Hello, Crocheters! My name is Edie Eckman, and I’m so excited to be leading this Motif Afghan Crochet-Along! I’m a crochet (and knit) designer, and lately I’ve been doing lots of motif crochet. You may think of it as “granny squares”, but I’ve found it can be so much more than that. Let me tell…

I was in mid-town New York City last weekend and saw a striking crochet art exhibit in the window of the Roger Smith Hotel.  There will be a performance on several upcoming evenings that integrate dance in this crochet setting.  If you are in New York City it looks like something you won’t want to…

Craftzine has a fun and easy crochet necklace pattern, part of their month-long celebration of yarn and all ways to craft with it.

A guest post From Marlene, sales associate at Lion Brand: This Labor Day weekend, we spent a few days at my parents’ house.We barbecued, told stories, and had lots of good laughs.During the evening, while some folks played dominoes, we girls pulled out our yarn and hooks and crocheted a while. We even taught my…

You have certainly been on the receiving end of learning to knit or crochet and perhaps you have taught someone else these crafts.  What weight yarn do you think is best for the process of learning to knit or crochet? Here is a link to a weight chart and the Lion Brand yarns that fit…

The listeners of YarnCraft are some great people, and Liz and I just wanted to share a couple of the kind and amazing things they have been saying on the YarnCraft blog and in the Ravelry fan group. We want to thank our listeners for their kind words and for stopping by and tuning in…

Recently, I was at the Knit & Crochet Show up in Buffalo, and I got to chat with popular blogger the Crochet Dude, Drew Emborsky, who came all the way from Austin, TX and was gracious enough to tell us about his design inspiration in this week’s YarnCraft episode. Want to listen to our interview…

Over the past few weeks, you’ve made some fantastic pledges to charities and have (hopefully) finished up some projects. Here are a few helpful hints to make sending your donations as easy as possible: 1. Double-check that your item meets the charity’s requirements. If your item is complete but fails to meet specifications, consider donating…

A new pattern came out, the Thermal Scarf, and it had a stitch that I wanted to try.  It was a scarf using front post double crochet.  I grabbed a ball of Cotton-Ease from our demo bin of yarn and gave it a try.  I wanted to make sure I understood the pattern in case…

While I was traveling through the Midwest last week, I was able to catch some of the MLB All-Star baseball game. Before the game began they played a video called “All-Stars Among Us” that was introduced by President Barack Obama, featured the last five living Presidents of the United States, and honored everyday people who…