What’s inside? It’s a mystery!! Each box will have between $25 and $150 retail value worth of products from Drew Emborsky, aka The Crochet Dude! Items that may be included: Autographed books Hand-dyed yarn Ergonomic hooks Project bags Coloring pages TheCrochetDude brand crochet accessories TheCrochetDude swag Each box is pre-packaged and will be completely…
The Knit Show with Vickie Howell – you can help!
My very first demo segment that I ever appeared on was on Vickie’s amazing show “Knitty Gritty” on HGTV (and it included a very cute dog – no surprise,eh). Since then I’ve been fortunate to call Vickie my friend, and I’m so stoked that she is about to launch a new online only show…
Mother’s Day 2007
Through a weird twist of fate my original blog got eaten by Internet gnomes. And as I go along I am able to re-capture some of the posts via the online backup service called Wayback Machine. Unfortunately the lion share of the posts are long gone, but every once in a while I come across…
Movember 2016
Calling all Mo Bros and Mo Sistas! Tomorrow kicks off Movember – a month to raise awareness (and funds) for men’s health issues. Many of us will go clean shaven tomorrow (that’s why I look like that in that pic above), and then spend the month of November growing an awesome ‘stache! Ladies can join…
I Love Yarn Day 2016
It won’t be long before I Love Yarn Day 2016 is here, October 15th to be exact!! And I love that the mission is to Stitch It Forward! The Craft Yarn Council is encouraging all of us to take the time on October 15th to teach someone a craft that uses yarn – crochet, knit,…
Baby blanket in progress
I started designing this sweet baby blanket about 10 minutes ago and LOVE how fast it’s working up. Okay, maybe a bit longer than that – about three episodes of Galavant on Netflix ago – but still…. a baby blanket that is fast AND pretty is a pretty fun project! I promise as soon as…
The Crochet Dude 2.0
I’m completely restructuring my entire site! Come back soon to see the exciting new features!! For now, please visit my other site: DrewEmborsky.com
World Suicide Prevention Day
Disclaimer: I feel that I must say right up front that I am not a healthcare professional, and what I’m about to share is simply my own experience. This is how old I was the first time I attempted suicide: I was five years old. When I look into those eyes I see the pain…
What I Learned From Janet
This weekend is the memorial service for the mom of my friend Katie, who happens to be one my favorite people in the world. Katie and I transferred to the same high school in our junior years and although it was under polar opposite circumstances, somehow we became friends. And while I adore Katie to…
What I Learned In Paris
the apartment we rented in Paris, France Recently my spouse and I took a vacation of a lifetime to Paris, France. And while we were there I learned a few things: In Paris they put cheese on everything and I’m totally ok with that. One morning I ordered a ham and cheese croissant expecting some…