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 print shipping labels… in the way that’s right for you!

For a long time, I printed my mailing labels (for packages) on my regular Inkjet printer, and cut and taped each label onto ...

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How to Write your First Pattern in 6 Steps

You might think that you need a whole bunch of fancy software to put together a professional-looking pattern, but it just isn't true! ...

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The (probably not too) surprising downsides of self-employment

I'm a pretty peppy person. I'm usually pretty happy and I don't complain a lot. I also love my job. I think I'm incredibly ...

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What I learned from my 1-month time-management experiment!

If you've been keeping up with my reading list, you'll know that I read the The 4-Hour Workweek, and it really got me ...

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What a coat taught me about marketing

I have a coat. It's stunning. It's handmade, unique and interesting. I get compliments on it every single time I wear it. I'm ...

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Arrived home safely! And progress on Clapotis…

I'm delighted to announce that after planes, trains and automobiles (literally), I'm back at home from Australia. Man, it's a long trip! I grabbed ...

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The 8 best business moves I made in 2012

You see... I really can't get enough of the 'wrap-up' genre of blog posts! This is my last one... I think... 2012 was a ...

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Are you making the mistake of being too narrowly focused?

I design patterns for crochet plush toys. Pretty narrow, right? But just because my product line is niche doesn't mean that narrow-ness should define ...

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2012 FreshStitches (business-y) Wrap-up

As the year comes to a close, I can't help but look back at the year and analyze how it's gone. In practice, ...

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Your Craft Business: 26 awesome articles you need to read

Remember my Reader Survey? I heard you loud and clear: oodles of you crafters out there are interested in turning your knitting/crocheting into ...

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