Oh, April! What a dreamy month. I love that the weather finally breaks and we get a beautiful background over which to celebrate Earth Day, or as many people are treating it now, Earth Month! My art has always incorporated lots and lots of recycling - for so many reasons. I love to use scrap... Continue Reading →
My most recently finished version of the Pixie Pocket Belt design is all about bright, sunny yellows and saturated greens! Each of these belts I make are inspired by plants, crocheting a richly textured piece with fiber art elements fit to be worn by the spirits of the plants themselves. "Ruta" is the name of... Continue Reading →
Spring and summer always makes me eager to craft up cute festival items, despite the fact that I haven't gone to any events for over a year now. In the course of cleaning out my room while moving last month I happened upon a stash of teal upcycled sari ribbon and had to bust out... Continue Reading →
I accumulate odd bits and ends of yarn skeins at a rapid pace, so it's fortunate that I love upcycling and recycling projects that take advantage of "waste" material and turn them into something gorgeous and useful <3 My favorite way to use very small bits of yarn over the years has been the knit... Continue Reading →
I really couldn't come up with a better title than that, despite the fact that I'm excited about how my latest sewing ventures came out! I take a break from crocheting occasionally to create garments on my sewing machine and serger - I love patchy pieces using upcycled garments and fabrics, and these two projects... Continue Reading →
The latest of my older collection to get a remodel, the Simple Market Bag is ready for the big reveal! New photos and sizes and a great new PDF option: I'll try to keep the rambling short 😉 When this design first debuted on my blog as the Simple Stylish Market Bag, it was one... Continue Reading →
With my first full length video tutorial under my belt, I forged ahead this week to create Part 2 of the Lotus Mandala series! It went much faster this time, because I had a better idea of how to make the video to flow and therefore (frankly) procrastinated less 😉 If you missed the release... Continue Reading →
The Lotus Mandala Duster free crochet pattern (and the offshoot the Lotus Mandala Vest) have remained some of my most popular patterns for years now - and as such, I've encountered a lot of questions about this design! I compiled a few of the most common ones here, but I'm happy to answer others that... Continue Reading →
A few years ago I espied some beautiful images of knit ruana-style shawls and ponchos that used striking color striping in a simple stitch pattern. The knit stitches were loosely made, giving the garment a pretty drape, and the simple tie-offs from color changing formed a natural fringe with a western look. The artist using... Continue Reading →
Hi friends! In addition to working diligently on the Elf Coat patterns, I've been having fun doing some experimentation in one of my favorite project categories, the upcycled crochet pixie belt. If you don't already know, you can get a ton of info on how to create original, freeform pixie pocket belts from my blog... Continue Reading →
