This fun and easy beach bag is made with a new yarn from Willow Yarns: Coastal. The strong and soft cotton yarn lends itself to making a durable bag that will keep you fashionable for years to come. Made with just 2 balls of Coastal it’s so affordable to make you’ll want to make one for yourself and a few more for your friends!
I’m rather smitten with the newest yarn from Willow Yarns: Coastal. This is what Willow Yarns has to say about it:
[pullquote width=”700″ float=”center”]Crafted from the same butter-soft cotton as Willow Meadow, Willow Coastal brings new flare to your favorite cotton yarn. Colors move from one to the next, in colorways inspired by mountains, deserts, rivers, and forests, leaving you to relax and enjoy your stitching. Machine washable and soft on the hands, Coastal will easily become your first choice for sweaters, wraps, and scarves.[/pullquote]
They are right, it’s pretty awesome. I love the
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know I love Kreinik carry along threads. I have used them in many of my patterns, and plan on continuing to do so. The yardage on the cones is always plenty, the metallics are sparkly, the glow-in-the-darks glow bright and for a long time, the reflective really reflects well, they are all wonderful! And the color choices – SO MANY!!! They really bring your project up a notch. So, in honor of my love for these awesome carry along threads, I have put together a round up of patterns that use them, including several of mine and 2 knit patterns!
Kreinik is one of our awesome sponsors for Yarn and Wine 2016, so if you attend, you will get to play with some of these awesome carry alongs as well!!
Here are the names and links of each pattern.
Last week I took some time and watched Lindsey Stephens’ new Craftsy Class – Seaming Crochet. I am so glad I did!!
Lindsey happens to be one of my tech editors, and that’s saying a lot as I’m very picky about who I trust with my patterns. So, I had high expectations for this class, and I wasn’t disappointed. Lindsey breaks down the various needs for seams – such as
If a dog is a man’s best friend, then Pawley Studios is a yarncrafter’s best friend. Full of ceramic goodness, you are sure to find pretties you just don’t want to go on without!
Pawley studios carries a variety of pottery items that make yarncrafters week in the knees. They have mugs for your coffee or tea addiction that are full of yarnie images or text, along with some other themes as well. Pawley Studios is one of our lovely sponsors for Yarn and Wine 2016, and one lucky attendee will go home with
Once upon a time, Jacqueline Pinson was a dyer at Stitch Café,a knit shop in CA with a studio/kitchen that held dyeing workshops and various other classes. Then in 2008, the shop was bought by Marcy Feldman who had vast knitting and crochet experience, and the perfect team was born!
In honor of my new baby cousin who will be joining us shortly, I’ve created this lovely baby dress. Grace and Charm features a double crochet top with a pineapple lace skirt and cute little sleeve caps. It should fit most babies newborn to 3 months. Made with Plymouth yarn Anne, 100% mercerized cotton, it is easy to care for and is sure to become a keepsake.
This winter I visited Plymouth Yarn’s booth at TNNA and was lucky enough to go home with 2 skeins of one of their new yarns: Anne. When I was looking through the booth, Anne just really called to me. There was something about it that made me know it would be lovely in crochet. Plus, the variegated and solids pair up very nicely together.
Here are the Plymouth Yarn stats for Anne:
Spring is here!!! My favorite part of spring is watching nature bloom. In honor of that, I have collected some I . I hope you enjoy them. Happy spring!!
Here are the names and links of each pattern.
Today I have the honor of introducing you to another of our fabulous Yarn and Wine 2016 sponsors! Mountain Meadow Wool Mill is owned by Karen Hostetler in Buffalo Wyoming. She found herself surrounded by the culture of ranching and sheep, yet she had a hard time finding local yarn and fiber. This concerned her so she decided to do something about it, and Mountain Meadow Wool was born!
