Trendgarne kindly sent me some of their ONline Linie 346 Arona yarn, and I decided to try it out with my free Chunky Moebius Cowl pattern. Isn’t it lovely? Arona is a 100% cotton ribbon yarn that comes in a 100g ball, which provides a generous 230m of (roughly) worsted weight yarn. As you can see, it […]
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Review: Fauxchet
I’m always interested to see and try new innovations in yarncrafting, so when I heard about Fauxchet, I was intrigued. Billed as ‘a new way to crochet’, fauxcheting uses a special tool in place of a crochet hook. Just as knooking is the process of forming actual knit stitches with a modified crochet hook (see my […]
book reviews: Tunisian Crochet Beginner’s Guide & Stitch Guide
Let’s get this out of the way first: I received a digital copy of these books to review. But I’m not being compensated for this review in any other way, and the following is based on my honest opinions! Overview I have two books to review today! Both are Tunisian crochet books by Kim Guzman, […]
book review: Stuffed Animals
As always, I was not compensated for this review, and the following is based on my honest opinions! I’ve known Abby through craft blogging circles for years – you may also know her from her blog, While She Naps – and I’ve been eagerly anticipating this book since the day she first announced she’d be […]
MOO cards: review and giveaway
Note: Don’t miss the giveaway at the end of this post! You’ve probably heard of MOO before – the company that turns your Flickr images into mini business cards – but they now offer a lot more: full size business cards, greeting cards and postcards, stickers and labels, and more. And you don’t need a […]
review: ruffle yarn
The team at Kollabora thought I might enjoy playing with a crochet kit (and they were right!), so they sent me their tutorial for making One-Skein Finger Crochet Scarves, and 2 skeins of Red Heart Boutique Sashay yarn. I’ve been curious about these new novelty ruffle yarns, so I thought I’d review the yarn for […]
review: Mend It Better
I won this book through its blog tour, so I decided to review it for you. The following, as always, is based on my honest opinions! Overview Mend It Better: Creative Patching, Darning, and Stitching by Kristin M Roach, who you may know from her blog Craft Leftovers, is a combination book consisting of basic […]
book review: Simply Crochet
I won the eBook version of this book through its blog tour, so I decided to review it for you. The following, as always, is based on my honest opinions! Overview Simply Crochet: 22 Stylish Designs for Every Day by Robyn Chachula is a crochet project book built around an unusual but useful premise: stash-busting! […]
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