I'm all about the breathable cotton and cotton blend yarns, especially in my climate where humidity rules the thermostat for a solid 4 months of each year! This spring I started a cute cotton set inspired by this Instagram post. As soon as I saw it I wanted to recreate something similar, with my love... Continue Reading →
Priestess Coat Update & Sale
It's a wrench to announce the reason for my latest pattern update & sale: one of my favorite yarns EVER is going out of production! Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball appears in lots of my projects over the years, but I think it's qualities really are the star of the Priestess Coat. I wanted... Continue Reading →
Lion Brand Yarn Unboxing
Hi fiber fans! This blog post is just a quick one featuring my newest YouTube video, which is a long and ramble-y unboxing of my latest yarn order from one of my absolute favorite supply companies, Lion Brand. As usual, the opinions and products featured in this review are 100% my own - I didn't... Continue Reading →
Return to Paca Planet
Sometimes for fun I'll go back and see what I've been writing on this blog at the same time in previous years - it's a nice perk of having years worth of posts, to see what kind of progress I've made. Apparently December and January is a common point in the year for me to... Continue Reading →
Elf Coat Pattern: Small
Update! : To view all available sizes of the FREE Elf Coat Pattern and all free add-ons please see the Elf Coat FAQ page for links! <3 Hi there! I'm really happy I am bringing you the Elf Coat Tunisian crochet pattern today, as this piece has been my secret baby for over a year... Continue Reading →
Avocado Dye – Batch 1
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 →
Alpacalypse Now
Guys, I'm really sorry about that pun. Sort of. You see, last Saturday I turned in my final assignment for my Bachelor's degree, so I've been bursting forth with renewed energy on all the ongoing craft projects laying around my home. And exuberant art energy requires puns. So that's my segue into my post today,... Continue Reading →
PBT: Wrap-Up
This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. Maybe it's just because I worked on the tutorial for this so much, but this newest pixie pocket belt may be my favorite ever. To... Continue Reading →
PBT: Fabric Fringe Skirt
This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. Okay, we're all done with the crochet process now, so it's time to move on to one of the most *satisfying* portions of the process:... Continue Reading →
PBT: Attaching the Pockets
This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. So far we've covered basic shapes in the form of pockets such as circles, squares & rectangles, triangles, and cones - now it's time to... Continue Reading →