This week’s featured designer has really caught my interest. Pia Thadani has such a fresh approach to crochet design and I just love her use of colors and whimsy to bring her ideas to life! I think you’re going to love getting to know her too. I’ve featured six of my FAVES from…
This has to be my all-time fave green veggie side-dish. I love brussels sprouts when they are roasted with apples and they really couldn’t be any easier to prepare. These also make a great side to take to a potluck as they travel very well. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples ©2017 Drew Emborsky, aka…
I had so much fun perusing all of Celina’s designs to put together this featured designer post. The range is amazing from practical to downright cute y’all… Seriously, I’m so impressed with the variety that Celina designs and with equal ability!! I’ve featured six of my FAVES from Celine below, just click on the…
One of my all-time fave crochet variations is to use strips of fabric instead of yarn! I love how it turns out, and the colors in the fabrics just seem to come alive as they’re stitched. And hey, who doesn’t have a ton of leftover or scrap fabrics in the guest bedroom closet, right?…
I had the wonderful opportunity to spend Valentine’s week in Paris with some of my favorite people. We had so much fun and ATE SO MUCH! Ah Paris with your cheese and bread… j’adore… I took a few moments to shoot some LIVE videos and I wanted to share them here with all y’all.…
Here a few of my FAVE St. Patrick’s Day crochet patterns from around the web. Just click on their names to get the pattern (login in may be required on some of them). PS: all these were free patterns at the time this roundup was compiled. Please forgive me if a designer has decided…
This amazing sock-weight yarn was hand-dyed by Ray of Knitivity fame! I have it sitting on my desk right now and I LOVE this colorway!! Ray is here in the Houston area and I’ve had the pleasure to meet him more than once. His dye work is consistently some of the nicest I’ve ever…
When I was designing this shawl and crocheting it, I remember hoping that it would be pretty when it was finished – when you crochet lace sometimes it’s a leap of faith because before it’s blocked it can look pretty messy! Then I pinned the wet shawl out and when I came back…
It’s really as if crochet were invented for stripes! The graphic nature of crochet stitches just lend themselves so beautifully to creating striped projects. Here a few of my FAVE striped crochet patterns from around the web. Just click on their names to get the pattern (login in may be required on some of…
The challenge with crochet often is the drape of the fabric. If you use stitches that are too tight or too bulky you get a stiff uncomfortable fabric that “wears you” instead of the other way around. With this design I started with some pretty granny squares along the hemline, then to ensure…
