Hello fellow crafters, I'm pretty thrilled to share with you the pattern for my Sapphire Love Shawl, a beautiful triangle scarf that I crocheted for my mother last winter.  I think she looks amazing, especially with these vivid colors! She is quite the natural model, wouldn't you agree? …

Dear fellow crafters, I'm so excited to share with you this ADORABLE project that I knitted last winter!  Yep, you heard me right -- knitted . I haven't done much knitting at all over these past few years!  I first learned how to knit through DIY YouTube videos a few years back ( isn't the Internet …

Dear fellow yarn enthusiasts, I'd love to share with you my very first knitting projects! I first learned how to knit through DIY YouTube videos a few years back ( isn't the Internet such an amazing resource for picking up new skills? ).  It was prompted by a sudden surge of motivation for me after layin…

Do you ever get into a big, tangled mess with handspun yarn?! Argh! I certainly have! Thankfully, while working on one of my latest designs - the Sapphire Love Shawl - I figured out a simple trick to keeping my yarn completely tangle-free and easy to work with.  It was a MAJOR game changer for me, because prio…

If you have found yourself scouring the pages of Pinterest more often than not, and have created countless boards of all the things that you would love to create, then what is stopping you? There may be some tools that you need to get you started, but really, you don’t need all that much to get you going. If you are …