Hi friends! I've been having a fun time crocheting the  Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket , which is an absolutely  beautiful design by  Celeste Young Designs .  Believe it or not -- it's my very first blanket project, and the biggest crocheted piece I've ever made!   (About time I tackled something other …

Dear lovely crocheters, I'm so happy to announce the completion of Sweet Softies' fifth pattern test: the Hudson Bay Cat & Coney Island Bear design!  Hooray!  Big cheers for my super hard-working testers!!  For this test, I had four testers: two worked on the Hudson Bay Cat pattern, and two o…

Okay guys... I must apologize for this small and spontaneous post, but I just feel too passionately about this and can't go on without expressing my feels any longer.  I must announce how obsessed I am with these beautiful pastel colors.  I can't stop looking at it and admiring it. I'm officially sm…

Dear fellow crocheters, I just received my very first online shipment of yarn ordered from Lionbrand.com !  You might not know this, but I've never actually ordered from an online yarn store before!  I'm accustomed to getting my yarns in-person at physical stores, where I can see and feel the yarns be…

The Hudson Bay Cat and Coney Island Bear Patterns provide written instructions with photo references for crocheting these two charming and oh-so-soft stuffies.  Both Hudson Bay Cat and Coney Island Bear are named after the yarn colors used to make them: Lionbrand's Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® yarn in &#…

Dear friends, I am so thrilled to share that the Sweet Softies Youtube Channel is listed as one of the Top Amigurumi Youtube Channels on Feedspot!  Please check out Feedspot's article to see and read about the other amazing Amigurumi Youtubers!  Lots of great stuff out there, folks! As some of you may…

Hi friends! I just wanted to share my current work-in-progress, which is a 12-pointed star crochet blanket!  It's based off of a lovely free pattern from Celeste Young Designs , called the Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket . I have not made a large baby blanket before, and am finding this to be tons of fun!  I…

Hi loves! I recently got challenged to write "10 Things About Me" by my sweet and creative friend, Ragnhild, over at Yarnhild.com ! As you likely know, I'm the crocheter, designer, and blogger behind Sweet Softies.  I share free and paid patterns, along with tips and tutorials, and occasionally ho…

Hi friends! Still looking for a Mother's Day gift to whip up for Mom?  Don't forget that there's the "Loving You" Flower Pot available for FREE on my blog!  It's quick and easy to whip up, and I have a video tutorial for those colorful puff stitch flowers too! Or, if you'd like t…

Good morning, fellow crafters! The Spring season is one of my favorite times of the year!  Warmth fills the air, plants grow, and bright, happy colors bloom all around us. To me, Spring is about new life, and the optimism of this cheery season inspires me to use equally-optimistic and light-hearted colors in my…

Still looking for that special, handmade Mother's Day gift to crochet today and save forever as a family heirloom?  The  "Mother & Daughter" pattern  is  25% off  in my Ravelry Store from now until May 13th!  Discount:  25% off Code:  LOVEMOM Pattern link:  here

A chainless foundation, such as the chainless foundation double crochet, is an alternative to creating a foundation chain.  This technique creates your stitch and chain at the same time!  It produces a foundation row that is sized similarly to a regular row.  Because this method eliminates the chain altogeth…

Hi fellow crocheters! Earlier, I posted a sneak peek of my 'Coney Island' bear , and then another sneak peek of an undecided critter .  Well, thanks to all of the different suggestions that were sent in through Facebook groups and my blog, I've decided to make him into a little kitty cat! Meet Hu…