The Hook and I

You know you’ve been editing patterns too much when… This evening at dinner, I was feeding Jay a few spoonfuls of rice, then I handed him the spoon and said “continue in pattern as . . . → Read More: Up to my ears…

One of the many, many cool things in the current issue of Interweave Crochet (the last issue before it becomes a regular, subscription-based mag!) is the article by Marty Miller about Foundation Stitches. I posted a small tutorial recently about these stitches, and the article in Interweave goes even further with pictures and very detailed background . . . → Read More: Update on Foundation Stitches

Tilli Tomas Originally uploaded by plainsight.

It’s not much of a sneak peek–but my swatch is not all that representative since I’m not going to use a variagated yarn. This pile of yumminess came in the mail on Friday. It’s for a design I’m self-publishing at the request . . . → Read More: Tilli Tomas

Happy Easter! Originally uploaded by Fluxx.

One of the commenters on flickr says, “Did these bunnies get a timeout?” I love how the arrangement of their ears give them so much character. If you’re not subscribed to the *Crochet*group on flickr, you should be! It’s full of beautiful . . . → Read More: A little Crochet Easter Eye Candy

BICO Sweater Originally uploaded by plainsight.

Here’s our neighbor Lyla modeling the recently finished Baby it’s Cold Outside sweater that I made for an old college friend who just had a baby. The design is a fun one by Julie Holetz.

I completed it in a couple of afternoons . . . → Read More: Baby it’s not so cold…