Plush You! 2013 is opening tonight, Friday, October 13th, from 5 pm – 9m, at Schmancy in Seattle, Washington. The show features over 55 artists from all over the world! I submitted three pieces last year  and had so much fun checking out all the other plushies. I realized that I never compiled all the little video snippets I took from 2012, so I did that just now in order to prompt you to check out the show this year if you are in the area. If you go, let me know how it is!

Knitsy  Issue 4 (for iPad and iPhone and soon Google Android) is out, and guess who is on the cover? I had no idea. It was a big  surprise!

This time, instead of an interview like I had in Issue 3, we are offering a crochet pattern for my cupcake scarf. If you already have my book, this pattern will be old news, but if you’ve been jonesing for the cupcake scarf and the cupcake scarf only, here’s your chance to check it out for free!

The one thing I totally forgot to add in the pattern is that Lion Brand Homespun in Cotton Candy Pink has been discontinued since my book was published. There are other Homespun colors, but the substitute I have been using myself is Cascade 128 Merino Superwash because it is a similar weight and comes in a yummy array of colors. It is, however, a bit spendy, running on average at $12.50 per hank. It’s a great option for people who like nice yarn and who like wool without the wool being itchy. I recently picked up a ball of Red Heart Snuggle Bunny in Kitten, but I haven’t worked with it yet. I just grabbed it because of the color and because if its boucle-ness!

There’s TONS of other fun fibery goodness in Knitsy, so check it out!

Let’s try something new! I decided to try offering sponsorship spots on my blog, to help promote your blog or indie business. I’m new to this whole thing, so if there are any glitches, please let me know!

Click on the new button on my right side-bar to reach my advertising info page, or click right here!

Hey, San Francisco! Next Friday, October 11th, is “I love yarn day,” and the Craft Yarn Council is organizing a flash mob for fiber-lovers at noon sharp in Union Square Park.

I’ve never really been a social crocheter (i.e. attending craft nights or stitch n bitch type events), but I am gonna show up at noon and check this out! Come say hi! Bring the project you’re working on! Let’s get yarny!

I have a new interview up on the Red Heart Yarn blog! Janice and I hung out outside JapanLA back in June and chatted about crocheting. She was super sweet and also SUPER prepared with a huge list of questions to ask me and a tape recorder! I may not be as eloquent verbally as I am in writing……. but I remember having a lot of fun, and it’s cool now to re-live that night!