I haven’t published a blog post in almost a month because I’ve been working furiously to build a section of my blog to showcase my new crochet photo patterns. This has been a labor of love undertaken by several Crochet By Numbers instructors and myself to learn how to make the photo patterns that we so love to crochet. When …
Author: Patrice Walker
→I've been crocheting for over 40 years and blogging since 2004 - two of my favorite things in the world to do besides walking the beaches of windward Oahu, Hawaii.
This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! I started a search back in the spring for crocheted tops that would carry me through the summer. I wanted to crochet tops that were lacy enough to let a breeze through, but not too lacy that I’d have to wear something underneath them. …
The goal I set at the beginning of the year to publish a blog post once a week seems to be fading into oblivion. But I’ve decided that’s really not a bad thing. Why? Reason 1 I have been super busy working on a crochet project that I am extremely excited about. Can’t tell you anything about it right now …
Maybe “pattern” is too strong a word. What I’m about to show you could more accurately be called a “recipe” because I’m not going to give you step-by-step instructions like you’d find in a pattern. Instead, you’ll learn how to design your own top, using the yarn of your choice and custom-fit it to your exact measurements. Where It All …
Even though the recession is supposed to be over, the economic recovery is moving at a snail’s pace for many. As a result, more and more women and men are turning their hobbies and crafts into part- and full-time businesses to supplement or even replace income lost as a result of the recession. Crochet is no exception. One crochet technique …
Continuing our celebration of National Crochet Month, this week’s guest post is from crochet designer, Lorrene Eppolite of Cre8tion Crochet. She HAS written a comprehensive blog post that offers detailed information on how to design and customize crochet hats. When asking my followers what they have the hardest time designing on their own, they almost always answer “hats.” It’s not …
To kick off National Crochet Month, today’s post is a guest post written by Helen Brooks of Good Day Crochet. As you’ll see, she has clearly found her crochet niche. In recent years, I think everyone will agree, there has been a marked increase in the mainstream popularity of crochet (and crafting in general). With so many people picking up …
I finally got my numb butt out of the chair in front of the computer today and actually went for a walk. I can’t believe how sedentary I’ve been for the last couple of years. I sit at the computer all day to work on my crochet blog, then sit on the couch in the evenings to crochet. I have …
When I saw this shrug on Craftsy, I knew I was going to make it and purchased the pattern. I finally got around to doing it over the past couple of weeks, and here is the result, modeled by my daughter, Adrienne . The first thing that struck me about this shrug is that it is crocheted vertically, as all …
Right after all of my holiday crochet gift-making was done, I got to work crocheting a baby blanket for my cousin, Crystal, in Gary, Indiana who was about to have a baby. I didn’t want to use my “go to” yarn, Red Heart Super Saver, because I wanted a softer yarn for this project, but it had to be acrylic. …
Image via Flickr by Official U.S. Navy Imagery Even though it’s February 1, I am still considering this the final week of the 2013 31 Days of Crochet Business Blogging. I’m late posting because I had a freelance copy writing assignment pop up on Tuesday with a Thursday deadline. So I had to push everything aside and focus on it. …
This is the last day of week 4 of the 2013 31 Days of Crochet Business Blogging Challenge. Instead of incorporating this day into my week 4 post, I decided to write a separate post so that I can track it per the instructions in today’s writing prompt. Write a post today about why you love your crochet business. Set …
I can’t believe we’re already into week 4 of the 2013 31 Days of Crochet Business Blogging Challenge. I’m behind again in posting, but this time it’s on purpose. I’m slowly moving into my one-post-a-week schedule, so I’ve decided to finish out this blog challenge by posting once (maybe twice) this week and once for the three days that make …
As you know, I’ve been participating in Sara Duggan’s 2013 31 Days of Crochet Business Blogging Challenge. Today’s post at her site is about the social media website, Pinterest, and how to increase traffic to your crochet blog with “pin-able” photos. It just so happens that I wrote a post about this very subject as a guest blogger on Sara’s …
Because of a family emergency, I’m four days late posting the third week of the 2013 31 Days of Crochet Business Blogging Challenge. Things are slowly settling down at home so I finally have some time to focus on week three of the challenge which is all about social media marketing. Days 15-21: What the Social Media Marketing Writing Prompts Cover …
I find myself again splitting up the week into two posts because the week two post of the 2013 31 Days of Crochet Business Blogging was becoming too long. DAY ELEVEN Writing Prompt: Develop a call to action post. Let your readers know what you want them to do, e.g., if you want them to subscribe to your RSS feed, …