Who says you have to put away ALL your holiday crochet on December 26? That’s one of the things I love about snowflakes! They’re just as beautiful in January and February as they are at Christmas. Today’s featured pattern is my Snowflake Tote, a design that celebrates winter without being Read more
We’re interrupting 31 Days of Holiday Crochet for a little trip to the coast… If you followed along during Tote-ally September, you got a few behind-the-scenes peeks at two new designs I was working on. After pretesting, frogging, tweaking, and pattern testing, they’re finally ready! Introducing two NEW patterns: Whale Read more
🐠 TOTE-ally September — Angelfish Tote This little fish has been on quite a journey. Some of you might recognize today’s Angelfish from my Beyond the Basics course, where it started as one of the smaller projects I use to help crocheters practice more advanced mosaic crochet skills. Then it Read more
🐢 TOTE-ally September — Sea Turtle Tote Sometimes a design refuses to stay on the front of the bag. When I adapted the mama turtle from my Sea Turtle Blanket into a tote, I didn’t want to shrink her down and plop her in the middle. So…I wrapped her around Read more
❄️ TOTE-ally September: Snowflake Tote I know, I know…it’s September and I’m already showing you snowflakes. ❄️ But crocheters understand something the rest of the world doesn’t: If you want handmade gifts in December, you’d better start thinking about them NOW. Today’s TOTE-ally September feature is my Snowflake Tote, a Read more
🌹 TOTE-ally September — Rose Tote Red roses get all the attention…but what color would YOUR rose be? 🌹 Classic red🩷 Soft pink💛 Sunny yellow🤍 Elegant cream💜 Deep purple🖤 Or something completely unexpected? One of my favorite things about seeing you make my patterns is discovering color combinations I never Read more
✨ TOTE-ally September: Diamond Shadows Tote Did you know mosaic crochet doesn’t HAVE to use two contrasting colors? Today’s featured tote uses just ONE. 🧶 The Diamond Shadows Tote is one of my monochromatic mosaic crochet designs. Instead of using color changes to reveal the pattern, the mosaic stitches create Read more
🍎 TOTE-ally September: Apples for the Teacher Tote There’s something about September that will ALWAYS feel like back-to-school season to me. After years of being a public school teacher, my internal calendar still seems to run on the school year. 😂 New pencils, fresh notebooks, classroom bulletin boards…and that mixture Read more
One of my favorite stories behind this pattern actually came from one of my customers (who later joined my pattern testing team). When Victoria Crouse was waiting for her new Golden Retriever puppy, she made a Paw Print Tote for EACH family adopting one of the puppies in that litter. Read more
I have a theory that there’s a pretty significant overlap between people who collect yarn and people who collect books. And apparently, some of us have decided we need a tote to carry BOTH. 😂 Today’s TOTE-ally September feature is one of my popular designs—the Book Love Tote. Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/book-love-tote Read more