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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

New Sheep(ish) Pattern: Baby M Blanket!

I originally designed this blanket for my brother's baby-to-be before we knew whether it was a he or a she. I started referring to the little nugget as Baby M (for Montoya, their last name); hence the name of this project. Since then, I've had the delight of becoming an aunt to the cutest baby boy in the entire world that I didn't also give birth to myself: Jacob Yoshio! But I digress.

Happy Holidays from Our Home to Yours!

My kids in their holiday finery.






Our living room, pre-gift-wrapping.





Ashley G's artwork, yarn doodled for Christmas.







Handmade touch on store-bought stockings.





Seasonal photoscape.





Peppermint candy & ball garland filled apothecary jars.






Wee trees.





Peace Wreath from my brother & sister-in-law.






Glitter doe and tinsel!






Tinsel tree trio.

Double-Hook Crochet: Guest Post, by Darla Fanton!

 

Hi, I'm guest blogger Darla Fanton. I had the pleasure of meeting Vickie in my Double Hook Crochet Basics class at the Summer 2011 Knit and Crochet Show. When she asked if I would be willing to share some information about Double Hook Crochet with her readers I was happy to agree.

I love all styles of crochet, but must admit that the "sister techniques" of Tunisan and Double Hook Crochet

Yarn Bombing on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition!

This week I was honored to be able to participate in Extreme Makeover Home Edition's build of a local, Texas home. The efforts were to benefit a much deserving family of five who, while working as volunteer fire fighters to help relief efforts, lost their own home in the devastating fires that struck Bastrop in September. 



The mother in the family is also an artist and crafter, who