I've noticed some industrious crafters in the Facebook crochet groups I follow have begun their holiday gift crocheting already - props to you guys because I usually don't think about that until about November, and consequently never finish things in time! Fortunately I picked up some super bulky yarn on clearance recently, which is great... Continue Reading →
Plus Size Sol Halter Top Pattern
Woohoo! After a long ride on the struggle bus, I have finalized the design for the Plus Size version of the Sol Halter Top and made the PDF available for purchase. I'm pretty pleased with the end result, and even more stoked on these beautiful photos I got of one of my best friends modeling... Continue Reading →
Pearl Ruffled Circular Vest
Just a quick collection of photos and notes from a project I recently finished, while I wait for everything to open this lovely Saturday morning (how come nothing is open before 9:00? I'm awake NOW, dangit) "Pearl" Ruffled Circular Vest I impulse bought 6 skeins of Patons Silk Bamboo, a smooth-as-butter DK weight yarn that... Continue Reading →
Quirky Crochet Leaf
I'm hunkered down through yet another day of downpour and thunder, which I don't mind at all because it's generally preferable to a drought and rain helps everything stay nice and green. Such as leaves. And speaking of leaves (as if I didn't purposefully steer the first paragraph to this subject), I've been tinkering with... Continue Reading →
Art Yarn Overload
Thanks to a pro tip from a fellow Instagram spinner, I bought a jumbo bobbin and flyer kit for my Ashford Traveler wheel a few months ago and I have been loving it! Rather than get a whole new wheel for spinning bulky yarns, the jumbo bobbin kit allows me to spin all kinds of... Continue Reading →