Happy March. I really can’t believe how fast 2013 is going by. I’ve been so busy with so much stuff not only here on the blog but also with my new book, some good crochet writing gigs I’ve got going on elsewhere around the web and even in my personal life. It’s a good time for me, but it is so jam packed! How are you doing? I genuinely want to know! Give a hello in the comments here or over on my Ravelry group to check in and tell me the good, the bad, the ugly and the inspiring in your life right now.
Before we get too far into March, here’s the roundup of all of the posts that were on here in February in case you missed anything the first time around.
My Next Book: Hook to Heal
Throughout February I continued the fundraising campaign for my next book and multi-media project, which is called Hook to Heal. The project reached its funding goal and I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who supported it!
Crochet Sponsors
Thanks also to the sponsors who helped support this blog in February, particularly Anastacia Knits who was my newsletter sponsor. You’ll be mentioned again in a post later today!
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Favorite Post
I enjoyed sharing my thoughts on crochet as metaphor in a post titled Loose Ends.
Crochet Art and Artists
25 More Crochet Artists to Inspire You
Arline Fisch Crochet Wire Jewelry
Trey Ajusto and Philippines Crochet
Crochet Artist Joana Vasconcelos has Work in Jerusalem Art Show
1970s Crochet Designers: James Walters and Sylvia Cosh
Crochet in Cristina Perri Music Video
Crochet Inspiration
Some of the other posts that I hoped were inspiring to other crocheters were:
10 Most Popular Free Crochet Shawl Patterns
Tutorial for Easy Crochet Wedding Table Centerpiece
Ideas for Organizing your Crochet Stash
5 Ways to Broaden Your Crochet World
Interview with Fresh Stitches (Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival)
1930s Crochet
I’m continuing my new series called 50 Years of Crochet History. I am taking one year at a time, starting in 1930, and seeing what I can learn about the crochet patterns, crochet books, crochet styles, crochet news and even crochet patents from that year. The posts in this series in February were:
Crochet Fashion
New Crochet Jewelry Collection from Same Sky
Crochet on Celebrities and Runways
Crochet and Health
- Crochet and Knitting Keep Saving Lives. See the different health issues that people have dealt with using help from crochet.
- Crocheting Through Depression and PMDD. I look at a comment from a Crochet Saved My Life reader who shared some of her own crochet health story.
Other Crochet News and Info
Each Sunday I did a roundup of crochet news along with updates to crochet news from the same dates in 2011 and 2012.
The Crochet Project: New Patterns and Call for Submissions
There’s a Crochet Retreat in Marrakech in April
New Pattern Book: Crochet Texting Mitts (Review and Interview)
Yellow Label Toys (Fair Trade Crochet)
Crochet Basics: How to SC, DC, HDC and TC
In Yarn
Try Different Sheep Yarn to See What Each Breed Is Like
My Life in Crochet
I Saw Crochet at an Arcade Museum
My Crochet Work Space in Online Art Exhibit
My Style: Crochet Shawl as Cape
Betty: Pet Crochet
And Off The Blog
On social media I asked daily crochet-related questions. Here are February’s best answers as well as an interview with me answering those same questions.
I was interviewed by Inspired Crochet about crochet blogging for the February issue of their digital magazine.
Moogly and FreshStitches both interviewed me about my next book project, Hook to Heal
I have been doing guest posts for Crochet Today:
I also did a a guest post about my crochet life over on Made in K-town and a guest post about the Hook to Heal project on MomWithAHook’s blog.
Later today I’ll be doing my February supporters post thanking everyone who shared and supported my work in the past month. Thank you to all of you!
