What happened to January?? I’ll tell you what, you guys knocked it out of the park!!! January had a total of 66 patterns edited plus an ebook with 7 more patterns! What follows with the rest of this blog post is a rehash of what my brain was doing in the first week or so […]
Yarn, thread, roving, hemp, cording, ribbon…there are several materials we use for crochet. When your reader finds your pattern, it is usually because your photo was so awesome that the reader thought, “I want to make that!” Which means they want to know exactly what you used in your photographed item. The yarn description in […]
October 2019 I have 5 kids and I love all my kids. I was actually a little sad when 4 of them started school in August because I had become accustomed to all of them being at home all day. But now, as soon as they have a holiday and all of them are at […]
Today, we’re going to discuss Stitch Counts. How and when to report them and different methods you can choose. [If you want to see a video of me summarizing this post, skip to the end.] What is Stitch Count? What is a stitch count? It is a summation of what was instructed in a line […]
This week on Tips from a Tech Editor, let’s talk about gauge. It’s a vitally important aspect of both crochet and knit design. However there can be confusion in how to best express it for your readers. What is gauge? Check this other post with a great video that explains how to measure your gauge […]
Today, on tips from a tech editor, we’re talking about those pesky repeats on a granny square. You’d think it’s pretty straightforward, right? 4 sides. Tell them what to do, repeat 3 times, boom, you’re back where you started. But are you? It really all depends on where you start stitching and where you start […]
This is rather a cheat, I know. But there is a way that you can avoid much of the stress and pain of grading your crochet or knit item. You will still have to do some of the work that’s described in A Simple Guide to Grading Crochet, but you won’t have to work out […]
Completely off track from crochet or tech editing, watch to learn how to do one of many types of thread embroidery. This is Hardanger. It is simple yet creative, geometric and beautiful. You can create any number of designs. I’ll show you just a little of the basics. Check out my tutorial video on the […]
Does the idea of grading a pattern seem scary? Are you completely mystified by the concept? Do you want to create more designs and allow people of multiple sizes to use them, but you don’t know where to start? A Simple Guide to Grading Crochet is for you! I wrote this book after hearing from […]
For days like today: Go here to my Instagram or Facebook page to see my reveal video. Our water is turned off for the house. There is a leak in the box underground near the street. We filled up several pitchers, cups and containers, and a tub, before the city shut it off. But no […]
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