Yearly Archives: 2012

Finishing before the New Year

Posted on December 29, 2012 by vibeskat

My habit lately is to start a whole bunch of projects and then skip around between them, which means I don’t finish much. In the last week of the New Year I decided to focus and finish a few that … Continue reading →

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Hey Cat

Posted on December 11, 2012 by vibeskat

I’ve been busy teaching crochet and playing new and interesting music. If you’ve been busy at this time of year you might be interested in a pattern for a quick little project you can complete in an evening. This is … Continue reading →

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It’s Official!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by vibeskat

I’m excited to announce that I am now a crochet teacher at Mosaic Yarn Studio in Des Plaines Illinois! I’ll be teaching private lessons, beginning crochet and various project classes. The African Flower purse above is one of the one … Continue reading →

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Recent projects

Posted on October 9, 2012 by vibeskat

I recently finished this project. The pattern is the Elise Shawl by Evan Plevinski. I love the simplicity of the pattern and the fact that I can get a shawl out of one skein of Dream in Color Smooshy with … Continue reading →

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More post crochet

Posted on September 13, 2012 by vibeskat

After finishing the Honeysuckle Hat pattern designed by Aparna Rolfe I noticed that she was testing a new shawl pattern. I managed to jump in and join the test. Leaflines Shawlette uses post stitches and lace weight yarn to create … Continue reading →

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Tackling a tricky project

Posted on August 9, 2012 by vibeskat

When I started this hat I was up for a challenge. After realizing that it required undivided attention to complete I set it aside for several months. With the Ravellenic Games as my inspiration I decided to tackle this project … Continue reading →

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Ravellenic Games

Posted on July 30, 2012 by vibeskat

Ok, so you may ask what ARE the Ravellenic Games? It’s a little project put on by the networking site Ravelry. The idea is to pick some crochet or knit projects to challenge yourself and work on them during the … Continue reading →

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Starry Evening Shawl

Posted on June 28, 2012 by vibeskat

I have finally published my first shawl pattern for sale on Ravelry. It’s called Starry Evening Shawl and is available here. Above you can see my cat Mini modeling it. Technical details for this shawl are on my Ravelry projects … Continue reading →

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More Pattern Testing

Posted on June 14, 2012 by vibeskat

Recently I spent some time pattern testing. As I have written in a previous post there are many reasons to become a pattern tester. I find that pattern testing helps me sharpen my skills as a crocheter. It is also … Continue reading →

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City of Triangles

Posted on May 20, 2012 by vibeskat

I’m making a felted purse and have started with a pattern that’s available on Ravelry, Felted Crochet Mitered-Square Tote Bag. Instead of making it a square tote bag I want to make a rectangular purse, which requires some alteration of … Continue reading →

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