‘Fresh from Stacey’ Archives
Prepared for a hurricane?
I live on the coast in New England, and we're preparing for the remnants of Hurricane Earl to hit... which brings us to a very important question: are you ready? I mean, do you have your knitting and crochet projects lined up? Because, you know you won't want to leave your house to battle the pouring rain and howling wind to grab more yarn- so [...]
Off the hook: lots of amigurumi!
It's been a busy week this week... and I've finished lots of animals! First, I'll update you on Hugo's Horse, an adorable Hobby Horse that I started knitting last week. The horse is for Tim's cousin, Hugo... and Tim's taken the project over! He refreshed his knitting skills early this summer at Stitch & Pitch, and he wants to contribute to [...]
Help for sore wrists
As knitters and crocheters, we use our hands (and wrists) a lot... and it's not uncommon to read about developing painful wrists as a result of doing needlework. In this post, I want to share a couple of simple moves that I just learned- designed to get the fluid in your wrist joints moving, and alleviate some pain. I, personally, have had a [...]
On & Off the needles: a tank top and some frogging!
I've been fairly productive this week, so I'm excited to chat about my progress! First, remember the tank top that I started last week? I was very excited about it... I used cotton yarn that I reclaimed from a thrift store sweater, and the last tank top that I made from the same yarn turned out wonderfully. Plus, the pattern was a free [...]
A designer’s week: August 23rd
One of my favorite things about being a designer is that I make my own schedule... so, as long as I get my work done by the deadlines, I can do it whenever I want! That's particularly good news for this week, because my main goal for the week is to enjoy the end of the summer! I've settled into New Haven well (if you don't remember, I just [...]
On & off the needles: baby dress and a new tank top!
I've decided to move my 'on & off the needles' post (usually on Thursdays) to Wednesdays, so that I'm in line with other bloggers doing 'work in progress Wednesdays'... same exciting content, new day! First, let's start with what's off the needles... I had a productive week! I finished Amelia's dress, an adorable pattern by Debbie Bliss. I knit [...]
Tackling Search Engine Optimization
This little post on Search Engine Optimization is part of my 'business of design' series... I apologize if you're a casual crafter and I've bored the daylights out of you... but come back tomorrow for a knitting/crochet- related post! Everyone who runs a small business spends lots of time on the actual product itself (in my case, designing and [...]
Noni bags in Crochet!
Noni bags- amazingly beautiful felted bags- have been a sensation... but they've been available only to knitters- until now! I'm super excited to announce that Noni is releasing some of her most popular bags as crochet patterns! The patterns will be available for the first time at Stitches Midwest. By the end of August, you can purchase the [...]
On the needles: Kureyon cowl!
I haven't been doing too much knitting recently (I've become semi-obsessed with a redesign of my website... but I hope to finish that this weekend!), but I started a new project that's really awesome. First, though... I've been making steady progress on Amelia's dress. I knit 3" of it on the bus to Boston with my eyes closed (because I get [...]
Designing a mosquito
Last week, I showed you a photo of a little mosquito that I designed and crocheted. Today, I'm going to chat a little bit about the process behind creating the design. First, I looked around online at photos of real mosquitoes and cartoon mosquitoes, and I discovered several points of variation: The mosquito could have three body sections or [...]
