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    My Favorite Crochet Tools

    As a crocheter, I love my crochet hooks and yarn, but there are some other crochet tools that make me happy too. I feel that as I have grown as a crocheter that my crochet tools have grown as well. I am going to share with you my favorites. One of my absolute favorite things is my utility cart. I love being able to keep all my crochet items near me and organized. Well, it’s not always organized but it makes it an easier task to get organized. There is nothing worse than finally sitting down to crochet and then realizing…

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    ALC Hand Dyed Yarns

    If you follow me on Facebook, you already know that I am crazy about dyeing yarn. I have been researching and dreaming about hand dyeing my own yarn for a few years now. Back in December, I made the decision to just jump in! I get bored pretty quickly so I started playing around and trying different techniques and this is where I came up with my Fingerpaint yarns. My Fingerpaint yarns are so much fun and always turn out so unique. Oh boy, I have had so much fun. I love playing around and coming up with different colorways.…

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    Traveling with Crochet

    When I am traveling by car or by plane, I always have at least one crochet project with me.  If I am going to just be sitting anyways might as well be productive. I have always had trouble just sitting still and I always have to be doing something, so I choose to spend my sitting time crocheting. I travel at least once a year to go see my Mom, who lives near Phoenix, AZ. Travel time for me equals guilt free crochet time. You know what I mean by guilt free crochet time – you are not ignoring the…

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    My Favorite Yarns for Beanie Hats

    I love yarn so much that if I just wrote a blog post about yarn it would go on for days so, I am going to break it up into sections. I’m going to start with my favorite yarn to use for crocheting beanie hats because I love crocheting beanie hats. I could seriously sit all day long and make beanies. They are just so much fun! The obsession is real! I almost named my business The Crazy Hat Lady. Seriously! I am so glad I didn’t but I thought it was cute and funny. I am going to break…

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    My Favorite Crochet Hooks

    My favorite crochet hooks, yes! that's right, hooks - plural - because I don't have one favorite. I use certain brands for certain types of yarn. Crochet hooks come in a variety of styles and sizes. I am going to share with you the ones that I love and recommend.