Want to win a copy of Crochet Projects to Go? Yes, of course you do! Well I want to know how badly you want to win this! So, please email me at info@crochetliberationfront.com and enter in the subject line : I want Crochet Projects to Go! On May 1 I … Continue reading
The GREAT folks at Crochet! Magazine sent me a copy of Crochet Gifts to Go to review (actually more than one, can you say CONTEST TIME!) - WOW! There are 40 projects big and small for you to put in your project bag to take with you EVERYWHERE. First of … Continue reading
I just spent two incredible days at Tory Johnson’s Spark and Hustle, a networking event for women (and men) who want to do more and do better. Listening to great speakers talk about their business journeys, and some of them were rough! It wasn’t just an inspiring rah rah session, … 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
Are you a designer? The Designer Tool Kit is a .pdf with essentials that help you to discover how to hire contract crocheters, has a sample contract, pattern tester evaluation sheet, walks you through interviewing prospective contract and sample crocheters, and gives you a free style sheet for your patterns. … Continue reading
This site is so full of information that it needs to be re-organized. Now that I have a part time assistant, it’s one of those tasks on the massive to do list that we can take care of! YAY! You’ll notice under the Members Only tab on the top menu … Continue reading
If you want to pitch designs to magazines and book publishers you need to include sketches of your designs and a good sized swatch (think 10″ x 10″). According to MK Carroll who edits for Fresh Designs by Cooperative Press, (yes, they will have crochet titles) having a sketch to … Continue reading
Okay, I just wrote a long post about why giving away crochet patterns for free is a bad thing. In general giving away free patterns is a terrible idea, except when it can aid in your marketing. It ONLY helps in your marketing plans when you do this strategically. You … Continue reading
Crochet patterns are a time consuming product to create. Someone has to conceive the idea, write the pattern, create the prototype, make adjustments (if needed), correct instructions, lay out the pattern, create schematics, drawings, charts (if you’re lucky) and write the romance text. There are photos to take, files … Continue reading
