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June 21, 2011
I love incorporating yarn into the home in unexpected way...
I love incorporating yarn into the home in unexpected ways so this week, I be-cozied our ceiling light. We needed a little warmth brought into our too-white dining area, so with the help of a ball of Sheep(ish)--in color, Pumpkin(ish)--I worked up a garter stitch strip, stretched it and hot glued it to an inexpensive drum lamp (after Dave spray painted the hardware silver). I love the organic
June 14, 2011
New Sheep(ish) PATTERN: Baby Granny Hat
My latest Sheep(ish) design is up as a free pattern on Caron.com! The Baby Granny Hat for the craft-dexterous--the body of the hat is made from crocheted, granny squares that are sewn together. The band and crown are then knit. This is a great, portable project to work on at the pool this summer. Whip it up now, so it'll be ready for the Fall!Stitch.Rock.Love,Vickie
June 10, 2011
Meet Me at TNNA
Hey all! I'm off tomorrow for a quickie trip to Columbus, Ohio for TNNA (the National Needle Arts convention). If you'll be there too, stop by and see me at the Notions Marketing booth on Sunday from 11-1pm, and 3-4pm. I'll be there doing a chopstick cozy Make & Take (we'll provide the Sheep(ish) and the chopsticks!), as well as a signing of my book, AwareKnits.Hope to see you there!
June 3, 2011
NEW Sheep(ish) PATTERN: Swiss Miss Toddler Cardi!
Swiss Miss Cardi, shown in color: Yellow(ish)My latest Sheep(ish) design is up on Caron.com today! The Swiss Miss Cardi, is a swingy little number that's perfect to throw on over a sundress on a summer night, or some shorts to cut the beach chill. The smocked bodice adds a sweet, vintage feel to it while the 2-button closure takes away the fuss of getting a toddler to stand still for longer than
June 1, 2011
May 25, 2011
NEW Sheep(ish) PATTERNS!
Urban RevivalThe Urban Revival, slouch beanie is made with 2 balls in color: Turquoise(ish)Get Free Pattern Here!TooDee FruttiThe TooDee Frutti Poncho uses Coral(ish), White(ish), Lime(ish) & Robin's Egg(ish)Get Free Pattern Here!10th FloorThe 10th Floor Cowl takes 1 ball each in Olive(ish) & Teal(ish).Get Free Pattern Here!Wrist FactorWrist Factor (Close-Up)The Wrist Factor wrist warmers take 1
May 24, 2011
Stitch.Rock.Love Blog Tour: Starts Tomorrow!
Starting tomorrow, please join me for the Stitch.Rock.Love Blog Tour in celebration of the launch of the 1st yarn in the line, Sheep(ish)! Every day for 2 1/2 weeks, check out a new post across the blogosphere from some of my fantastic friends and colleagues. Collectively, they'll be doing yarn reviews, interviews with me, sharing projects their working on, designing free patterns for you, doing
May 17, 2011
Get Sheep(ish) Now at JoAnn Stores!
Have I mentioned lately, how much I love yous guys? No? Well, I do. Without the messages from a few readers, I wouldn't have known that Sheep(ish)--the 1st yarn in my Stitch.Rock.Love line through Caron-- is available NOW (2 weeks early) at JoAnn Etc. stores across the nation!Over the weekend we went to the Austin store (at Arbor Walk) to check it out, and *squeal*, Sheep(ish) was there! The free
May 13, 2011
NEW PATTERN: Mr. Fluffs!
While I was in Denver last month shooting my Craft Lab online workshop Kirsten, one of the designers at Sympoz, showed me the mascot logo she'd created for their upcoming site, Craftsy. She called him Mr. Fluffs, and I *heart* him! So much so in fact, that I promptly designed an amigurumi version using Sheep(ish) yarn in color, Coral(ish). Well, I'm happy to say that this little plushie has since
May 11, 2011
Crochet Lab Video Workshop!
I've been wanting to offer online workshops for years now, so I'm happy to announce that my first one is live and ready to go! I teamed up with online education company, Sympoz to produce an in depth crochet course that takes you from what supplies to buy and why, to making your first chain stitch--all the way to producing granny squares. Crochet Lab is a fully interactive way for me to teach,
