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

Works in Progress

Do socks count as clothing?

One of my 2013 Goals was to make 50% of my new clothing. I'm doing pretty good so far. I bought one pair of ...

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A few new family members…

You know I'm not a huge yarn-stasher. But, if there's a special event, I do like to buy a skein of yarn. I really ...

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Meet the biggest owl in town!

Uh, oh. Maybe my title is too bold of a claim. Maybe there's a bigger owl in town... But this guy is definitely the ...

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I wouldn’t call it sock mania…

But boy do I love knitting socks! Check out my sock-progress! I'm currently working on a simple pair of socks from Knit Picks Felici: And can ...

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A monumental project… finished!

I'm calling this project monumental... because take a look at what I saw: What's that? Did I crochet something so big that Nel the ...

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The opposite of tiny? Big!

Last week, I was working on some very tiny things... But this week, something bigger is going on: Crocheting with such a large hook is ...

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A peek at an upcoming design…

It's FO Friday! How would you like to see the first photos of a new design that's in the works? A Collaboration with Abby ...

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A week full of fingering-weight projects!

I'm working on something... ... and it's very tiny! Isn't it adorable?!? I just might have a plan for some super-tiny kits up my sleeve... but ...

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A Zebrafish!

Sometimes, requests for custom orders make me giggle. This, actually, isn't the first Zebrafish that I've been asked to crochet. Hmm. What's the deal ...

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A fun heart-filled hat!

Yesterday, I recorded a super-fun video to post on the blog today... well... I began uploading the video this morning, and over an ...

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