Planned Color Pooling – Variegated Yarn Magic! Hey there, Ashleigh here from the blog Sewrella. I’m so excited to be talking to you about planned color pooling! Planned color pooling is a crochet technique that utilizes variegated yarn and simple stitches to create an argyle or plaid effect. It’s totally magical and super easy! To achieve this…
Charity Crocheting with Tamara Kelly of Moogly Blog! We hope you have been having even a fraction of the fun that WE have been having with Yarn Heroes, Lion Brand’s campaign to inspire knitters, crocheters, and crafters of all kinds to make comforting items for charity. The X-Men have Wolverine, and we have MOOGLY, who should…
Yarn Heroes Chapter 2, Charity Crafting with All About Ami We hope you have enjoyed the first two posts of our Yarn Heroes, a series all about celebrating Charity Crafting! We were extremely fortunate to collaborate with fifteen of the most creative, generous and spirited yarn bloggers and designers to create new free patterns, host giveaways for…
Yarn Heroes, Chapter 1: Mama In A Stitch Greetings fiber fanatics, crafters of all kinds and stitchers of all stripes! We want to help every crafter, from beginners to seasoned experts, unleash their inner Yarn Hero! This fall, we’ve assembled a super group of 15 of your favorite yarn bloggers and designers to inspire you to pick up…
This giving season, Lion Brand is calling on knitters, crocheters and yarn crafters of all kinds to unleash their inner Yarn Hero and craft for charity! We want every fiber fanatic to know that they can help create a more giving world, one stitch at a time. We have assembled a super group of 15…
Hi Fiber Friends! While the knitters among you have been gearing up for Liza’s knit-along on the Lion Brand Notebook, we are pleased to announce that fan favorite Kristy Glass is planning a CROCHET-ALONG for you! What’s a crochet-along? It’s a group activity, in which participants work on the same crochet project, while discussing progress…
Earlier this summer, Sewrella graced us with a kitchen-themed series with six of the most simultaneously useful and beautiful crocheted pieces you could ever want to have in your kitchen. (Stay tuned next week for a kit where you can buy that whole series!) Now, the one and only Sewrella is back with a series of must-make Back to School accessories made entirely…
Oh. My. Goodness. LOOK AT IT! AHHHH. Words rarely fail me. Now they do. There are none to describe the SHEER MAJESTIC CUTENESS of this straight-up unbelievably cute little Baby Snow Owl by the truly one-of-a-kind MamaInAStitch. Avid movie goers know that sequels rarely compare to the unforgettable original. Well, Jessica has executed a rare…
Woah!! Amazing Free Pattern Alert!! Ruanasaurus Rex here with an important Free Pattern Alert! I’m always on the hunt for two things… Really tasty forest berries (I’m one of those yarn dinosaurs that only eats fruits of the forest) and SUPER AWESOME Ruanas! Normally, I only find the berries, but this time… I’ve scored big…
Greetings fellow yarn fanatics! While I’ve been enjoying a trip to Sweden, where fiber arts and crafts seem to be everywhere, I’ve been missing the blog tremendously… And so I was so thrilled to hear from the one-of-a-kind Kara over at Petals to Picots about this unfathomably adorable crochet cocoon and cap project! This project, which…
The World’s Least Boring Basic Shirt! ChiWei from 1DogWoof is back, and this time, she’s bringing you the world’s most interesting basic shirt (or at least, I think so!). It’s a perfect blouse for wearing in an office that (like ours) has air conditioning that could compete with the cold winds of the arctic! And…
In New York City, August has inexplicably brought slightly cooler weather to our fair metropolis! Thank you, August, for breaking the unbelievable hot streak that made July a truly stifling month over here. Going outside was more of a chore than a respite from the daily grind. Now that the weather has cooled down just…
