Crochet ideas and inspiration for the independent crafter

Category: Rants

  • Say Yuck to Green

    Say Yuck to Green

    Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Everyone has a favorite color. Mine is periwinkle. There’s something about that purply-blue color that brings me joy. I have vacillated since childhood between a true blue and periwinkle as my favorite, but I have never reached outside the bounds of blue’s cool and serene…

  • Crochet needs a voice and I’m ready to scream

    Crochet needs a voice and I’m ready to scream

    Estimated reading time: 18 minutes Crochet needs so much more yarn than knitting.  (An idea entirely dependent upon stitch pattern.  If you are trying to imitate knitting and use a single, half-double, or double crochet, then yes.  This is true.  If you are using an open, lacy stitch pattern, this…