About FreshStitches

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The idea for FreshStitches began in 2008 when crochet designer, Stacey Trock, noticed a distinct lack of patterns for big and cuddly stuffed animals. A handful of adorable designs later- FreshStitches was born! Since then, FreshStitches patterns have become legendary for their cuteness, detailed instructions and step-by-step photos. Using the abundance of help and information in the patterns, numerous crocheters have crocheted a FreshStitches animal as their first crochet project! ...more

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How to Publish a Craft Book: 7 things you need to know to get a contract

This Monday, I was lucky enough to speak on a panel with Abby Glassenberg (author of the Artful Bird and Stuffed Animals), Kari ...

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Join the Doll-a-long!

It's time for another crochet-a-long... aren't you excited? This month, we're doing a doll-a-long! We'll be crocheting a doll using one of the new FreshStitches ...

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Itchin’ to start something new…

Today is WIP Wednesday... and my plate is filling up with brand new projects! Yippee! Derecho, the striped shawl First up, I cast on for ...

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I’ve been hanging out with…

... this guy! Isn't he adorable? I'm also playing with some of this stuff: I'm in Boston this (long) weekend! I'm teaching classes and speaking on ...

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It’s the Purple Plushie Drive!

Remember last year, I talked about the Purple Stitch Project? It's a wonderful effort by Vickie Howell to raise epilepsy awareness. Well, the plushie ...

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Adventures in Food-Making

I absolutely love making stuff. Sure, most of the time, I talk about knitting or crocheting... but the truth is, I love making ...

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And it only took me 11 months…

According to my Ravelry Page, I started these boot liners on June 18th, 2012. That's 11 months ago. Of course, I haven't been ...

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A Yarn Lover’s Guide to Washington, DC

Today's guest tutorial is written by Jennifer Crowley, the designer/teacher/blogger at www.tinkingturtle.com. Jennifer Crowley is a knit and crochet designer who teaches up and ...

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A little bead crochet progress…

I only brought one project to Vietnam, and it was a bead crochet necklace. I didn't do too much crocheting while on vacation, but ...

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What else can you do with a unicorn pattern?

When I published Flavia the Unicorn, I thought I was being quite clever in suggesting you could use the same pattern to make ...

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