Author: Amy O'Neill Houck

Embroidered-bag Originally uploaded by miss-frugality Miss-Frugality machine embroidered plain cotton fabric to make this amazing bag. Technorati Tags:embroidery

‘ghan label Originally uploaded by prairie.mouse I love how Prarie Mouse labelled the afghan she made for her son Tom. Technorati Tags:crochet, granny square, embroidery

A fun new site in English devoted to craft books and supplies from Japan. The books and mags often have sample pages so you can see what you’re getting. The owner of the site is in Japan and is also

Pam, over at the Knotty Generation has a great free tutorial posted about making your own shawl pin. All it takes is a ring, a few yards of yarn and a crochet hook. The tutorial has great step-by-step photos, and

It’s hard to focus on work today. You can tell I’m procrastinating when the house is super clean, I’m making plans for dinner at 11 a.m, etc. If I’m stopping in the middle of the day to fold clothes, things

I talked one of the dads at Selma’s bus stop into modeling the men’s raglan for me. Then, when I showed the pictures to my brother to get his opinion, he decided he’d like to design a sweater and started

ribs and mesh Originally uploaded by plainsight You can get the pattern right now in my lulu shop. Wholesale distribution is through Tilli Tomas (http://www.tillitoms.com) Enjoy!

Crochet Me! Originally uploaded by nataliezdrieu Natalie Zee, Senior Editor at Craft Magazine got her review copy of the new Crochet Me book and immediately decided to start making the Baby Doll dress–I can’t wait to see how it turns

Pretty unbelievable. I actually kind of feel sorry for the guy who did this. Once the knitters get wind of it, he’ll wish he had never even thought about banning needles.

Deneen has created these awesome “Pedicure Socks” which would work great with flip flops or birks or mules anywhere you want to shoe your toes but not be too cold. I love them–and of course no toes mean faster crocheting!