Introduction This is the first in a series of crocheted baskets inspired by Navajo rug designs and colors. The texture of the Red Heart Super Saver aran weight yarn I’d purchased for Continue Reading →
I’ve been wanting to get back to making one of my favorite jewelry lines. I’d been toying with new ideas for the line, so I finally pulled out my buckskin, bone, and Continue Reading →
I recently gave some of Dax’ shed hair to a yarn spinner. She spun me up some lovely, soft Australian Shepherd yarn. I can’t wait to give it a try! Continue Reading →
I’ve been ordering oddball items and materials from eBay for playing around with new ideas. This interesting piece of mail came from India the other day. The “envelope” is made Continue Reading →
I got these great old-style crow trade beads, which kicked me off on a bracelet making binge.
I was playing around with an idea for adding a small glass vial as a freebie for my amulet pouches, and struck on an entirely new line of creations to Continue Reading →
I saw this adorable crocheted bodega basket when searching for ideas for making baskets to stow my active projects in. The pattern originally appeared in the May/June 2012 issue of Continue Reading →
I’ve been learning Irish Crochet and working on some ideas for crochet jewelry. I decided I wanted to try hand-dyeing my creations, so I picked up some Jacquard Textile-Color Exciter Continue Reading →
I’ve been re-stashing my yarn supply after putting down crochet for many years. Here’s some of my latest finds. Deb’s hand dyed crochet thread, sold by newfboss on eBay, come Continue Reading →
I’ve been wanting to learn Irish Crochet techniques to incorporate into my jewelry designs. I came across a very pretty leaf pattern, but it was written in Russian, and Google Continue Reading →