Val, a longtime friend and colleague of mine, recently joined our community and started crocheting again after learning as a child. With a background in art and a love for all things vintage, Val recently started creating craft-related art and has debuted her super fun Crochet Maid design. The Crochet Maid’s tail is modeled after granny squares in groovy ’70s hues and she’s available on T-shirts, tote bags, stickers, phone cases and even wall art.
After a successful Yarn Lounge event, Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe are in the mood to relax and be a little nostalgic for times gone by. Their colorways this week are throwbacks, with names like Vintage, Heirloom and Hope Chest.
Courtney of Silly Goose Yarns has created a special colorway, called No Big Deal, in support of the trans community. It’s inspired by the favorite colors of a trans teen whose friends warmly accept him into their group.
Courtney will donate at least $5 from each skein purchased to TIGERRS, which is dedicated to delivering quality, robust and consistent direct services to the transgender, intersex and gender-expansive communities in Courtney’s home state of Minnesota.
The Pittsburgh Creative Arts/Knit & Crochet Festival is taking place August 24-26 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree, Penn. There will be a vibrant, multivendor marketplace and more than 70 classes in knitting, crocheting, sewing/quilting, weaving and more. Friday includes a fun night of fiber Bingo (pictured above). Attendees can also get crafty by making soap sacks to be donated within the Pittsburgh community and work on a blanket for the Linus Project, which provides handmade blankets to children 0-18 in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
If you’re looking for an ideal, stress-free and literally free summer knitting project, Dawn has you covered with her Magic No Gauge Socks. It can be knit with any yarn, at any gauge, for any foot. And Dawn promises there’s no math involved!
Preorders for the June colorway of Lisa’s Vincent van Gogh Yarn Club are now open until June 25th. This month’s colorway is inspired by Le cafe de nuit (Night Cafe), one of the artist’s more famous paintings. It’s available on four bases.
Erica of Wild Violet Fibers has released her full collection of colorways inspired by early blooming flowers.
