Did you know you can crochet with wire? It’s tough on the fingers, but the results are lacy and delicate, like this ring:

There is some pretty amazing jewelry being made by knitting or crocheting with wire. Want to try for yourself? Here are some online resources and books to check out. Books: Arline Fisch’s book, Textile Techniques in Metal – one of my all-time favorite books, period. Fisch’s more recent book, Crocheted Wire Jewelry: Innovative Designs & [...]

Found this fun crocheted bracelet tutorial via craftypod.com (it’s by Sister Diane, the host of Craftypod). I don’t think I’m going to make a bracelet, but this looks like an easy way to make all kinds of cute crocheted accessories.

Can you tell I’ve been reading a lot of magazines? I saw a great article by Jess of Whimsy by Jess in the new Belle Armoire. I’ve met Jess a few times when we were both doing craft shows – she makes the cutest crocheted accessories. In her article, she shares her pattern for crowns [...]

I think I have discovered the best brand of yarn EVER for jewelry designers – Habu. It is imported from Japan, where it’s sold under a different name, and the line has more thread-weight and lace-weight yarns than I’ve seen anywhere else. Also, they have really interesting fibers – one yarn is a silk and [...]

I went to the library in search of new-ish craft books, and they had a copy of Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution on the shelf. I’ve heard a lot about this book – the author, Kim Werker, is now the editor of Interweave Crochet, which is a pretty awesome job for someone [...]

Headbands seem to be back in style, and they are really easy to make – and a great way to use up partial skeins of yarn. I made one recently for myself using worsted weight cotton yarn (cheap stuff – sugar ‘n cream, I think, which you can get at big chain craft stores). Here’s [...]

I thought it might be useful to post links to some of my past how-to articles for any new readers to my blog. Now that I’m looking at the list, I can think of a bunch more to write – so check back soon if you want more jewelry and craft tutorials. Is there a [...]

This scarf is made with a very easy lacy mesh pattern that could be adapted to make a choker, cuff bracelet, or headband. It’s a very simple pattern: chain 4, then slip stitch into the next chain 4 space. To start, chain a multiple of 4 (plus 1 extra) the width that you want your [...]

Recently I wrote a post about a book I saw online for making crocheted flowers. Imagine my surprise when I got a comment from the author – how cool! She gave a little more info about it, and of course said that it’s a good book. Browsing Amazon, I discovered that there are quite a [...]