Don’t be Afraid

Recently I have added a new branch to my crochet business! I have been teaching crochet to others. One thing that is consistent – nobody thinks they will be able to learn how to crochet. I keep telling my students not to be afraid, just take it a stitch at a time and before they…

Wristwarmers To Match!

Here is the pair of wrist warmers to that I made to match the Harley Orange boot cuffs that I made for my friend a couple of weeks ago! I love this pattern. There are some changes that I will make the next time, but I will definitely make this pattern again. It was really…

No Such Thing…

…As “One Size Fits All” when it comes to slouchy hats! I crocheted a couple last winter and gave them to my daughter. They were too slouchy. So she wanted me to try again this winter. I told her she needed to find a picture of a hat that had “just the right amount” of…

Represent With Colors!

So I just finished crocheting a pair of special-order boot cuffs in Harley Davidson colors. I love the way they turned out. I had not made a pair of boot cuffs before to specifically be turned down over a boot, so I looked at a couple of patterns that I had a took a bit…

And Now – For Some New Projects!

All of my orders for Christmas are complete and now I am moving on to some more personal projects. Both of my daughters wanted a hat and a scarf so I am in the middle of crocheting these. I have also finished an infinity scarf and a chunky cowl, two items that I really wanted…

When Plans Change

I received and order for a cabled headband in purple. It’s so much fun to do colors like that. I grabbed my purple and settled down to create another wonderful cabled headband, since I had just proven to myself that I could. Well. A couple of hours later I still did not have a completed,…

Crochet Community

I love the look on peoples’ faces when they find out that I crochet. I usually get a “really?”, “you do?”, “what do you make?”. They are surprised and impressed when I tell them I crochet many things like boot cuffs, scarves, cowls, hats, fingerless gloves, blankets, booties, and so on! It was just about…