kiba the diva

I’ve written before about how I love to read about the crochet design process.  I love this for two reasons: one, because it’s just interesting and two, because I hope to learn from reading about it how to better do it myself.  (So far, my design process consists of: collage of ideas, sketch, mess around [...]

I am officially in love with Sprite Stitch, a blog where a San Francisco crafter uploads cross stitch patterns inspired by video games, especially sprites from classic NES games. I’d been trying to work out an embroidery floss color scheme for the Light Warriors from Final Fantasy (or 8 bit Theater, if you prefer) and [...]

I found another post where a designer shares insight into her process. Back in October for the launch of the Crochet Me book, Robyn Chachula posted about her process at the crochet by faye blog. One thing I find especially reassuring is how simple Robyn’s drawings are, while still clearly illustrating the pattern design. I [...]

In my first little bit of time playing at Ravelry, I was invited to join a group called the Crochet Liberation Front. Well, over at the blog, our grand poobah is awarding the “Set My Picot Free!” award for awesome crochet, and I won! I won for this, which is my own variation on the [...]

One of the ways I discover new websites – and I think this is fairly common – is to take a look at the links on the sites that I myself have linked. It was through this process that I found Extreme Craft via bits and bobbins. Extreme Craft then led me to I Heart [...]

I’ve picked up a lot of crochet magazines the past few days, and my long-awaited and much-coveted copy of Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution came in the mail on Monday. I love reading designer profiles, and Crochet Me is full of them. I’ll give you a proper review of the book later. [...]