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 →
Ahhh, the Lotus Duster. In a lot of ways I consider this design my "breakthrough" - when it was first published for free on my blog it was what really got people noticing Morale Fiber, and it was also a huge lesson for me in how to write, grade, and lay out written patterns. 6... 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 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 →
Hi everyone! Like many out there in America right now, I'm scrambling to catch up with a world that was turned upside-down by COVID-19 virtually overnight. I know that there is a lot of hype out there, but I'm taking my responsibility seriously and I hope you do too - I am practicing social distancing... 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 →
It's finally time! I've received many requests over the last few years to design a hood for my Lotus Duster free crochet pattern, and it's been on my to-do list for long enough - today we debut the hood addition to this design! 😀 The hood is partially made, then inserted into the main pattern... Continue Reading →
Hi there! It's not necessarily been crickets around here, but I do feel its time for some project updates of things I've recently completed. I haven't had a whole lot of new things to show in the crochet category since many of the things I've had on the hook have been larger, longer projects that... Continue Reading →
I love garbage. Let me explain: I love taking things that would otherwise end up in the garbage and using them for something. The feeling of making something useful and valuable out of what would normally be considered disposable brings me great satisfaction. So when I was told I could bring home the rotten avocados... Continue Reading →
