Hello Everyone, I'm so excited for this new shawl pattern that I've designed!!! When I saw the new "Dotted Line" yarn that Lion Brand put out I instantly fell in love with it just from the pictures alone. I knew I had to get my hands on it right away and as soon as I… Continue reading New Pattern Alert: Falling Waters Shawl
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Reflecting on my year as a Maker!
Hello Everybody, Today's my birthday!!! I'm not going to lie, I didn't know how I felt about my birthday this year. Normally I would be getting very excited about my upcoming travels and just wanted it to come so I could enjoy the destination I chose to celebrate my birthday that year. Well this year… Continue reading Reflecting on my year as a Maker!
Lost your Crojo? Here’s 5 tips to help you get it back!
Hello All, Have you ever found yourself in a funk when it came to crochet? Like you didn't have any inspiration to create or even look at your hooks? I know I've been there many times and these are some of the tips and tricks I used to get my crojo back. 5 Tips on… Continue reading Lost your Crojo? Here’s 5 tips to help you get it back!
Stitching Away Stress
Hello All, As some of you may know, April is "Stitch Away Stress" month within the knit and crochet community. To be honest you guys, I've had a very stressful April so far. I started my certification program in Health Informatics ,I have my 9 to 5 which has been very demanding and stressful over… Continue reading Stitching Away Stress
Hello Spring!!
Spring has come and this is the perfect beanie to wear during these warmer spring days.
The Snow Bunny Cowl [free pattern]
The Snow Bunny Cowl Happy New Year Everyone!! I hope you all enjoyed your family and friends throughout the holiday season and started your new year off to a great start. I'm coming to you all with a new blog post and a free pattern!! It's freezing here in Michigan where I live and with… Continue reading The Snow Bunny Cowl [free pattern]
Designing My First Scarf Pattern
Hello All, It's been a few weeks since I wrote a blog post. I've been busy with orders and was actually taking a break from social media all together for a bit. In that time I designed my first scarf pattern...actually it's a cowl. I made the cowl in the picture above last year… Continue reading Designing My First Scarf Pattern
My Experience participating in my first CAL (Crochet Along)
Hello All, It's been one heck of a summer for me. I traveled out of the country and was super busy at work so I've been gone from my blog for quite some time. I had originally put myself on an unrealistic schedule for writing up blog posts but things got really busy really quickly… Continue reading My Experience participating in my first CAL (Crochet Along)
My introduction into pattern designing.
Hello All, It's been a while since I last blogged. Last month's posts were about how I use crochet to help me manage the stresses in my life from day to day. Well this month I tried and is still trying to tackle something even more stressful... designing and writing a pattern. I come up… Continue reading My introduction into pattern designing.
Crocheting The Stress Away… What crocheting has done for me and my physical and mental health (Part 3)
Hello All, I can't believe I let a week go by without writing the conclusion to this series of blog posts. If you missed my other blogs (click here). I've been extremely busy with orders and just trying to compartmentalize everything from my hectic work week. So to wrap #stitchthestressaway April, the main thing I… Continue reading Crocheting The Stress Away… What crocheting has done for me and my physical and mental health (Part 3)
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