Posted in Crochet Biz on Aug 20th, 2010 No Comments »
Six years of doing business selling online crochet patterns. SIX. I love what I do, but I don’t love dealing with PayPal. Matter of fact, I dislike them with a passion. In the last six years, I’ve had to make several phone calls to PayPal to work out claims and disputes. Every time it’s involved [...]
Posted in Crochet on Aug 10th, 2010 No Comments »
Love the execution. Hate the style. In a nutshell, that’s how I feel about this tunisian shawl. I just spent a half hour the other day going through all my crochet stuff trying to organize the items into three piles: sell, donate, and needs pictures for pattern updates (that’s what I’ve been doing ad naseum [...]
Posted in Crochet Biz on Aug 2nd, 2010 10 Comments »
It’s been in my head for awhile now to update and revamp the layout for all the NexStitch patterns. With the last published patterns (Rhiannon Tote and Dandelion Neck Cuff), I had done some updating to the layout to eliminate the “intro” page and rework the materials page to include more product pictures and edit [...]
Posted in Crochet, Just Me on Jul 27th, 2010 2 Comments »
Green. Something about the color green triggers certain memories for me. Actually, colors in general do that for me. It’s how my brain is wired: a crazy juxtaposition of spoken words – both from pop culture and my own experiences – and colors along with a heavy helping of loaded feelings. That’s how I remember [...]
Posted in Crochet on Jul 27th, 2010 Comments Off
Twins! I had twins folks! Two patterns in one day. What a busy day. First up is the Rhiannon Tote, which I’m pretty stoked about because the graphics on this pattern are just fabulous (if I do say so myself). There are two stitch diagrams, slew of step-by-step photos, and one additional illustration to accompany [...]
The Meaning of Creativity I find it fascinating to talk with other designers and ask them what makes them tick, what drives their internal engines to create and keep creating even in the face of self-doubt and frustration. The answers I get always lean towards an insatiable desire to put to real form what they’re [...]
Posted in Crochet, New Patterns! on Oct 7th, 2009 Comments Off
Here are some quick picture from my latest pattern release, “Montauk Handbag.” I’ve included a photo fan of the first four pages. You can see that there are a great deal of photos, illustrations, and diagrams to help the crocheter along the way. Don’t be afraid because it’s labeled “Intermediate.” I use a couple more [...]
Posted in Crochet, Crochet Biz on Apr 4th, 2009 1 Comment »
SCRATCH THAT: But it here! We’re oh-so close to releasing the 3rd and final volume of the Bag Book series from SFTD Online. (I will update this post when we go live). Strapped For Bags, Volume 3 featuring: A Crocheter’s Backpack by, Amy O’Neill Houck Hip Hoppin’ Backpack by, Dee Stanziano Knot Bag by, Doris Chan Scrap Yarn Bag [...]
Posted in Crochet, Crochet Biz on Feb 28th, 2009 1 Comment »
Here’s a sneak peak of a handbag pattern that I had started a long, longgggg time ago and finally finished this week. This bag is totally my style. I’m a beach girl through and though, so I chose to make it with raffia (Wraphia by Berwick). The bag has been embellished with embroidery and surface [...]