At the end of every year, I try to take some time to plan out what I want to accomplish for the next year. These last few days of December are a great time to look back at the year and reflect on what worked for you, what didn’t, what you want to do more …
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When you first learn to crochet, it’s all about getting your yarn to look vaguely like something else. You get caught up in making scarves and beanies, and really just enjoy the process of creating something. But sometimes we can pick up some bad habits that prevent us from doing the best work we can. …
Knitting and crochet can be confusing. There are so many crochet abbreviations and knitting symbols, and sizes and gauges and materials to keep track of that it can get complicated. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Knitting and crochet can be easy and streamlined with the Make it Happen Planners: a set of …
If you’re like me, you have several projects and crochet WIPs laying around the house, all in different stages of completion. You pick up a project, excited to make this super special thing with the prettiest yarn you have, and you get about a third of the way through before you abandon it for another …
If you’re looking to make your hobby into a profitable, full-time business you may have come across the Debrosse Masterclass. It’s a course geared towards teaching you how to make sales and build a business specifically around knitting, crochet, and yarn. Maybe you’ve seen it on Pinterest or Instagram, and you’re interested, but not really …
This year, I have really thrown myself into craft fairs. At first, I was a little intimidated by the idea of selling in person and in a format I was unfamiliar with. But, my first craft fair was so much fun and profitable enough that I signed up for more! One of the most important …
It’s craft fair season! I’ve always loved the thought of craft fairs, but this year, I got the bug and participated in my first one! It was a spring fair just to get my feet wet but I learned so much in that experience that I signed up for 2 more this Fall. As I …
One of the questions I get asked most often is about crochet blanket sizes. Usually, someone wants to resize one of my baby blanket patterns into a larger throw, and sometimes it’s the other way around. Other times, people just need to know the measurements of different types of blankets. I get these questions all …
Like most crocheters, I always have multiple projects on the go, and I’m constantly adding to my “someday projects” list. Today, I wanted to step back from all of that and just talk about some of the great things I’ve learned from crocheting. When I started crocheting almost 10 years ago, it was really just …
I was thinking about a few different patterns to post today, and although I had some new ones ready to go, I kept coming back to the beanie I made over the summer. It’s thick and warm, and I can’t get over the looked of the raised ribbing. It was way too hot for it …