My month started off with fanfare as I
won Elann.com's monthly drawing! As a designer with limited funds, the gift of
yarn is a great gift. Thanks Elann, your
Peruvian Highland Wool was among the first yarns I designed in and with – the
extensive palette and great price made it my go-to yarn. This line is being retired, but I hope it
will return.
Party
on Ravelry
For the past several ears, I’ve
participated in the Party for National Crochet Month on Ravelry, mainly by
joining the FreeForm Crochet-Along, as both participant and designer for a day.
I’ve learned so much over the years from
this. The sharing and camaraderie are
amazing. It’s a joy to have an
international brain trust of knowing hands whose efforts, exchanges, and
endeavors inspire.
Charity of the Month
Crocheting for charity helped me when I
was in rehab. Being able to create for others, was affirming and stimulating, Crochetville has selected
Halos of Hope as the feature charity for this month.
Halos of Hope is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization committed
to providing volunteer-crafted hats to cancer centers across the country. They prefer soft, seamless washable, headwear. http://halosofhope.org/guidelines
Mailing Address:
Halos of Hope, 20987 N. John Wayne Pkwy, #B104-432, Maricopa, AZ 85139 or you
could find a local center through this link:
Blog Tour
My post today, is part of Crochetville's
2014 Blog Tour for National Crochet Month. Crochetville’s blog tour will
feature about two designers each day of the month. All designers participating
in the blog tour are professional or associate members of the Crochet Guild of
America. For more information:
http://crochetville.com/national-crochet-month-2014-designer-blog-tour/
New
Leaf Collection
My
new leaf collection is 30% off for National Crochet Month. I love flowers and leaves
as motifs, applique’s embellishments, but particularly for use in creating
freeform fabric. This is my second
collection of leaf patterns and includes: Big Little Leaf, Circle Leaf, Embossed Leaf, Flame Leaf, Floral Leaf , Fruit Leaf, Heart Leaves, Houseplant
Leaf, and Medium Leaf. To get the
discount, use the code NatCroMo or this link: ravelry.com/redeem/akuadesigns-2?code=NatCroMo
Free
Patterns
I created a number of patterns for National Crochet
Month. Each of these will be free for
seven days beginning with Five Year
Flower, so stop by next week for the
link and code for the other patterns.
Five Year Flower is inspired by Irish Crochet. It’s named
for my personal numerological year and
petals – both of which are five, the number of change. To get it free,
use the code FREE or this link http://www.ravelry.com/redeem/akuadesigns-2?code=FREE
Crochet Book
Most of these have been published singly, but not collected. Next month is
National Poetry Month and it seems a good way to connect the dots, to connect my passion for creating with words and with fiber.
1 comment:
Thank you for the beautiful flower pattern! I love flowers
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