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

Posts Tagged ‘felting’

An experimental craft weekend!

As you probably know, yesterday was Small Business Saturday, so I hit my local yarn store and art supply store to pick up ...

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FO Friday: mittens, monster and a turkey!

I have a couple finished projects that I'm really excited to show off this week! So, I'll just dive right in! Tiny turkey, round ...

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Can you felt with one strand of yarn?

It's Tuesday! Do you know what that means? Time for us to talk about another helpful crochet tip! I just received an email from ...

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Awesome Felted boots!

I just received some photos from Nancy, who made a pair of boots from my Yuki Felted Boots Pattern. They look incredible! Nancy ...

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Interview with Tanglewood Thicket

I just discovered the amazing needle-felting work of Tanglewood Thicket, and I was delighted that Kasey (Ms. Thicket, herself!) agreed to do an ...

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Calli Crocheted Felted Boots Pattern available!

As promised... the crocheted version of the Yuki Felted Knitted boots is finished, and the pattern is ready! This pattern is available for ...

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Update on Crochet Felted boots

The Yuki Knitted Felted boots pattern has been very popular... so I've been working on a crocheted version! Just like the knitted ...

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Great yarns for Felting

As you may have read in previous posts, I really like felting. I've designed patterns that felt knitting and that felt crocheting. ...

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Felted Boots Pattern!

In a previous post, I took you through the journey of designing knitted, felted boots. Now, they're finished, and the pattern is ready! ...

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Designing Felted boots: the journey

Let me start by saying that I was SUPER excited when I was asked to design a pair of knitted, felted boots for ...

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