Patchwork Mystery CAL Week 3

Another week down on the Patchwork Mystery CAL! This week's square is called Twisted Times and was designed by  Courtney Lang from Made With Love and Yarn. Find her pattern HERE. This one was really challenging at first, but thankfully each week includes a tutorial video for the pattern, because I needed it for a few rows!

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Patchwork Mystery CAL Week 2

So if you've ever wondered how my stream of consciousness goes, see above. As far as the pattern itself goes, I really had fun with it. This week's square was designed by Jessica Beres of Crochet Anything. Find her pattern HERE. have never made a square from the corner up in that manner, so it was great to learn a new technique. I love the look of cable stitches, and was delighted to see them on the square!

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A Candid Review: Lion Brand Vel-luxe vs. Bernat Velvet

If you've been paying attention to my social media recently, you already know that I have been deeply involved with velvet yarn over the last couple of months. The first velvet yarn I purchased was Lion Brand Vel-luxe, and I later picked up some Bernat Velvet. Which one do I like better?

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20 Best Shows to Binge Watch While Crocheting

For not only my future reference but for yours if you are hunting something good to watch, I have decided to list my 20 most favorite shows to binge watch while crocheting and where I find them. (Note: this list is in the order of my thought process, and not necessarily ranked by favorites)

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The Tale of the Mystery Bear

Over the summer, I decided I wanted to use some super bulky yarn and crochet a bear. I spent days searching for a pattern that I liked, but none of the ones I found were quite right. I wanted something specific out of my bear, and each pattern that I looked at was missing that little something. I finally came across a pattern with rave reviews, but the pictures would not load. I was frustrated and tired of spending so much time on the internet with no yarn or hook in my hands, so I decided to take a chance on what I dubbed the "mystery pattern" and I followed it to a "T".

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