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Great Craft Books to Check Out+Giveaway!

The craziness (read: workload) from last year's Vickie Howell for Caron Sheep(ish) launch along with writing my 7th book, sort of hi-jacked my work life for the past 9 months. In the meantime, piles of great books from other designers have graced my desk and albeit late, there are a few I'd love to introduce (re-introduce?) you to. Here goes!






Stencil 201, by Ed Roth (Chronicle Books)

New Sheep(ish) Pattern: My Guy Hat

Shown in colors: Grey(ish), Gun Metal(ish) and Red(ish)











My Guy Hat



Slouchy Beanie







When designing for guys, I always say simple is best. That's why I love plain ol' beanies. They're a great way for a dude to show a little style without really having to commit to anything crazy. If you go with a stockinette look, I can pretty much guarantee that your man will wear it.

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!









xoxo, Vickie

New Pattern: Bestie Scarf for V-Day!

Noelle, modeling her Bestie scarf in color: Hot Pink(ish)





Bestie

Triple-crochet infinity scarf for thrice the love!



My friend Noelle is new to crochet, so I was beyond thrilled when she showed up to our dinner date one night sporting a Sheep(ish) infinity scarf that she'd whipped after teaching herself the triple crochet stitch. It makes a bestie proud! I'd never seen her in hot pink

CHA Winter 2012 Photo Recap + Yarn-y Facts

The Tree

Well, we pulled it off.  Two-and-a-half weeks before the show, Spinrite (the new owner of Caron) marketing exec Sara Arblaster and I decided that I should yarn bomb a 10 ft' fake tree, live from the show floor. Normally, plans like these take months of planning. We however, like to live on the edge.



Thanks to the powers that be for approving it, the design wizardry of artist (and

Baby Sweater in Knit Simple!

Hey all! Just a quick post to let you know that I have a pattern for a stripey, baby sweater in the Winter issue of Knit Simple. It's knit from the top down, and in one piece. That means NO SEAMING for you, busy mama! Get the pattern plus the KS team's tutorial on making it in the issue on stands now.  Oh, and as always, Sheep(ish) is available at your local retailer or at Buy.Caron.com.

Live Yarn Bombing from the Crafts & Hobbies Convention!

Bored? Listless? Yearning to voyeur? Well then, my friends have I got the thing for you! I'm teaming up with the set designer from Knitty Gritty to yarn bomb a tree that he's sculpted for us. Tune in on Sunday to watch a live feed of me covering all 10 ft of it with knitting pieces of Sheep(ish) yarn.  It'll be kind of like watching those feeds of birds in a nest...but with yarn and

Vogue Knitting Live This Weekend!

If you'll be in Manhattan this weekend, don't forget to stop by Vogue Knitting Live at the Hilton New York Hotel! Along with loads of courses taught by internationally renown teachers, a huge marketplace for your shopping pleasure and workshops run by industry leaders, I'll be there hosting the Beginner Lounge. Bring friends to learn how to knit, or swing by yourself to brush up on your

Yarn Bombed Deer!

Sheep(ish) Deer for JoAnn Fabrics



Since November, I've been DYING to share the project that the JoAnn Stores marketing team commissioned me to create. Well, I just got word that it's finally ok to let the cat--or rather the deer--out of the bag. Meet my yarn bombed buck and fawn!





Sheep(ish) fawn. Crocheted in colors: Taupe(is), White(ish) & Pink(ish)





Crocheted flower made with

New Sheep(ish) Pattern in Petite Purls!

The lastest issue of Petite Purls went live yesterday, and nestled amongst all of the adorable knit projects are my crocheted wrist warmers for kids!




Model: Clover / Photos: Dave Campbell


As a busy mama, wrist warmers are one of my favorite things to make. They serve the purpose of keeping little hands warm without restricting fingers from coloring, itsy-bitsy spider-ing, or playing