I have always loved Valentine’s Day, but not in the traditional sense. My parents took the holiday as an opportunity to celebrate familial love with my sisters and me, and always had special homemade valentines waiting for us on the kitchen table on Valentine’s Day morning. I also loved the school parties, the treats, and making valentines for my friends and family.
This free crochet penguin pattern is my first non-mammal design! For a long time, I stuck to designing patterns for animals/dolls that have arms and legs because I love when things are matchy-matchy (though I definitely take it too far sometimes – just ask my husband what it’s like going with me to Target 😂). …
The inspiration to publish this crochet Santa pattern came from an odd place. But before I tell you what it was, I want to contextualize it with a story I once heard. The professor of a pottery class split his students into two groups: one group would be graded on the quantity of pots they …
This amigurumi cat has been one of my most requested free animal crochet patterns for years now, and I’m so glad I was finally able to make one! This pattern comes in 3 color variations: a tabby cat, a siamese cat, and a calico cat. Go wild and make a whole litter of kittens!
I’ve been wanting to design a fuzzy animal for a long time, and this llama crochet pattern was just the opportunity I needed. My dislike for working with fuzzy yarn coupled with the fact that many people don’t have access to specialty yarns, spurred me to create a fluffy animal with standard acrylic yarn that …
I didn’t choose the yarn, the yarn chose me. When I saw Yarn Bee Velvety Smooth Aran on the shelves during a recent Hobby Lobby run, it called to me. It practically jumped into my basket and begged me to turn it into soft, snuggly sheep’s wool. Who am I to impede the dreams of …
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