If you’re watching the socials, the knitting and crochet community is embracing hats as a symbol for protest, yet again. Unlike 2016’s P*ssy Hats, though, these hats have historical significance. In the midst of World Ward II, Norwegian citizens took…
As a professional knitter, crocheter, and hobbyist sewist, it’s always fun to look at and share some of my favorite completed projects from the past year. Each piece tells a story, reflecting my creative journey and the community I’m a…
Happy Monday, everyone! As we get closer to our official launch of the Season’s Greetings Holiday Scarf Mood Make-Along, I thought I’d start the week off with something pretty to gaze at. Here’s a peek at stitch patterns for the…
Season’s Feelings Holiday Mood Make-Along Over the Summer, I had the pleasure of hosting 500+ knitters and crocheters for the first mental-health make-along. Over a 3-month period, using the same technique used for temperature blankets, we knit or crocheted a…
Five Fall 2025 Fashion Trends For Knitters & Crocheters For me, tracking trends is just another inspirational jumping-off point and a potential conversation starter. The really fun part, though, is finding connections in the maker world that bridge the gap…
Crochet Curlicue Wreath Nostalgia gets a new life on a larger scale and with lush, jumbo yarn. This wintery wreath is crocheted using layered, half-double crocheted spirals (you know, those same ones used for clown doll legs in the 70’s…
Vickie Howell is an on-air host, designer, author, entrepreneur & community builder in the D.I.Y. genre. Read more here.
#tbt 2015 Photoshoot for the @yarnspirations sponsored column I wrote for years for Knit Simple Magazine. This one was extra-special, though, because I got to bring my son, Tristan with me to NYC to model plaid scarves I designed for an issue.
My latest sewing make: the Gypsum Skirt by @sewliberated
I finished it a few weeks ago at @agatheringofstitches where:
๐ช@madebyrae reminded me that instead of focusing on whether or not the pocket placement would make my hips look bigger, I should revel in taking up more space, and
๐ชก @miniaturerhino gave me a wash-away sashiko pattern to deflect from the accidental seam cutting I did where felled seams were intended.
Hereโs to handmade clothing that encourages living in oneโs fullness, and made unique by its imperfections.
#memade #gypsumskirt #sewing #slowfashion
This just in! ๐๏ธ
Stitchwell Minizine: Snail Mail Club for Knitters, Crocheters, and Fiber Crafters
Ready to go back to the tactile basics of feeling paper in-hand? Looking for a little creative spark that doesnโt disappear into the digital ether, only to be forgotten with one swipe of the screen?
Meet the Stitchwell Minizine, the snail-mail component of Stitchwell Social Club, and chronicles of the fiber crafts, culture, and care that keep us connected. Stitchwell is this Gen-Xerโs nostalgic take on the zines of our Riot Grrrl foresistersโmine, though, is less โriotโ and more โrooting-forโ โ using stitching as the unifying connector. After all, the pin is mightier than the sword! ๐ชก
Learn more, through the link in my @vickiehowell bio, or go directly to www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellsocialclub
#snailmailclub #knittingzine #crochetzine #stitchingzine #stitchwellsocialclub #stitchwellminizine
#tbt An Austin American Statesman article I was included in from 2003, the year before I got the job as host of ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐, the DIY Network/HGTV show that changed the trajectory of my life. After moving from L.A. โ where, inspired by Debbie Stollerโs books, Iโd started the first SoCal ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ปโ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต group of this generation โ I started one in Austin that met at BookPeople. โฃ
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Almost 23 years later, Iโm still using the power of handcrafts to build and nurture community, through my platform, ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐๐ฏ โ a mental health and confidence building place for fibercrafters. ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ปโ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
Link in @vickiehowell bio, or go to www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellsocialclub
#mentalhealth #knittingcommunity #crochetcommunity #selfcare
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