Dear Fellow Crocheters, The last several days have been a trying time for many people in the tri-state community after the devastation brought on by Superstorm Sandy, namely on the Jersey shore. Having been raised in the small, beach tourist town of Point Pleasant, NJ myself, I’ve witnessed firsthand how this storm has impacted the everyday [...]
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August 31 2012
Sigh. I can feel a two-ton weight is going to drop over my head for even broaching this subject, but can we talk about how crocheters (and knitters) are using Pinterest? I love Pinterest. I love being able to have a place online where I can store images that I love, with some of those [...]
August 22 2012
CROCHET PATTERN RELEASE – Loveland Neck Scarf
I continue to be taken back to a place and time that I miss, a time when all things were less complex, a time even before I existed: Jersey shore, the mid-1800′s. Inspiration There’s a very small section of Point Pleasant that still exists today, an unincorporated section called, “Lovelandtown,” a small hamlet community. I [...]
August 22 2012
CROCHET PATTERN RELEASE – Metedeconk Beach Tote!
I know, don’t faint. I’m just releasing a pattern. It’s only been…two years (730+ days, but who’s counting?) It was about time. I had motivation thanks to Ravelympics (or whatever we’re calling it these days). Inspiration I must be missing home a lot because home has been on my mind. A lot. I miss living [...]
July 27 2012
A Sea of Doubts
I just cleared out most of the designs in my design graveyard sitting on top of my light table here in the office. At first, I thought displaying everything here would help me try to make one of these designs come to fruition. But after having them stare me in the face for so long, [...]
July 21 2012
And the Winner of the Felted Crochet Handbag is….
Lisa Garrett! Congrats Lisa! I have your email address. I’ll be sending you an email shortly to get your contact information so I can send the handbag along to you sometime next week. If I don’t hear from you by Tuesday, July 24th, I’ll be forced to pick another winner (the rest of you’d like [...]
July 13 2012
Crochet Handbag Giveaway!
ENTRIES FOR THE GIVEAWAY ARE NOW CLOSED. Thanks to everyone who participated. I enjoyed reading all your responses. A winner will be selected at random and announced tomorrow. Good luck everyone! I designed a bag that didn’t make it into a recent publication and so I’ve decided to give it away. That’s right. It could be [...]
April 14 2012
High-Def Crochet Tutorial Videos in the Making (Or, “How I Managed to Spend the Last Two Days of My Spring Break.”)
V-Day. It’s here. No, not Valentine’s Day all you lovers. Video Day. The day I finally start re-shooting all my crochet videos in high definition. The Husband bought an HD camera several months ago and I thought it was high time these videos get a make-over. Or, perhaps a complete do-over. Gear 1. Flood lights [...]
March 26 2012
Review & Giveaway: “Custom Crocheted Sweaters: Make Garments That Really Fit” by Dora Ohrenstein
ENTRIES FOR THE GIVEAWAY ARE NOW CLOSED. Thanks to everyone who participated! I enjoyed reading all your responses. A winner will be selected at random later on today. Good luck everyone! REVIEW Making crocheted sweaters can be a daunting challenge for a novice wanting to improve his or her skills. It’s risky business to spend lots [...]
January 22 2012
And it’s only day 1, folks. Actually, I’m only a mere 14 hours into it and I can’t seem to pull myself away from the crack otherwise known as Pinterest. For someone like me who is very visual, this place is a monumental, living, breathing eyegasm. I’ve long wanted a place to catalog all the [...]
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