or, Why I Love Twitter… Yesterday I had a thought about the “tr” abbreviation in crochet. I know that some people call it a triple crochet stitch, and others call it a treble crochet stitch, but I haven’t seen any clear differentiation for why or when you should use one or the other. This is […]
I’ve been planning a cactus collection for a few months now – I know I’m not exactly the first person to come up with the idea to make a crocheted cactus, but my idea was to make my designs more realistic than the cartoonish cacti I’ve seen before. I always like to base my patterns […]
The blog is a little quiet because I’m playing a waiting game at the moment, so I don’t have a lot I can blog about yet: Waiting for my new book to be released (less than 6 weeks to go!) Waiting to see an advance copy – they should be printed by now and I […]
Here’s a realistic amigurumi apple: it’s not just a ball with a stalk attached, it’s actually the shape and size of a real apple! Can you spot which is the real apple? Haha! Give one to your (or your child’s!) favourite teacher, make a bowlful in red and green as a decorative centrepiece, or add […]
I just returned from the summer Tent Sale at the Yarn Factory Outlet in Listowel, ON. Twice a year, they have a big sale, and I’ve been to the past two winter sales, but never to the summer sale before. It’s about an hour’s drive from my house, through farmland and Mennonite country, and today […]
I’m just back from my sister’s wedding (which was spectacular); my refashioned shoes held up well and I managed not to trip on my way up the aisle, so we’ll call that a success! It was lovely to see my family, but I really missed being online (other than daily email checks for anything urgent) […]
I have a confession to make: when I launched my Dinosaurs Set 1, I promised I’d design another set if/when I sold 100 copies of the first set. And, ahem, well let’s just say that happened quite some time ago… I did start working on Set 2 in rare quiet periods while I was working […]
After the success of the Spring Crochetalong (CAL) in the PlanetJune Crochet Designs Ravelry group, people have been asking for another CAL. I put it to the vote, and this is what we came up with: For the Summer CAL, we’ll be crocheting two of my most popular designs: my Alpaca and/or African Violets patterns. […]
