Lots of major happenings in the past couple of weeks, but things have been so crazy I haven’t had time to tell you about them all!! First of all, I want to just mention how terribly cold and snowy it is here today. Yes, SNOW. And ice. Enough to make it super-slippery early this morning. […]
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Pattern Releases: Hearts Aplenty Hat & Mittens
They are finally here! The Hearts Aplenty hat and mittens patterns… just in time for warmer weather (as I write this while sitting outdoors!). Oh well. In my opinion, it’s never the wrong time of year to make hats or mittens. They’re great portable projects for the months when you’re traveling more. And this way […]
Pattern release – Bass Mountain Hat
Last week I learned that one of my favorite designers, Elena Nodel (aka Anadiomena’s Designs) passed away in mid-June. She had been battling cancer but apparently it overcame her much quicker than anticipated. A group of designers on Ravelry that have put together an eBook of patterns and are hosting a knit-along (KAL) with the […]
Pattern release – Crevices Hat
It seems hard to believe that it’s been four whole months since I last released a pattern. That dry spell is now over as I’m now bursting with energy and ideas again! Let me introduce you to Crevices Hat. This hat is so named because it reminded me of craggy rock cliffs. My prototype hat was made […]
Pattern release – Calamari Hat
I’d say it’s officially fall here. There were local areas that were touched by frost this weekend, the snow birds (my parents) headed back to Florida, we had to turn on our furnace, and our household caught the first cold of the season. It was one of those beautiful crisp fall weekends where it draws you […]
Crafting #bizwins
I can not begin to tell you how much I have learned in the last 10 months about business in general, craft businesses, marketing and promotion! Sometimes my head is swimming with all that I’ve learned – and how much I realize I still could learn. One of my business guru “idols” is Tara Swiger. […]
WIP-frenzy
I’ve had cast-on-itis lately. I keep starting projects and not finishing many. I also haven’t posted much here as I tend to only post my Works In Progress (WIPs) on Instagram and not here. Part of my crazy beginnings have been due to changes in my schedule. This is how I currently have my whole […]
Pattern release – Windblown Leaf Cabled Hat
I know it seems a bit early to be thinking about cold weather and warm hats, but in my opinion you can never start planning soon enough. This leaf hat was designed in late 2014 for a Designers’ Challenge. The challenge was:Object: hat/beanieTheme: the woodsTechnique: cables There are tiny cables along the edges of the leaf […]
Pattern release – Simple Summer Hat
This design may not be one of my oldest, but I believe it was my first hat ever made – and one of the first projects I made for Little Chick. It was developed exactly 5 years ago this week out of necessity. We left for our annual camping trip and suddenly I realized we didn’t […]
FO Friday – chemo hat with flowers
Papa’s sister is currently going through a round of chemotherapy for breast cancer. Her prognosis is good but with the radiation and drugs she has to take, her hair is falling out. Last week, she posted a picture on Facebook of some super-cute crocheted hats. She mentioned how cute Little Chick would look in them […]