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This post is for all the crocheters out there. I have recently discovered that there is an actual difference between yarn over and yarn under when crocheting. The look on my mother’s face at Thanksgiving when I asked her which way she works the yarn around the hook.I ran inside and grabbed yarn and hookContinue reading “Yarn Over or Yarn Under?”

More than once I have been out and about stitching, or just being lazy in my chair at home, and needed a tool that I didn’t have in my bag or readily available. In these moments I get creative and use what I have with me. Most recently I decided that what I was makingContinue reading “Creative Stitching Substitutes”

Even if you aren’t a designer, don’t click away, this post is also helpful for stitchers looking for a new pattern to make. This is not a complete list but some key things to look for. This post is about the simple things that can make the stitcher’s experience better. Designers, what things do youContinue reading “5 Best Practices for Pattern Writing”

My birthday is in October and I use this time to reflect and make a plan for the coming year. Then when the new year starts I am ready to add, or subtract, the things I have made plans for. This year’s planning added a new layer, a business plan for 2025. While the “business”Continue reading “My 2025 Outlook”

If you are a yarn pattern designer, or an aspiring one, you might be wondering how polished does the pattern really need to be before I can send it to the tech editor? As a designer myself, when I finally started using a tech editor, I fretted over this a lot. With editing time isContinue reading “Before Sending it to Tech Edit…”