Straight Hooked

  Despite the fact that we are all stuck at home and it feels like the world has come to a dead stop, the trees are blooming, the ground is turning green, and spring IS here. Mother Nature is completely unaffected by the pandemic, and the calendar says Easter is on the way. This week, I have added in some great Easter patterns to the Ultimate List of Spring Crochet patterns, perfect for making as gifts or home decor.  (ad disclosure: I’m a blogger. We have ads. If you click one, I might get some small compensation. Standard issue, but...

To celebrate the arrival of spring and to make sure you can find a great pattern you'll love, no matter the weather, I have compiled the Ultimate List of Spring Crochet Patterns- a list so big that I decided to break it up over a few weeks. Part one starts below. Parts 2 and 3 will be coming in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

Spring is just about here. How about that? Where I live, Spring is usually when we get our biggest snowfalls for the year. Have you ever woken up to over a foot of snow in May? For some of you, that is just crazy. For some of us, that seems pretty normal. Usually, this happens immediately after it was 75 degrees the day before. I learned early on that you can’t just walk out of the door around here wearing a tank top until at least June. You need a sweater or something. (ad disclosure: I’m a blogger. We have...

Wow, Valentine’s Day is almost here! I feel like I just stopped seeing Christmas lights around the neighborhood last week though. Time really flies when you’re playing with yarn, I guess. Personally, I’ve never been huge into Valentine’s Day. The price of flowers becomes inflated, restaurants are jam-packed, and if you don’t do at least something to acknowledge the day, you must not love your person. Honestly, the greeting card companies have their foot on our necks and they just won’t let up! (I could spend a solid hour here ranting about every greeting card holiday throughout the year, but...