Ocean of Stitches

My goodness!  It has been forever! Just a heads up  - I've got a bunch of new patterns out and ones I am currently working on.  Here...

Just a quick little hello! I've been crazy busy writing and whipping up a lovely crochet shawl pattern that will debuting  (in a c...

This is Rose, in a skull mask, looking like a miniature Mexican wrestler. I crocheted a skull from this pattern , crocheted around it, and...

This is what I spent the last 7 weeks on. Actually, I spent the last 7 weeks making 2 of these. And there is no final picture - because I ...

While everything else has been going on, I have managed to design a little sundress with a crocheted top and a fabric bottom - children'...

I finished weaving all of the ends of this square yesterday, and it turned out beautifully, if I do say so myself. The pattern is Granny Ne...

I am undecided about Tunisian crochet (also called afghan crochet.) It is easy, satisfying in it's simplicity, and has a squishy, dense...

I just popped in to post up a duet of free patterns - more owls. I created a pair of universal patterns for simple one-piece owls, one knit...

Whew! It has been a whirlwind of a month! First of all - Happy Day After Valentine's Day! I made these little crochet hearts for my f...

I crocheted this bag to demonstrate 4 different granny styles of crochet. It is in 4 colors of Cascade Yarns Luna - lovely, soft cotton yar...

I have just finished with ANOTHER crochet pattern (I know!) It is for a Snowy Owl, or any of the owls in the Bubo genus. It is just a nice...

I just finished writing up the pattern for his afghan block that I designed for the January installment of the afghan block crochet-along at...

I hope everyone is having or has had a lovely holiday! I am calling mine an owliday, as I saw one of these fly over the window and land on ...

Two knitted stars, an elf hat, a short-row pickle, a mini sock stocking, and a double-knit Norwegian Star snowflake. An African Flower motif...

I coulda been a contender! I just wanted to say thank you to the many people who sent me cheering messages in the last few weeks. It was a ...

Cupcake gnome. Would you like some of my lovely cupcakes? Rose turned 2 yesterday. My goodness, she seems so grown up. Well, as you may k...

Here are most of the crocheted and knitted veggies for my daughter's 2nd birthday present. For some reason, the corn didn't make th...

I saw this short video over on the Mason-Dixon blog site. The importance of it struck so deeply that I felt the absolute need to share it ...

Well, I've been hard at the veggie-makin'. In addition to the lettuce, we have this large knit garlic from Amigurumi Knits by Hans...

I have started early on Rose's birthday presents: 10 kinds of veggies in a market bag. The first one is a lettuce from crochetsal.com ...