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 ‘yarn’

Photos from Rhinebeck!

Let me tell you... I had an amazing time this weekend! I apologize that I was non-existent when it came to replying to ...

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What is a skein? Demystifying names for yarn bundles.

Skein. Hank. Ball. Cake. You may have heard these terms thrown around by 'yarnies', but what do they mean? Today, I'll tell you! ...

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A Guide to Surviving Rhinebeck

Is this weekend going to be the first time at Rhinebeck? Exciting, huh? It's fun and exciting... but can also be exhausting and overwhelming. ...

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My favorite-est parts of Stitches!

You know... being a blogger is hard. I spent the entire weekend at Stitches East: chatting with fabulous people, fondling amazingly soft yarn and ...

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A quick teaser… photos from Stitches East!

I'm having a fabulous time at Stitches East! I'm still in the thick of things, but I thought you'd want a peek at ...

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Who are you?

You know a lot about me... you hear about my yarn adventures and travels nearly every day. I even have an about Stacey ...

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Save yourself a knot by working your yarn from both ends of the skein!

Has this ever happened to you: you're crocheting along, but discover that you need to use your yarn for another piece? Do you ...

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Win a duo of beautiful Perl Grey necklaces!

Necklaces? On a knitting/crochet blog? Oh yeah... these are yarn necklaces! We've all had that captivating experience: you lay eyes on a skein of ...

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Yarns for my new book have arrived!

Okay, so I can't tell you many details about the new book that I'm writing... (but you can guess that it'll feature ...

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Store Spotlight: Lancaster Yarn Shop

store: Lancaster Yarn Shop address: 3519 Old Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, PA 17534 website: www.lancasteryarnshop.com/ date of visit: July, 2012 I visit a lot of yarn shops. Most ...

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