Thanks for entering last week’s Pop Goes Crochet giveaway! The 27th’s e-mailer is…”Wdmmlc”. Please reply to the e-mail I sent with your real name and address by Wednesday. Congrats! Meanwhile…
Stylelicious has the remedy for plain wardrobe pieces. I jazz up a skirt and tank with a touch of tulle. Host Jesse Kelly-Landes adds some sass to some simple slippers. Host Jennifer Perkins has an idea to put some personality into your underwear.
When: Saturday March 28th 4:30amET
Episode: Time for a Change When wardrobe pieces get old and tiresome, give them a new lease on life! I’ll show you how to revamp an old sweater with a cool needle-felting design. Jennifer Perkins makes a hilarious handbag with girl’s training pants. A tired skirt gets a makeover with fishing line and a serger.
We’re all familiar with those colorful plastic looms you find in craft stores. And we all know looms are great for hats and baby blankets, but did you know you can make cables on a loom? How about socks with decreases? And what about lace? Up until recently, no one knew how to create these patterns, but designer Isela Phelps is taking the world by storm, showing everyone that loom-knitting is as versatile as needle-knitting. Watch as she gives us a primer.
I am devastated by the loss of @hillcountryweavers founder, Susanne Middlebrooks.
I wrote a longer tribute to her on my blog and Facebook (links in bio). In short, though, she had been sick for a long time but had been a master at not letting the illness get in the way of her living. So, it was often unimaginable that she wouldn't be with us for longer. Last June during an industry convention in Chicago when Susanne came over to the bar booth I was sitting at and plopped herself next to me to chat, I had no idea that it would be the last time I'd get to see her. I'm so thankful though, that when we parted ways to go back to our respective meetings, it was with a hug. Rest in purls, my friend....
When I came across this Knitting Needle Patent greeting card by @patentpress , I couldn’t resist selecting it as one of the items for the YarnYAY! September box! (Link in @vickiehowell bio or got to YarnYAY.com)
What looks like part circular knitting needle, part Tunisian crochet hook is illustrated as the patent drawing for flexible knitting needles. This greeting card memorializes the creation of tools that we stitchers can now, not do without!...
The sample yarn for both palettes of this year’s 12 Days of YAY! Advent Box have arrived. I cannot wait for stitchers to open up a new color everyday!
I don’t want to spoil the shade surprises, but I can share just how much yarn we’re sending you this year — FIFTEEN mini hanks of beautifully hand dyed yarn, by two rad boss-lady dyers.
Historically, we have sold out of these so I’d you’re prone to FOMO, be sure to pre-order tour 12 Days of YAY!
Nineteen years into this knitting career, it’s crazy-pants that I’ve never had Learn to Knit or Learn to Crochet kits before. So, I finally made it happen. If you know someone, or ARE someone that wants to learn — while also making something wearable— check out our new hats and scarves kits in the YarnYAY! Shop!