Made By Humans
I’m not entirely sure why, but crocheted axolotls have been having a moment for a while now, so hunting down axolotl crochet patterns had been on my mind. My daughter showed me some cool pride axolotls she found online, so I decided I wanted to make an axolotl for her for Valentine’s Day. I didn’t […]
I have a pretty large collection of stitch markers, but for the longest time I mostly just used them to mark the end of a round when I was working on circular knitting needles. But there are actually a lot of different ways that you can use stitch markers to make your knitting easier or […]
The 100 Day Project is an annual event/challenge that asks people to do some kind of creative work of their choice daily for 100 days. This guide to how to prepare for the 100 day challenge will help if you’re doing the formal challenge or want to jumpstart a daily creative practice for yourself any […]
A lot of yarn crafters learn either knitting or crochet first based on their interest or if there is someone around to teach them one or the other, but if you have a choice on knitting vs. crochet, which one should you choose to learn? My History of Knitting and Crochet My grandmother and mother […]
I’ve been sort of working on an ebook on how to use your yarn stash for a few years now, but in the meantime I wanted to share some stash-busting basics that I’m using to help pare down my stash. I decided that this year (as I have several times before, with varying degrees of […]
This Tunisian Crochet Earwarmer is an easy way to learn the basic Tunisian crochet stitch and make a quick winter accessory for yourself or for gifting. I bought some of the Red Heart Heat Wave yarn, which is sunlight activated to be even warmer than regular yarn. I wasn’t sure what to do with it […]
This ghost tassel project takes just minutes to make and it’s a fun addition to your Halloween decor, a cute little thing to put into a boo basket, or make a bunch and turn them into a ghost tassel garland. Have a knitting machine? You can also make these cute knit ghosts to go with […]