Feeling pretty lucky? You are already seeing great designs in the 2020 “Make it for Me” event so why not try your hand at entering a $50 Amazon Gift Card giveaway? It’s the first of our 2020 MIFM Giveaways. Enter the Giveaway below. Rules: You must be over 18 to enter. The giveaway ends on […]
2020 Make it for Me Day 31
It’s time to kick off Day 31 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]
2020 Make it for Me Day 30
It’s time to kick off Day 30 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]
2020 Make it for Me Day 29
It’s time to kick off Day 29 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]
ELK Studio Saturday Crochet Show #128
Stay in the know! Hear about my latest pattern releases both FREE and PAID when you sign up for my newsletter! It’s time for another ELK Studio’s Saturday Crochet Show! In this week’s ELK Studio Saturday Crochet Show, the super cute and super adorable gnomes are taking over! They are just adorable with their […]
It’s Springtime with the Happy Gardening Rug.
It’s getting that time where we are all done with the snow (although we don’t get it here in Alabama) and ready to start thinking about some spring projects. Yarnspirations is amazing and gave me this awesome paid sponsored post where I could share with you the Happy Gardening Rug using the Lily Sugar’ n Cream […]
2020 Make it for Me Day 28
It’s time to kick off Day 28 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]
Crochet Stories: Giving Back To The Community
In this week’s Crochet Stories learn why Kirsten crochets and what it means to her. Who Taught You to Crochet? A lady I worked with many years ago. Sadly, I don’t remember her name. How Long Have You Been Crocheting? I’ve been crocheting since I was 20….almost 45 years now. I taught myself […]
2020 Make it for Me Day 1
It’s time to kick off Day 1 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! It’s been an interesting year for me with ELK Studio. One thing that I’ve realized is the ELKies really are the most supportive group. I couldn’t ask for anything more with your love for ELK Studio. I’ve seen some of […]
Free Patterns!
Red Heart’s Gift to Me!
There is nothing like coming in the house from a long day at work to see a box sitting in “my spot” on the sofa. It just brings a smile to my face especially when it’s from Red Heart! I quickly opened it up to see the wonderful goodies. There were two skeins of yarn […]
Dear ELK Studio – A Crochet Column #2
It’s time for another great week of Dear ELK Studio – A Crochet Column! It’s filled with lots of yummy details you (the crocheter) can tuck away for future reference! There are a few links from other great designers who have already been where you are and want to keep you crocheting great projects! […]
Just Part of my Life
Who Taught You to Crochet? I taught myself after talking to an angel that owned a yarn store in Charleston, SC. I had tried to crochet left-handed and she suggested that I try using my right hand since I did some things right-handed. Voila! It worked and I made all the girls on my Christmas […]
Exploring How Crochet Heals – A Guest Post by Crochet Concupiscence
This is a guest post by Kathryn Vercillo, author of Crochet Saved My Life and blogger at Crochet Concupiscence. She has created a new survey to explore the healing aspects of crochet. Crochet heals people. Studies have shown that the health benefits of crochet include relief from depression, prevention of age-related memory loss and stress […]
The Charleston Shawl Debut!
Oh wow! It’s finally here! I’ve loved every minute about designing The Charleston shawl. I couldn’t sleep one night and just started playing around with yarn and a design started taking shape. I knew I didn’t have the right yarn, so I pulled out the Lotus Yarn by Vashti. I knew it was perfect! I […]