Welcome to Part 1 of How to Launch Your Pattern. I’ve been wanting to create this series for so long to help new designers get their patterns out to the world! I didn’t feel like a video series would be the way about it as I thought I would miss crit...

🚩 WARNING: This post contains mature content. Reader discretion is advised.Some of you may know I’m a host on the hilarious crafty podcast, Hard Rock Crochet. In August 2022, we made a raunchy episode called “🎙 Contains Mature Content 🎙” and hit up R...

This page contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.If you have ever wondered if you could create and sell handmade items, you most likely can! To get your product ou...

This page contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Man, am I putting my job on the line with this one! If you’re a designer or someone who is interested to know if a...

This page contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.With Melbourne’s dreaded heatwave approaching this weekend of mid to high 30’s (low to mid 90’s for the folks abro...

Yes, you read that correctly. It happened, and it’s not the first and nor will it be the last time. The person had used my and my tester’s images in their Etsy listing for a made-to-order product of my free pattern, as they hadn’t made their own and ...

This page contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Temperature blankets are a simple concept that require a bit of planning and a lot of patience. The idea is to mak...

Every December, we realise we haven’t planned our projects and don’t have enough time to make that super cute Christmas jumper for your nephew who supports everything you do and equally dislikes what you make. This year, I drew our cousin in the Secr...

This page contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE DIY GARLAND WITH HOBBIIHobbii LOVE Christmas! 🎄 And they certainly do not shy away fr...

After recently discovering a new yarn, Abbey Road Freedom from Spotlight, my newest love became the C2C Granny Square. Super satisfying, easy counting, make in front of the telly, and extended stitches to create straight edges. A crocheters dream!Thi...

Ever get stuck when you reach the end of your row, turn your work, and then forget if you should be chaining 2 or 3?It happens to me more than I’d like to admit! So, here is a quick guide to the standard amount of chains for each stitch in US and UK/...

This week’s Crojo Stash Bust was a great start to this series!The wheel of fate was kind to me and let me dip my toe into the water instead of jumping in head first at the shallow end.After finding out my fate, we went out to lunch and on our walk ba...

There are so many abbreviations in crochet, I bet you haven’t seen a few of them before!I have curated a list below of the ones I know and sometimes use. Abbreviations are not always in capitals and are not always used within a pattern. So, save this...

Did you know, I was making and measuring crochet swatches incorrectly since I picked up the craft?! You might be doing it too. When I finally started grading my work, there was material that told me how to measure a swatch. I thought to myself “why w...