Crochet Chiq

I asked once before win the prize was just a few skeins of yarn.... Now  the stakes are huge!!!!!!! Please help me win this contest with  FAVECRAFTS  what ever exposure and prizes I get will help make my site even better!! Here is the project I entered The perfect baby shower gift set!!! it's a cross baby blanket that can be knit or crocheted with a crochet border, a yarn wrapped hanger, and the sweetest little newborn baby dress! Look at this close up of the stitches!!! To me it looks like stars!  To vote simply got to   http://www.favecrafts.com/voting/Enter-Your-Own-CHA-Blogger-Project and click vote. While you are there click on the photo and you can PRINT the free pattern to all of the projects!!!! Thank you everyone! Please share and comment!

Check it out these Snappy Tots patterns  I have never looked and  I h ave heard people rave about them.  Part of the reason is a majority of her patterns are paid (at least i thought)  and I just don't have the budget to buy patterns and yarn...  I do buy every once and a while though I love supporting designers when I can :-) Back to Snappy Tots she (Heidi) is retiring a large amount of beautifully written patterns in pdf! To celebrate she is also discounting all of hef paid patterns this week too! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/police-box Here is the link to the patter  I love!  Here are notes and changes i made while making mine I crocheted everything in the round and sl right before color changes. For the windows of the police box for the white i did hdc and the blue was fpdc.  I made this change on mine because personally im not a big fan of hats with dc.. I don't like to see my hair under the hat. Using the J ho...

Every other week I have a group of mainly loomers and some crocheters and knitters that meets up at the local starbucks. It's really fun and inspirational to see what everyone is working on and fun that we can all help each other. I was surprised to see my boyfriend who comes and reads comics while we all knit/ crochet/loom was able to help our newest student with something. Does anyone else have meet ups? comment below and tell me if you have one or wish you did! If you are in the Long Beach, CA area and would like to join us send me an email crochetchiq@gmail.com

My vertical crocodile crochet stitch is featured in and on the cover of this FREE brand new AllfreeCrochet E book Download this free and awesome book HERE   Watch this video showing off the stitches you will learn, I personally love all the stitches in the book! 

Last night I met up with some of my former loom students to show them the new looms and other great products I received at the CHA. One of my students went home and told her husband how much she loved the all n one loom and ordered that night!! AllNOne  Click the link to see the loom everyone is the most excited about. in the photo you can see it on the table, I love it because as the name suggests it's truly an all in one. You can double knit and adjust the width or you can knit flat.  in the next few weeks I will write and film a full review on it.  I also have the  Tadpole  which is great because it's portable and small ( it also has great instructions) and the  sock loom . I have used sock looms before where the grooves were not big enough and that made me hate making socks! This one like all the looms I can tell is made better so be on the look out as soon as I get sock yarn for a sock photos!!! I also have the  Afghan Loom  being ...

Make sure you are following me on twitter @ crochetchiq / or google plus   +CrochetChiq   because in February I have an awesome giveaway!!!!  So this year I first saw Vickie Howell   when I was washing my hands in the bathroom but I didn't want to be a creeper so i just smiled and freaked in my head! I knew that I would be able to find her at the Yarnspirations booth. yes I am wearing a dress with yarn balls printed on it! Yolanda and I planed to meet up and WOW the shawl she made was stunning!

Hello everyone! Whew this past weekend at the CHA has been a whirlwind! I got hit hard with cold so thank you for waiting a few days for me to get this post up!! For those that don't know this last Friday to Tuesday was the Craft and Hobby Show in Anaheim, CA . As you can see above I ran into Mikey from The Crochet Crowd in the Red Heart booth. Red Heart has a new motto this year " Make it. Love it. Share it. " Mikey and Diva Dan were a delight to meet in person! I can not say enough what down to earth real and awesome people they were! I really enjoyed speaking with them at the booth, on the show room floor and at the Prime CHA Networking event.

My dear friend Ann Started a blog and posted a free hat pattern that is great for charity projects! Check it out! It's a CROCHET life for me!: THE Quick & Easy Caring Crochet for Charity Hat C... : THE Quick & Easy Caring Crochet for Charity Hat Created by Ann Siggers You will need a US I - 5.5mm sized crochet hook for standa...

I love the idea of Yarn bombing but I hate the idea of the yarn going to waste after the event. I just made one for my son's school and I designed it in a way the all of it can easily be used for items to donate for charity when it's all taken down next week. Here I am installing the smaller of the 2 ribbons I used many shades to give it a fun look. This is made of 3 scarves and will be donated after so no yarn will be wasted! 

My dear friend Ann Siggers put together something amazing! She asked the ladies of her online christian CROCHET group to crochet pink ribbons so they can be donated to breast cancer centers to given out during this month. They all have been blocked and have pins attached.

She started her post saying she is no one really just a girl dealing with anxiety and depression.... How many on you reading this post have felt that way? Laura Pavy  of the Crochet Case who is a mom, and has a business talked the CWA into helping her yarn bomb a stretch of highway that sees lots of tourists four times a year and locals far more often. Above you can see a photo from a local paper in Australia  showing all the lovely ladies involved in this yarn bomb!

Have you heard that this Friday is I Love Yarn Day hashtag #iloveyarnday and see the cool things trending for this event! Stitch and Unwind will be giving away YARN so head over to  I Love Yarn Day  every day this week ( I have a post coming up later this week too!) to make sure you don't miss out on the fun! Yesterday a great yarn giveaway that is easy to enter was posted and today Jennifer of Fiber Flux   shared an adorable SHEEP ornament! Do you have any plans for I love yarn day? Comment below! I know I will be working on a yarn bomb I have coming up to bring awareness to red ribbon week!

Happy Thursday everyone! A fellow crochet blogger asked for blogs to host her for her new book tour! Of course I wanted the chance for my readers to read something fun and new! Below you will see a post on how to crochet Crossed Trebles by Sarah Duggan. Down below is a chance to win her new book hooking for cash, if you would like to make something from your crochet it's a great recourse!   Crocheting a Business Blog Tour - August 1 - November 7, 2013 Crochet Stitch Tutorial: Crossed Trebles

NO it is not a myth! You can knit with just about anything! a few months ago my friend and I were on a double date and our boyfriends looked on in horror and we tried to knit our noodles! Her knitting skills are far more advanced that my own and she managed 3 rows of 4 stitches on one long ramen noodle!  My video comming out on youtube today Sunday the 15 th will show you have to arm knit

I was hoping to get this post up sooner but school seems to be sucking a lot of my time now a days!! I read a paragraph, crochet a row.. repeat!!!!! I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be on the LIVE stream of the Cre8tion crochet tonight. http://cre8tioncrochet.com/cre8tion-crochet-live-tv/ Click the link at 9pm est to watch live or watch it anytime after that! :) Let me know what you think and take time to look at all of Lorene's lovely patterns! She is the official designer for DARN GOOD YARN and on her site you can find a coupon code for dgy :)  

I am floored with EXCITEMENT!!!! It's not every day that one of your crochet mentors messages you to let you know that he loved your pattern enough to make a RED HEART video about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so honored Mikey choose my pattern out of the 1,000's that are available on the redheart.com website! I remember the first time Mikey Instant messaged me I jumped up and down and said I am chatting with THE Mikey!!! Yes the "the" was necessary  at the time I was just a fan and I was happy when I got 5 view on my small blog a day! I had asked him what he thought about my First AFC video and he gave me soo much good advice! fast forward 1.5 years ish and now he filmed one of my designs :)

Happy Monday everyone! I hope evwryone who can is enjoying this Holiday! Today I am wearing a maxi dress I bought a few years ago. I was upset when the beaded strap broke however I was not ready to part with it or fork over the cash to get a new one. My crochet minded brain said..... crochet a new strap and thats exactly what I did with some black worsted weight yarn and a h hook. This is made of ch and hdc around the ring! Have you fixed or improved an outfit with crochet? Comment below and tell us about it!

It's back to school time, both for myself and my oldest son ( he just got into GATE this year and I am so proud!) and in my house this means COFFEE! I was given one of these diy coffee cups and At first I though ooo I could scrapbook something awesome.... But then I though what if I crocheted something?? The cup I have smashed the lace I made with this 2 ply yarn. However I think thread would fit perfectly!!!! SO here is a project anyone even children can do!! Supplies less than one ball of Yarn 3 ply or 2 ply I used Scarps of Vanna's Glamour left over from this pattern ( Oh my CHIQ stars scarf  ) customizable coffee cup Step 1 unscrew the cup Step 2 Starting at the bottom wrap yarn around the cup. Try to wrap closely so there are not hug black gaps, try not to over lap too much so it it not thick. To help it from unraveling when you first start with a 6 inch tail and wrap over it as you go. Step 3 When you reach the top tuck your tail in and screw the cup...

Reading patterns! Learning to read a pattern is almost like learning another language... A skill I thought I would never master! If you can't take a class in person it's a great idea to find a youtube tutorial that also has a pattern you can print ( most sites have a pdf or you can copy and paste into a word doc ) as you watch the tutorial look at what the pattern says and after a few projects if will not seem so daunting!! T he pattern for this video can be found here  You can find the Video and pattern here for A chiq Shell Scarf Crochet Chiq: Shell Stitch Scarf : Simple Shell Stitch Scarf Hey Everyone! Here is a simple scarf that looks a lot harder than it actually is!! I didn't use a pattern t... Also search on Yoube for Crochet Geek , The Crochet Crowd , Bobwilson123 , Bethintx1   Moogly and I know there are lots other out there that post videos and patterns! If you get stuck just ask for help :) How did you learn to read patterns or are you s...

This morning was all about Graphghans however I just came across this super cute Heart in a square free pattern! I wanted to share it with everyone! Anyone else like to do this type of crochet? I'm Hooked!: Heart in Square I : Materials: Worsted weight yarn Crochet hook size 5.00 mm (H) The square is approximately 10x10 inches Chain 39 Rnd 1: dc in the...