It is such a compliment when someone works up one of my patterns. The thing that was once in my mind has now been made by someone else for t...

I love being a freelance designer. I get to make my own rules about my indie patterns and how they are presented, yet I can also choose to s...

I recently finished a sweet little fish amigurumi. The pattern I followed was Fancy Goldfish Amigurumi , a free pattern by Kate Wood. She di...

Like most of the US (and I imagine those abroad as well), I am disgusted and crushed by the events that occurred in Orlando this past weeken...

I've finally reached the point in knitting where I feel like I understand the process and the stitches (for the most part). It's com...

Hello, there! If you're here, it's likely that you read my blog sometimes. Did you know that Illuminate Crochet is much more than a ...

The weather has got me super into bag patterns right now. Summer is officially beginning at the end of this month, and my hands are all abou...