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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Adventures with Ukranian Egg Dyeing (aka. Pysanky)

A little while ago, my friend, Ellen mentioned that she loves doing Ukrainian Egg Dyeing around Easter time. I had never heard of ...

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Teach Yourself Visually Hand-Dyeing: a review

I've dabbled in dyeing yarn a time or two- armed with a few Kool-Aid packets and no clue what I was doing. My ...

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Interview with WeirdBugLady

If you're a follower of my blog, you'll know that I'm obsessed with plush stuffed animals. So, I knew that when I saw ...

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FO Friday: stuffed animals and pendants!

It's another week of crocheted stuffed animals and metalworking! Stuffed Animals I crocheted a couple of animals for my visit to the Lion Brand ...

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WIP Wednesday: Springtime Different Lines!

My most exciting project for the week is that I've started knitting 'Different Lines' by Veera! Let me tell you about the other ...

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FO Friday: Animals and a ring!

Happy Friday! I've been crocheting up a storm... so I'll show off my finished critters: I've been a crocheting madwoman! And... I'm very proud: I ...

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WIP Wednesday: more crocheting and metalworking!

Hey, guys! As you know, this weekend I went to the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival... and it was super-busy! Stuffed Animals In between ...

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WIP Wednesday: a multi-craftual week!

This week I've been SO multicraftual! In addition to my usual knitting and crocheting, I've been working on my metalsmithing (I'm in week ...

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WIP Wednesday: Knitting and crocheting and metalsmithing!

Happy Wednesday! I'm in the middle of a few projects, so I'll just get started telling you about them! Pagona Shawl I started a new ...

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WIP Wednesday: multi-craftual progress!

Happy Wednesday, everyone! You'll definitely want to check back this Friday... because I have lots of finished objects to show off! Even though I've finished ...

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