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Don't fight it, it'll only take longer
Today I am blogging from the airport, and I'm happily admitting that I'm not even trying not to be random. I'm just going to let it roll. 1. I am going to try and remember to stop and get American......
I typed here for a good long time trying not to get random with it, and failed rather miserably. I'm busting a move to get ready to go to Detroit this weekend, and I've just realized that my expectation......
1. I infuriated my cat with a trip to the vet. She's fine. I have 3rd degree scratches and the vague feeling I should watch my back. That's cat rage. 2. David created a podium page here. Once you submit......
In the comments yesterday, Dawn asked this question: You've made several sweaters in the last couple of years, which ones do you find yourself reaching for the most? Which are your favorites?In the last few years I've knit a several......
(Typing "done" three times made it look like it was spelled wrong. So wrong I had to check. I hate that.)On Sunday morning, the last day of the Winter Olympics, I woke up with a tremendous sense of doom. While......
The Olympics ended last night, both Knitting and real, and I for one was sad to see them go. It's been a hell of a party, especially, I think - if you had the privilege of being Canadian. Everyone I......
The Crochet Dude
It's no big secret that I love to cook. LOVE. To. Cook. And I'm often asked a few questions that I'd like to answer today.1. Where did you learn to cook?My mom was an amazing cook. A grand majority of my memories of Mom are centered around...
Spinning, as in I just turned in the final pattern for The Book and now I find myself in the middle of my studio just spinning. That is one big old honkin' thing to mark off my to-do list and now... what?I signed the contract to do The Book...
At the time that Debbie Stoller was preparing her famous Stitch 'n Bitch Nation book and the fantastic follow up books Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet and Son of Stitch 'n Bitch I was just finding my way around the industry, knocking on doors, acting like a rat terrier attached...
Yesterday was apparently the big day when a ground hog comes out of his den and tells us if there will be more winter or if winter is over. I missed the memo. I kept hearing Tweets about ground hogs and spring this and six more weeks of that...
Available June 2010At long last I can reveal what The Big Secret has been for the last several months, all the traveling and secret meetings, etc! That's right I have teamed up with Boye, a division of Simplicity Creative Group to bring you an entire line of crochet hooks,...
Dizzy and Crochet Can Go Hand In Hand
I was minding my own business when the new (March 2010) issue of Crochet! magazine arrived. Then I opened it and the first thing I saw was a full page ad for my books! I literally felt dizzy. What an incredible surprise!!Then I turned a few more...
BeckySC's Blogs
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Gifts from the Heart Made By Our Hands
Bunny made by hand by BeckySC, apron stitched and finished by BeckySC...
Stitched and finished by BeckySC...
Christmas Gifts Between Friends
This is a Private Christmas Exchange between a group of Friends :)...
Waiting for Santa-Bent Creek Stitched and Finished by BeckySC...
About.com Cross-Stitch
Free Candlewicking Diamond Border Pattern
The free Candlewicking pattern collection has some versatile patterns in it. This one is called Diamond Border. Candlewicking designs are created using the colonial knot and other embroidery stitches. Get started on this traditional embroidery style with Candlewicking Basics. Design © Connie G. Barwick These patterns can also...
Recently I've been getting questions about my ornaments of the month. Not about the charts, but about how I plan to finish them. I will create mini pillows from them and I will be showing you how I do that in an upcoming tutorial.Design © maximum RABBIT designs...
Weekend Project: Shamrock Saying Pattern
This weekend, whip up a Shamrock Saying to aid in your celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The design is simple enough to finish in a few hours, even for a beginner. Design © Connie G. BarwickMore Free St. Patrick's Day Cross Stitch ProjectsShare photos of your St. Patrick's Day...
Recently I had a request from one of my stitching pals for more projects with specialty stitches. I have some new ones in the works, but until they are ready, I will be featuring some of the older projects on this site. These projects usually have some cross...
Photo of the Week - Sunflower Project
Here's another great project from Robin. She sells many of her stitcheries, a few patterns, and other cool crafty items in her Snips and Snails Etsy Shop. I love her scrabble tile pendants too....
Free Egyptian-Themed Cross Stitch Charts
I have written before about my love of science fiction - books, TV shows, movies - any media. Lately, I have been watching lots of Stargate SG-1 on Hulu. I love the twist the show gives to Egyptology. Ra isn't a god - he's a Goa'uld, a...
Unraveled
I am so excited that we are able to attend Squam Art Workshops (SAW) again this June! Last year we had such a wonderful time at this lovely New Hampshire summer camp/ art retreat for adults. We took classes with amazing teachers, enjoyed the scenery and delicious food and we...
The Ravelry team had a great time last weekend as we headed to California for the Anniversary party at Unwind in Burbank and also for the TNNA trade show in Long Beach. I found it so hard to leave snowy and slushy New England but sometimes you just have to...
coming soon: Los Angeles Ravelry event
If you’re a Raveler in Southern California, we’re going to be heading your way soon! Team Rav will be going to Long Beach for TNNA in January, and like last year we’ll be stopping by Unwind in Burbank and joining Kelly and Dawn from Namaste, Manos del Uruguay yarns, Dora...
pattern store news: gifting and more!
Big things are happening in the Ravelry Pattern Store! • as of today, 191,000 patterns have been purchased on Ravelry, totalling sales of… $1,250,000 USD • 98.7% of the money from these sales has gone to the designers Those numbers are really incredible to us - that’s an amazing amount of support that the...
We are so pleased to announce that Sarah will be working for Ravelry full-time after the new year! She will continue in her community support/ Hostess with the Mostest role and will then have time to work with Casey, Mary-Heather and me on other Ravelry improvement projects, large and small. Thank...
we’re Unleashing some new goodies in the minimart!
We’ve got lots of fun new goodies in the Ravelry minimart! We’ve been saving up a few new releases for a bigger-than-usual launch and we’re so excited to share everything at last! Unleash: a Ravelry Soak Wash! Our first new product is something a little different and really special: we’re proud...
Crochet News
Hat's off to spring crochet, sewing projects
Babies and toddlers are fun to make clothes for because everything is done in minisizes....
If all this talk about crochet has inspired you to want to learn more about how to add a bit of crochet to a knitting design, check out Interweave Presents The Harmony Guides Crochet Edging & Trims , edited by Kate Haxell....
Online Obsessive | Ravelry, a site for knitters, crocheters...
Knitters, crocheters, designers, spinners and dyers unite! Ravelry.com is the networking Web site that helps yarn artists keep track of needles and pattern information, organize project supplies, and share ideas and inspiration....
Palette cleanser: Crochet shawl
I've been grinding my way through some deadline knitting and last night just threw it all over for the above, Blue Curacao, Doris Chan's dramatic shawl from Amazing Crochet Lace ....
Hickory Hills volunteers are Canadaa s top producers
A little yarn, stuffing and tender loving care is creating joy for underprivileged children around the world....
One of the easiest ways to add crochet to a knitting project is adding it as a border, as is done on this Seed Stitch Washcloth with Crochet Trim....
Needlepoint News
Needlepoint, camaraderie draw women together at Wool and Willow in...
From left, Sandra Miller, Nancy Jacobson and Terri Garfinkel, all of Bratenahl, share stories, tips and friendship at Wool and Willow Needlepoint on Larchmere Boulevard....
Usually you'd want to keep paint far away from any kind of sewing or embroidery project, but there is an exception....
FREE Needlepoint Cyber Workshop
The Coins in the Fountain needlepoint cyber workshop features geometric stitches resembling golden coins surrounded by "splashes" of variegated green satin stitching and interesting borders in blue, yellow and green....
It seems that it's getting harder to find certain types and gauges of needlepoint canvases locally, as shop owners streamline their needlepoint offerings in favor of other needlework supplies....
Stitch a Garden of Spring Daffodils
New today is this pretty counted needlepoint pattern Spring Daffodils , worked in yellow and pale orange accented by shades of lilac....
Repairing a Hole in Needlepoint Canvas
Has a rogue pair of scissors sliced a nice gash through a needlepoint canvas tucked into your work bag? Or maybe your scroll frame and stand tipped over, landing smack into the corner of the coffee table creating a 2-inch hole....
Stitches of Life
Flowers from DH!He's a keeper : )And, he pointed out anarticle in 3/1 Time Magazine:La Vie en Rose, on Renoir. ...
I haven't been stitching very often; tho I do have a couple tabletoppers going this Winter. And what a winter we are enduring. I know there are those of you who enjoy snow - I'm not one of those people. Give me a Spring or...
Viv, blogging at Too Busy to Stitchhas a lovely giveaway.Details on her postFour Seasons Giveaway...
On January 25th, One World One Heart for 2010 started.It is a wonderful trip around blogs with giveaways, freebies on each site thru February 15thI am Participant 888See my book giveawayatStitches of Life III am offering With Violets by Elizabeth RobardsA wonderful book about artist Berthe MorisotYou are welcome to...
Not much stitching going on -- I did put some x's in the corner motifs of my Tabletopper. I've been tatting, pictures on my other blog: Stitches of Life II Oh my oh my oh my .... did you see all the new stuff in Pat Winter's...
Two Patterns are ready to travel
According to Carol,She is ready to Travel!!!Swing by Carol's wonderful blog I Stitchfor details : )This opportunity ends on Friday (Jan 22nd)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ALSO, check out Squazi & The Chickens blogas, a SECOND traveling...
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Weekly Quilt Contest: Quilts for Teens
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Vote Now: Quilts for Little Girls
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Needlework News
Meri of Agulhas da Meri shows us a variation on bullion stitch that is used frequently in some northern Portuguese embroidery. Follow her clear and abundant photos to add this stitch to your repertoire. ...
This week’s TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) challenge is knotted loop stitch. Let SharonB of Pin Tangle blog show you the ropes. Then enjoy all the variations posted by the challenge participants over the next week. ...
Free chart: Dreamy band sampler
The pattern for this beautiful band sampler is a gift from Remy of Embroiderbee. She says, “I Dreamed I Was… includes 10 special stitches in a band sampler, with room for personalization at the bottom.” Get the pattern. ...
Let the queen of fused art quilts, Laura Wasilowski, teach you how to play with blanket stitch. You can see the tute on Laura’s blog, Artfabrik, or you can enjoy the repost on C&T Publishing blog. ...
A free download from Di van Niekerk
Here’s a sweet gift from Di van Niekerk of Crafts Unlimited. Di’s newsletter says: To brighten up your day, we have a lovely free ribbon embroidery design for you to download for your collection. Painted by Rita Roscher, one of South Africa’s…...
Janet of I’m going crazy; you come, too shows us step by step how to create two tiny birds using primarily boullion stitch. So gorgeous — and perfect for crazy quilting. See the photo tutorial. ...
Quilt or Stitch? How about both?
It's all about Shangri-la fabric today. Shangri-la is a fabric line from Moda that came out a few years ago. It is designed by the 3 Sisters. Pretty much everything they design is just gorgeous. This fabric has been my favorite line of theirs. I pulled out the quilt top...
So, I tend to hold onto certain fabrics that I love, until the right project comes along that I think is worthy of using the fabric in. This fabric has little gold fish in bags, and they have cute names written underneath them. The fabric is by Heather...
We had a getaway weekend. We went to see our friend up in Anacortes, Washington. It’s always fun to go see them, they live in such a beautiful town. It’s about an hour and a half north of Seattle. Here is our trip in pictures.We drove...
This week I have:Made a yummy dinner, thanks to Pioneer Woman: Chicken Parmigiania. Go and try it, you’ll love it. The next night we had Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft that is.Watched a cute movie called New in Town. It made me laugh out loud, several times. Even Mark liked it....
What a day! Did you watch the Canada vs. USA hockey game for the Gold??? It was a really excellent game. Canada pushed so hard in OT they really went for it. It was fun to watch! My house is now full of kids playing...
I finished up Sunday Best on Friday. I stipple quilted it, really small. I like the look, it'll be all crinkly after it gets washed. On Monday the new Schnibbles quilt will be known... I am excited! Go and visit Sinta and Sherri's blog to...
About.com Crochet
Tomorrow, March 9th, is the day celebrated as the birthday of Barbara Millicent Roberts, the fashion doll known as "Barbie." March 9th was the day that Barbie stepped onto the world stage via her introduction at the Toy Fair in 1959. Since then, she has been popular with children and...
Instructions for Crocheting Shell Stitches
This question arrived by email: Could you send me some instructions on how to shell stitch, I would love to learn how to do it. Thank-you very much Marilyn Great question, Marilyn! There are quite a few different ways to crochet shell stitches. Here are links to instructions and free patterns for a...
Errata for Lacy Interrupted V-Stitch
The Multicolored Version of Lacy Interrupted V-Stitch - Photo © Amy Solovay I've been working on creating some patterns using the lacy interrupted V-stitch, and I just discovered that the stitch instructions were accidentally published with an error. I am really sorry about that. I've updated the pattern to fix...
Pattern for Crocheted Wheelchair Wrap at CrochetMe.com
A reader named Keta brought this fantastic wheelchair wrap pattern to my attention, and I wanted to be sure to pass along the link. Many of us enjoy crocheting for charity, and this is one of those patterns that will come in handy for that purpose. If your charity efforts...
Embellished Crochet Heart Shape for Making a Love Note Keeper
Not-Quite-Wordless-Wednesday Valentine's Day was fun, and I enjoyed receiving letters, cards and notes from my loved ones. Now that February is drawing to a close, it's time for me to figure out what to do with all these treasures -- they've been proudly displayed on my fridge, but I can't keep...
Who Dat Crocheting Saints Afghans? Charts for Fleur De Lis Motifs
Joyce Moore says: My son is a huge New Orleans Saints FAN and I would love to find a Crochet pattern with the Fleur-de-lis so I can make him an Afghan. Do you have any ideas. Thank you, Joyce Hi Joyce, thanks for the comment. I'm aware of one pattern book featuring...
Bristly Thistle Needlepoint News
Susan Roberts Needlepoint Trunk Sale
There are so many canvases in the Susan Roberts trunk show that are wonderful—where to start? Her Christmas stockings are normal-sized, on 13 count and stitch-painted. I bought one myself for a new baby named Grant. I have stitched just two of her 3-D houses, but every one calls out for...
Awhile back I took a class from Diana Bosworth and she mentioned a needlepoint book she had co-authored titled “Beards That I Have Known”. It sounded intriguing, especially since I stitch so many Christmas canvases. I now have the book in our shop and I am taking one home for...
Charley Harper needlepoint trunk show
We have over 160 designs by Charley Harper in the Florida store this month. Many of these designs are pretty rare – we have never seen them at market or in other stores. All these canvases including Charley’s birds are 20% off during the show. We only have one...
New Kreinik needlepoint threads!
I’ve ordered all the new Kreinik holographic colors in #12 braid and I ordered all the Silk Lame’ braid colors for 18 mesh. The luscious and wonderful to work with Silk Lame’ is in. I can order any color for 13—if you don’t have a color number in mind, tell...
Brown Paper Packages has just released 4 new colors in Silk & Ivory (and Trio). There are 3 new warm grays (not green-gray, not blue-gray) in the new Pearl Gray family. Pewter is the lightest, Smoky Quartz is the medium gray and Onyx is the darkest. These grays remind...
Melissa Shirley Needlepoint Trunk Show Sale
While unpacking Melissa Shirley’s trunk show, I came upon these mini-socks. Here’s my thought—stitch these, finish them open and use them to hold the place settings for your holiday table. If you are feeling really generous, set your Christmas Eve or Christmas table with these ornaments and let...
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"With a Bit of Wine..." Choker
This is a “not so wide” choker but still very pretty. It was made with black cotton and...
I’ll be giving away two crochet patterns, books, or crochet related items every Sunday morning...
UK: 14. Ch 2 in A, ch 1 in B. *(Tr 3 in B, tr 1 in A) five times. Turn. US: 14. Ch 2 in A, ch 1 in B...
I started crocheting Granny squares at the end of January. Picking up the hook sporadically when I w...
Couture Organic Baby Blanket on Etsy
*Wildflowers by Paris* First organic baby item has arrived! Visit my *Wildflowers by Paris* Blog...
Couture Organic Baby Blanket on Etsy
First organic baby item has arrived! Couture Organic Baby Blanket Visit the *Wildflowers by Paris* E...
Anita's Stitching
New LHN May ornament, Stickideen von der Wiehenburg, the Goode Huswife and Ink Cirlce
http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/variousdesigners.htmlThe new LHN May ornament Winter Sheep, it is so cute:Stickideen von der Wiehenburg christmas quaker and Flower Quaker:The Goode Huswife Book of Designs I, and IV:Ink Cirlce "Monkey Wrench":...
A few new things are added:Wool Felt: they are great for making ornaments, craft projects, needlebook, and much more. I am adding more variety soon:http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/accessories.htmlDritz Stitch Witchery, a gadget for finishing:New Gentle Art threads from the Nashville Market:http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/gentleart.htmlThe new colors are:Mocha Icing (limited edition)Toasted Almond (limited edition)Mixed Berry (limited...
A few finishes to share with Dinky Dyes Silk and ThreadworX
These are my Valentine Stitching in February, I just did the finishing today. February was not the best month. My son and husband was sick with stomach virus. Then my son's coughing issue resurfaced after I thought the new medication is helping. He has a lot of "drainage" at...
2010 Nashville Market and new charts/needles added (edited)
2010 Nashville new Products: More will be added soon. If there is something that you like and are not on my web site, please feel free to email, I can special order for you.http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/2010nashville.htmlNew charts are added:Little house April Ornament chart, the February SYHO chart, With thy needle and thread...
I am still working on my Valentine stitching, so I have no pictures to show yet. I am wishing everyone a great Valentine's Day. We have no special plan. We don't like to go out to eat and wait in line on special occasions. We went out to eat today...
New Valentine Theme Button Pack:http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/buttons.htmlThe Biscornu is stitched with Sulky 4045 12 wt Summer Nights one over 2 threads and the Mattress Pinkeep is stitched with Sulky 4042 30 wt Red work one over one on Quaker Cloth linen:http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/sulkythreads.htmlNew Blackbird Loose Feather #39 Winter Wonderland:http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/variousdesigners.html...