interweave Affiliate Program & NEW Online Store!
Dee, as in “Crocheting with Dee,” just informed a group of us that Interweave has a new online store and they’re running an affiliate program too. Interesting. I signed up. I think I’d rather support those who support my beloved craft, than support Amazon, the giant of all giants. If you’re interested, you can check [...]
February 4 2009
Publishers Want To Know! Crochet Survey…
…Partay? (It was the only thing that I could think of to rhyme) And you know what’s cool about this survey? It’s being held by Mary Beth Temple of Hooked For Life Publishing and Getting Loopy fame and she’s giving away a skein of Lion Brand Stainless Steel Wool, if you’re interested in putting your [...]
February 2 2009
Getting Loopy about “Getting Loopy!” and all things podcast
I was psyched yesterday when Mr. NexStitch hooked up a wire in my car to run from my car stereo to my new iPhone so I could use the iPod feature of the phone and have the audio play out of the car speakers. Now, I can listen to podcasts instead of morning talk radio [...]
