I did it! I solved the case of my crooked yarn cakes! I imagine others may have this same issue happen with their ball winders so thought I would put a post together on how to fix your yarn ball winder. You can see from the before and after images below that something was definitely off! […]
Hello my friends and welcome back to another round of Hookin on Hump Day! If you are new here, let me give you the low down … the party is hosted both here at Petals to Picots and at Moogly — the links will show up on both sites for double the exposure!! And we […]
Last week I posted the crochet pattern for this Mitered Square Afghan that I made using 3 balls of Lion Brand Mandala Yarn. I am just loving the look of it and how soft it is to curl up under. And today I am so excited because the folks over at Lion Brand are giving P2P readers […]
I designed this Dahlia Bloom Afghan Square crochet pattern, along with my Aubrieta Bloom Afghan Square Crochet Pattern, to crochet into a larger garden inspired afghan and I must say they go very nicely together!! The Dahlia Bloom Afghan Square is a 12-in. afghan square worked up in 5 colors of worsted weight yarn. I can already […]
The Continuous Mitered Square Crochet Afghan Pattern has the charm of patchwork squares but is worked continuously so there is no fastening off after each square leaving you with a zillion ends to weave in … yay! And the self striping yarn does all the colorwork for you so you can just sit back and […]
London Kaye Theme Packs by Lion Brand offer a fun and colorful way to express yourself and celebrate the world around you. Each pack contains five balls of yarn in the colors you need to create London Kaye’s iconic images!! London Kaye Theme Packs are available from Lion Brand and Joanns, along with London Kaye’s collection of ergonomically designed hooks and […]
It’s stress awareness month and once again the Craft Yarn Council is raising awareness with their annual #StitchAwayStress campaign to encourage knitters and crocheters to pick up their hooks and needles and stitch away their stress. And to give us some incentive, designer Twinkie Chan has created these fun and free lemon pillow patterns to […]
Hello my friends and welcome back to another round of Hookin on Hump Day! If you are new here, let me give you the low down … the party is hosted both here at Petals to Picots and at Moogly — the links will show up on both sites for double the exposure!! And we […]
Have you ever wondered about the proper etiquette for commenting, or the correct protocol for collecting emails for your mailing list, or perhaps whether it’s okay to share a link to your latest blog post in a comment section? If so, this post is for you. Kathryn Vercillo breaks it down for us and explains Craft […]
This Transitions Crochet Wrap Pattern was designed with 4 shades of lace weight yarn doubled together to create gentle transitions of color. I love working with blues but I can image this looking lovely worked in shades of purple and gray or maybe even with some heavily contrasted color changes. Transitions Crochet Wrap Pattern Here […]
