Designer Christine Marie Chen
Designer Christine Marie Chen was the guest on The Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird today. Christine was a guest at Marly Bird’s Designer Dinner and responded to an invitation to all the lovely attendees to share what’s new with them on the show. Christine is a mostly self-taught knitter;…
Free Crochet Shawl: No Stopping Me Now
This free crochet shawl pattern is one that I designed as a free pattern giveaway at the Marly Bird Meet and Greet while attending the Knit and Crochet Show, 2015. I wanted to use a yarn that I love working with in two color-ways that I just KNEW would look…
How to Crochet: Blushing Shells Cowl
Blushing Shells Cowl by Diane Moyer is just one of the many wonderful free patterns over at RedHeart.com. This cowl is made with their brand new yarn called Infinity and I just LOVE IT! This video sponsored by Red Heart but all the views are my own. So when I tell you…
Hunter Hammersen, author of CURLS
Hunter Hammersen, author of CURLS, visited us in HD today on the Yarn Thing Podcast with Marly Bird. Everybody sounded wonderful! Hunter says she has some guilt about having to give knitting more than one try before she was hooked. First try in colllege, nope, a couple of years later,…
Mystery Knit Lit Author Betty Hechtman
Mystery Knit Lit Author Betty Hechtman shared her love of crochet and writing with Marly Bird on the Yarn Thing Podcast. She says she likes the genre Cozy Mysteries (more about people and less about gore – there are dead bodies but everybody has a good time!) better than Mystery Knit…
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How to Seam a Crochet Sweater
Xanadu Crochet Pullover by Marly Bird is just one of the many wonderful free patterns over at RedHeart.com. This is also one of the few patterns that were actually designed by ME 🙂 As you know, this sweater was one I crocheted for the magazine, Crochet Today, and is now a…
Firecracker Felted Crochet Bag – Patriotic Crochet Project for Beginners
Ignite Your Crochet Passion with the Firecracker Bag! Are you ready for a crochet project that’s as fun to make as it is to show off? I’m excited to share the pattern for the Firecracker Crochet Felted Bag – a fabulous accessory that’s perfect for patriotic holidays or any day…
Cathy Carron and KnitCliks partner Carolyn Noyes
Cathy Carron and Knitcliks partner Carolyn Noyes stopped by the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird to share their project. Always lots of fun to be had when you bring a friend! Cathy Carron is well-known for her books, Happy Feet and Cowl Girls. She began knitting very young, taught…
Scarves in the Round author, Heather Walpole
Scarves in the Round author, Heather Walpole, came to visit the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird today. Heather Walpole is a first-time guest, so we have lots to learn! Heather blames her sister, who owned a yarn store, and got her to crochet. She still has that swatch, which got…