When it comes to hobbies, I push myself to try new things. I'm not sure if this is due to my hyperactive Pinterest-ing disorder, an excess of caffeine, or possibly some sort of mania. Fast forward to the point: something I've been experimenting with recently is hairpin lace. Hairpin lace is a technique that wraps... Continue Reading →
Tattered Fairy Vest
I wind up making a lot of bright pieces because I love playing with color, but I have a personal bias for earthy tones and neutrals (like over half of the things I own are brown. I love brown). So when I was thinking about the color scheme for this Forest Fae Vest pattern I... Continue Reading →
Time and Tied
My ideas have seemed a bit dammed up lately, to be honest. Not for lack of inspiration, and not even for lack of time - okay, maybe a little bit for lack of time. Even though I have tons of time to work on crochet et cetera, it never seems to be enough for the... Continue Reading →
Lotus Mandala Duster
After seeing some great circular vests and talking about them with a fellow crocheter last festival, I came home inspired to do something I've had in my notebook for a while - rework my Lotus Throw pattern into a mandala-based circular vest! Which I did, and actually I did twice, which is why this post... Continue Reading →
T-Shirt Rug Tutorial
Here's another project that fits firmly into the "tired of staring at it because it's been sitting on my desk for over a year so I might as well finish it" category! There's no real reason that it took me so long to finish, other than I got continuously distracted by other projects and lost... Continue Reading →
I Sing a Song of Plastic Bag Yarn
Out of all the materials I have ever crocheted with, I would have to say one of the most fun and rewarding is Plarn. For those of you who don't know, "plarn" is the common terminology for "yarn" or cordage made from repurposed plastic grocery bags (plastic + yarn = plarn). Despite the name, plarn... Continue Reading →
The Sweet and the Sass
Yep, used to be a boring, unwanted, lonely, sad white sweater. Don't get me wrong, it's not that sweaters aren't good enough. Some of my best friends are sweaters. But I could see this sweater was suffering, yearning for a transformation, wanting desperately to better itself. So I pulled out the lovely yarn (a... Continue Reading →
Simple Stylish Market Bag
For the grocery store, farmer's market, or even beach - these cotton mesh bags are incredibly useful, expandable, and durable. Plus they take up virtually no space when empty. AND they're super easy to crochet. Update 11/2020: I've completely revamped this design, please see this new, still-free version with improved tutorials and sizes! 🙂 :)... Continue Reading →
Everything You Need to Know to Start Recycling Sweater Yarn – Unraveling & Finishing
Unraveling / Pulling Congratulations! It's time to start building a big fat yarn ball, for a teeny tiny fraction of what it would cost at a yarn boutique. You may be tempted to just pull and pull, amassing a huge pile of unraveled yarn beside you. Unless you want a huge headache later, DON’T DO... Continue Reading →
Everything You Need to Know to Start Recycling Sweater Yarn – Breaking In V.2
Breaking In Version 2 Start at the same place you would for Version 1 – the end of the sleeve, where your hand would come out. Remember those two fat lines we talked about? Take those two fat lines and pull them apart, separating them down the middle. In between those two knit edge pieces... Continue Reading →