We are excited to join you in Santa Clara for the Stitches West Show to share our favorite yarns and show off some of our newest items! If you’ll be attending the show, be sure to drop by the Red Heart/Crochetville booth, 514 we’d love to say hello! Continue reading “Red Heart gets ready for Stitches West 2013!”
Hi Red Heart Blog readers!
My name is Haley and I love love LOVE to crochet. You can call me Crochet Haley, or how about this, “Cro-Shayley”!?!?! Ha! — I’m a dork and I know it! I’m also very random and I ramble on and on so since I’m new to blogging, please bear with me as I try to get to the point. ;)
Enter to Win the Wreath of the Month! Continue reading “Red Heart’s Featured Heart Wreath of the Month – February”
In photo L-R: Mary, Ann , Me, Susan
Over Christmas I had a chance to get together with family and teach my nieces, Mary & Ann, how to knit. I was thrilled that they were excited by the yarns and about learning how to make their very own scarf. Mary is 12 and Ann is 10 years old and as a rule they are pretty crafty so I was sure they would be successful at knitting too. I thought teaching them with Boutique Sashay and Ribbons would be a great first project since casting on is so easy, and you get to the fun part much quicker.
Continue reading “Each one, teach two or three – with Sashay and Ribbons it’s super easy!”
If you’re planning a party to watch the “big game”, having a birthday party for a sports loving kid or looking ahead to home coming events, have you thought of using your crochet and knit skills for colorful decorations? In my photo, I used an earflap hat on a football as a centerpiece and another hat as a bowl cozy. Who said hats are only for heads?! Scarfs can also be used to add cheery team colors—try a scarf wrapped around a bowl or draped as a party time bunting. Dress cans and bottles in cozies for a sporty look. You may even want to make cozies for everyone to take home as a memento of the event. Continue reading “Decorate for Your “Big Game” Party with Team Spirit”
By Jamie Arnold
Staff Writer, BackPainRelief.net
It’s no secret that winter is prime time for crafting. Cooler weather as well as a run of holidays give knitting and crochet enthusiasts plenty of excuses for whipping up cozy mittens, chunky scarves and other unique stocking stuffers, often on short notice. Marathon crafting sessions can result in some of our best work – but they can also lead to lingering pain in the hands, neck and upper back.
Continue reading “Three Surprising Causes of Crafting-Related Pain – and What You Can Do About Them”
Wow, I haven’t even put my Christmas decorations away and I’m already seeing Valentine goodies in the stores. Of course I’m still on a sugar high from all the Christmas cookies and am trying not to look at the Valentine candy (same old New Year’s resolution—to eat healthy). So I’m thinking that this year I will make an effort to make Valentine’s Day a holiday of hearts, not a holiday of candy. Here are my Red Heart ideas for February 14 gifting.
Wrap up this winter with a cozy handmade throw! With over 500 throws/afghans free patterns to choose from here is a dozen of some of the favorites. Place them on a chair, couch, love seat or give as a gift! Which one is your favorite? Continue reading “A Dozen Cozy Throws”
My job on the Red Heart staff is all about getting hundreds of designs produced each year that we share with you on our website. Sometimes I am amazed at how many designs we actually get through our system. In 2012 we had over 400 designs added to the site (bringing our total to over 1,800). Continue reading “My Resolution- Craft Management”
Enter to Win the Wreath of the Month!
There will be 3 lucky people who will win the yarn, needles and hooks to make this month’s wreath.
Red Heart will be featuring a new wreath project every month in 2013! It will include a free pattern for the particular wreath and some tips and photos for assembly from the designer Sharon Mann.
PLUS get a January Wreath Calendar that you can print out to keep track of important dates.
Continue reading “Red Heart’s Featured Snowflake Wreath of the Month – January”