It’s Spring! It’s time to shake off the winter blues, crawl out of hibernation and put away the big heavy blanket knitting. Socks are great to work on when the weather warms up. Let me help inspire you to try out that sock loom you bought when it was on sale but have been too …
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I know it’s risky starting a giveaway on April 1st. I mean who’s going to play the fool and enter a giveaway that might just be a prank, right? Except you guys know me and know that I love to host giveaways. If you think it’s just another April Fools Day joke, wait until tomorrow. …
Did you make a resolution to learn a new craft this year? I’ve gone back to my childhood and relearned an old favorite: stitching on plastic canvas. My kids have joined me on this journey and we all had a part in making this project. Plastic canvas basic stitches are easy to master (even for …
C2C Interactive Crochet Calculators C2C afghans and graphghans are wildly popular and with good reason. It’s a great technique that looks difficult, but is actually simple. If you want to follow an existing chart, but don’t have the same yarn or want to change the size you need to know how big your finished project …
Clover Tassel Maker & Handy Thread Twister You see them hanging everywhere these days, don’t you? We’re used to seeing them on scarves or hats, but now they’re showing up on earrings, necklaces, garlands, gift wrap and key chains. It’s Tasselmania! Now if only we had a tassel maker to keep up with demand. When I …
Ten Stitch Color Charts & Changing Yarn Colors Since we’ve been talking about the Ten Stitch Blanket lately we need to talk about colors. This pattern is a popular one for scrap blankets and self-striping yarn. However, you actually have a lot of options when it comes to coloring your blanket. I’ve created several possible …
We all love the Ten Stitch Pattern Blanket from Frankie Brown. Whether you are knitting it on needles or working it up on your loom (Get the NEW Loom Knit Ten Stitch Blanket pattern here!) it’s a favorite project for many of us. But it can be tricky to predict what size it will end …
Bernat Beyond Yarn Giveaway! That’s right! Yarnspirations and I are back with another giveaway. We want to keep you well-stocked with fabulous yarn as you get inspired by all the new patterns coming out this Fall. The current giveaway features Bernat Beyond. The yarn was released earlier this year and I have to say I …
Patons Alpaca Blend Giveaway! It’s the busiest time of year for crafters. We’ve got lists of projects to knit and crochet, skeins of yarn in every color (except the one we need, of course!), and more patterns pinned that we could make in the next decade let alone by the end of year. And we …
DIY Water Balloons | Loom Knit and Crochet by Joann Gay Splish! Splash! Splat! Who doesn’t love a good water balloon fight? We all do! What we don’t like is the mess it leaves in the yard. What’s the answer? DIY Water Balloons! Here’s just some of the multitude of reasons these are better than …