Hello fellow crafters, I'm pretty thrilled to share with you the pattern for my Sapphire Love Shawl, a beautiful triangle scarf that I crocheted for my mother last winter.  I think she looks amazing, especially with these vivid colors! She is quite the natural model, wouldn't you agree? …

Dear fellow crafters, I'm so excited to share with you this ADORABLE project that I knitted last winter!  Yep, you heard me right -- knitted . I haven't done much knitting at all over these past few years!  I first learned how to knit through DIY YouTube videos a few years back ( isn't the Internet …

Dear fellow yarn enthusiasts, I'd love to share with you my very first knitting projects! I first learned how to knit through DIY YouTube videos a few years back ( isn't the Internet such an amazing resource for picking up new skills? ).  It was prompted by a sudden surge of motivation for me after layin…

Do you ever get into a big, tangled mess with handspun yarn?! Argh! I certainly have! Thankfully, while working on one of my latest designs - the Sapphire Love Shawl - I figured out a simple trick to keeping my yarn completely tangle-free and easy to work with.  It was a MAJOR game changer for me, because prio…

If you have found yourself scouring the pages of Pinterest more often than not, and have created countless boards of all the things that you would love to create, then what is stopping you? There may be some tools that you need to get you started, but really, you don’t need all that much to get you going. If you are …

2018 has been a blast!   Here are some highlights from this year! The Sweet Softies Youtube Channel was selected as one of the Top 20 Amigurumi Youtube Channels by Feedspot !  I developed and hosted my very first Creator Challenge, with the Some-Bunny To Love pattern . It was so much fun and I loved seeing al…

Do you hear Christmas music in the air? It's that jolly time of the year! I'm excited to share with you 6 FREE Sweet Softies crochet patterns that are perfect projects for a handmade winter season! It features two cowls (both infinity/circle scarves with lovely texture and snugglability ), two amiguru…

This video shows you how to crochet in the back loops only (BLO).  I'm using the half double crochet (hdc) stitch in the video tutorial but you can crochet in the BLO with any stitch you'd like!  It's commonly done in single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), and double crochet (dc). Please t…

A chainless foundation, such as the chainless foundation half double crochet (HDC), 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 c…