As you know, fittings are important, be the fitting for a garment to ensure lines, drape and shape work as intended or for a crochet art project to ensure the thing will fit. Over the weekend I went up to Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture park to see if … Continue reading
Hey you HookStars! Are you ready for an AWESOME, fun and stress free way to look at selling your finished crochet items, designs, classes and services? Ready… Set… Sell is a rockin’ two hour interactive class I’ve created to help you all do better! Let’s take the scary out … Continue reading
Members Only Class: Work Smart with MailChimp! Hey ! This Saturday April 6, 2013 at 6pm Pacific I will teach you how to set up a MailChimp account AND walk you through how to use this great service to make your marketing easy and fun! The folks at MailChimp were awesome … Continue reading
I get asked “I want to start a crochet business, what do I need to do first?” I know you think you asked a simple question, but you didn’t. You asked a HUGE question and the best answer I can give to that HUGE question is “It depends.” That’s … Continue reading
Karen Ratto Whooley has with Crochet Rocks Socks! I love this book, I love this book so much for so many reasons it’s not even funny! Let me count the ways and the whys of why I love this book. 1. The concept the book is AWESOME! Each sock has … Continue reading
Ever been stuck trying to come up with a crochet class? Never created a class before? This short video walks you through creating a crochet class for any level student. Click the link to download the class planner: Microsoft Word .docx or .pdf
These templates or style sheets are free for CLF members at the Basic, Pro and Pro Plus level. Please do not share these files, they are part of your membership benefits. Creating a pattern layout that works for you in Microsoft Word is possible. If you’re starting out as a … Continue reading
Hey there ! Do you have a Pinterest account? Do you use it to market your Etsy store, design business, blog or other crochet business site? If you don’t then you’re missing out on your market’s biggest free tool! I’ve been searching the web for affordable, reliable resources for you and … Continue reading
The lyrics of David Bowie’s song “Changes” keep running through my head as I work on the CLF site. It’s been a whole year since I first pushed the button (and the site broke, and drama, and then a second button push) and made CLF 3.0 happen. As they say, … Continue reading
