June 17, 2019

Brooklyn Yarn Crawl With Namaste

June 17, 2019/ Michele C

A Brooklyn Yarn Crawl adventure like none other for the first Stitch Up Brooklyn sponsored by Namaste. It was a mad dash and I have never seen so much yarn purchased in such a short time in my life.

May 31, 2019

Spotlight ON: Creative CeCi

May 31, 2019/ Michele C

As I continue to use this space to feature spotlights on various makers and people in the fiber community, I thought I would introduce you to one of my squad: Cecilia Nelson-Hurt - also known as Creative CeCi. She is not only a fabulous fiber friend, but a brilliant thinker, prayer warrior and is about to launch her new Podcast! Say hello to Creative CeCi!

May 14, 2019

Stitch Up Brooklyn Presents The Indie Yarn Breakfast

May 14, 2019/ Michele C

Bringing a new twist to how we learn about new fibers, at the Indie Yarn Breakfast you will be able to swatchj, sample and test out these fabulous fibers from amazing NY area artists.

May 13, 2019

Welcome To The Maui Sunset Tank CAL

May 13, 2019/ Michele C

Welcome to our first CAL! A crochet-A-Long featuring the Maui Sunset Tank pattern for summer by Bonnie Mackay.

May 03, 2019

Knitter's Pride: Our Hands That Stitch

May 03, 2019/ Michele C

I look at the beautiful humans who attended Stitch Up Chicago and I see such diversity and representation in age, gender, heritage, skin color and stitch discipline. One of the attendees said to me; “This is the most diverse and inclusive event I have ever been to”. I cried. Because that is my commuKnitty.

April 29, 2019

Everyone Gets Tacos. Everyone Gets Kits. A KnitCrate Fiesta!

April 29, 2019/ Michele C

Celebrate Stitch Up Chicago the KnitC rate Way. Everyone gets tacos. Everyone gets a KnitCrate Kit. And everyone has a good time! Toss in a little impromptu birthday celebration and you have the makings of a fabulous Saturday night! This post includes affiliate links. Read full blog disclosure here.

April 27, 2019

Red Heart & Moogly Bring The Awesome To Chicago!

April 27, 2019/ Michele C

Red Heart and Tamara of Moogly brought serious amounts of fiber awesome to Stitch Up Chicago. A very special yarn tasting community event like no other and a treat making the Artfully Simple Cowl. This post includes affiliate links. Read full blog disclosure here.

April 19, 2019

Universal Yarn: Oh So Gradient!

April 19, 2019/ Michele C

Universal Yarn has been a supporter and sponsor of Stitch Up Chicago for 3 years now. Since the very first event, the Universal team has seen the vision and supported this community. Kicking off Stitch Up Chicago with Universal Yarn Stitch Night was just perfect. The smiles & stitches tell the story!

April 18, 2019

PreGame Yarn Fun At Nina Chicago

April 18, 2019/ Michele C

You had me at yarn. Throw in chef prepared snacks, great peo0ple AND a discount? Yeah I am all about it! For our third year in a row, we kicked off Stitch Up Chicago with a little pre-game action at Nina Chicago and it was magnificent!

April 16, 2019

Winging It With DMC Embroidery

April 16, 2019/ Michele C

Overcoming my fear of embroidery and creating a personalized project bag in 3 easy steps! Try it for yourself. Use code STITCHUP10 for 10% off any kit or embroidery item on the DMC site thru 4/30/19

April 15, 2019

Talitha Kuomi And The Break Up Knits

April 15, 2019/ Michele C

I am so excited to celebrate Talith’as new accomplishments with this book. She is right: Break Ups are never easy so let us knit our way through those rough days to creating beautiful objects we can celebrate! And now you can enter here to win a copy of your very own It’s Not Me, It’s You and get started on these fabulous designs. Also scroll down to see Tal’s hilarious fun interview with Kristy Glass.

April 10, 2019

Fun in the Sun Summer Tops – Six Premium Patterns

April 10, 2019/ Michele C

For some reason, and even though Spring is a great season, my mind jumps right to Summer when Winter season is officially over. I mean… I love Summer! Summer is a great time to dress up in different fashion styles. You can certainly play around with color, designs, layers – yes, layers – and some ah-mazing crocheted Summer Tops!

March 18, 2019

Allison's Pajamas & A Free Shawl Patttern

March 18, 2019/ Michele C

When Allison sent me her worsted in Allison’s Pajamas and Chocolate Brownie I was not only hungry and wanted to have a PJ party but I knew instantly I wanted to design a transitional season shawl. The Highland Shawl is exactly what I envisioned - and we know that never happens in deign process so yay for that bonus! This post includes affiliate links. Read full blog disclosure here.

March 14, 2019

Be A Bag Lady! Great Bags To Crochet For Summer!

March 14, 2019/ Michele C

6 Free Crochet Patterns of functional, fabulous bags that will get you through the summer in style.

March 11, 2019

Say Hello To The Oliphant Kat Shawl!

March 11, 2019/ Michele C

Continuing my New York City roots exploration and shining a spotlight on other makers & designers, I want to introduce you to Katrina Walser of Oliphant Kat and her newest design for us: Emilia’s Nursing Shawl. And don’t worry - no baby is required to create and love this designer and this design!

February 17, 2019

Design Feature: Detroit Knots, My Favorite Jeans Top

February 17, 2019/ Michele C

Get to know the magnifiscent Natalie who designed the new My Favorite Jeans Top. Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links. Read full blog disclosure here.

February 11, 2019

Spotlight ON: GGMadeIt

February 11, 2019/ Michele C

Some people just beam and radiate light and love when you are in their presence. In the fiber world, my friend GG is one of them. I asked her our Maker Profile Questions and got her thoughts on the current conversation of diversity and inclusion.

January 23, 2019

Using Your Support Currency

January 23, 2019/ Michele C

There are lots of ways to support your community of makers and artisans. Even if you have limited funds. Let’s lean in and start using ALL of our Support Currency.

December 16, 2018

Three NYC Gals and a Crochet Scarf Like None Other

December 16, 2018/ Michele C

A collaboration between Stitch & Hustle, Asylum Fibers & The Queen Stitch. Three NYC Gals celebrating the City we love!

November 18, 2018

The Handmade Thanksgiving Table

November 18, 2018/ Michele C

From decor to recipes - all you need for a fabulous, cozy handmade Thanksgiving table. Give your guests something special to be thankful for.

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We’re celebrating I LOVE YARN DAY and helping @craftyarncouncil kick off their #yarnsgiving campaign with this Celebration Wreath free tutorial on the blog. We used @asylumfibers bulky in Wildflower and our fave @cloverusa Pom Pom makers! This

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That time @knotbadbritt tried to swipe the Aire Cowl sample from @detroitknots at Stitch Up Chicago! This works up wonderfully in @berrocoyarn and is perfection for transition weather! Free pattern in the blog!!!

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The Aire Cowl can be all you need as transitioning season is here! We get those cooler mornings and evenings. The Aire Corl designed by @detroitknots for Stitch Up Chicago features @berrocoyarn Renew and is perfect for those mixed temps days. Wrap up

Still in love with the Hermit Hood by @motherofpurll1 that debuted at Stitch Up Chicago featuring @berrocoyarn

Cool weather is almost here in the USA! Time for hoods!!! Head to the blog (link above) for the free pattern! It’s a great make for

The joy captured here is very real! We are celebrating these two amazing designers today with a double pattern release on the blog featuring @berrocoyarn

@motherofpurll1 designed the awesome and fun Hermit Hood knitting pattern for Stitch Up Chicag

So excited for today because we get to celebrate Tamara @mooglyblog and reveal my contribution to her annual Moogly Blanket CAL! (Swipe to the last pic to reveal my square)

Tamara is a dear friend and fellow Crochet designer and instructor, and just

This year was the first time @berrocoyarn sponsored Stitch Up Chicago and I cannot even find words to say how fun that was! Everyone absolutely LOVED getting to discover Renew which is a fully sustainable fiber!

Berroco have been so much fun to work

Happy Birthday to one of our fave indie dyers and most excellent humans… Stephanie of @asylumfibers

Stephanie has been part of the Stitch Up community for years and has sponsored more than five of our events. She is incredibly talented human

Shout out to this amazing woman @angelaboswell who joined us this year at Stitch Up Chicago to lead several stitcher stretch breaks. It was so great to see all the attendees getting in some movement and stretching between workshops.

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