Thanks everyone for participating in the giveaway and a special thanks to Corinne for giving away the yarn! I found all of your pattern and tutorial suggestions very helpful and I’ll be sure to incorporate them when coming up with new content for the site. Congrats to the giveaway winner… Jaymee (random comment #223)

Thanks again for participating everyone! I’m sure we’ll have more fun giveaways again soon!

Thanks to Corinne, Crochet Spot’s newest writer, we have 2 skeins of Gala Yarn to giveaway! The skeins of Gala Yarn are a blend of fun colors and a mix of varies fibers. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below on this post telling us what patterns/tutorials you’d like to see on Crochet Spot. We’re always looking for new ideas and would love your input! Please stay on subject and only comment one time (one entry per person), multiple comments will be deleted.

All participants must be either a Crochet Spot Newsletter subscriber or a Premium Pattern Member at the time the winner is drawn. If you are neither, feel free to sign up for the newsletter or a membership.

Giveaway ends on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:59PM EST, where a winner will be randomly drawn.

Good luck everyone and thanks again Corinne for sharing your yarn!

Update: Thanks everyone for participating! You can find the winner result here: Yarn Giveaway Winner: 2 Skeins of Gala

Ahoy crochet mateys! Let’s celebrate September 19th, Talk Like a Pirate Day, with a fun pirate sale. Not only can we talk like pirates, but we can dress like pirates too! Visit the Crochet Spot Store to purchase the Pirate Hat crochet pattern for 40% OFF. You can also crochet a little pirate friend using the Pirate Teddy Bear crochet pattern, which is also 40% OFF. What a steal! But why stop there? Feel free to roam around the store to find other treasures that you may enjoy crocheting.

Have fun crocheting and talking like a pirate! Arrr!

A Guest Post by Jolanta Gustafsson.

Traditionally we knit or crochet things for our everyday use. It can be things to wear, or it can be something for our home. However, there is a new trend in knitting/crochet that has a totally different aim. And that is to cheer up public places by displaying knitted/crocheted fabrics or motifs usually around trees or lamp-posts.

The trend has many names: yarnbombing, yarnstorming, graffiti knitting, or knit graffiti, to mention a few. As some of the names indicate, this trend is a combination of knitting/crochet and graffiti. But since knitted/crocheted displays do not harm or destroy the environment, knit graffiti is usually more welcome.
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A Guest Post by Rachel Barnard.

Formerly the stuff of craft fairs and grandmas Christmas gifts—crochet is getting some serious fashion credibility on this fall season’s runways and this season’s line-up of homecoming dresses.

Just take a quick boo of the 2012 Coachella Summer Festival pictures and you’ll see celebrities—from Vanessa Hudgins to Lindsay Lohan—donning lovely hooked ensembles. Crochet is finally getting its day—maybe season—in the sun!
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I have to admit, it’s been a while since I’ve put together a photo round up, it’s was pure laziness on my part! Finally, here is a round up of awesome crochet pictures of finished projects that were submitted by readers. I love seeing everyone’s finished work, and I’m super impressed when folks get creative with the Crochet Spot patterns by adding their own touch. If you used a Crochet Spot pattern and would like to be included in a future roundup feel free to submit your crochet pictures. Enjoy the roundup everyone!
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Let’s get a head start on crocheting our Christmas presents! If you’re like me, you sometimes wait until it’s too late to crochet fabulous gifts for your family and friends. Then you’re hooking at the last minute with your hands aching! To start your crocheting off early, I’ve discounted all the fun Christmas related crochet patterns in the Crochet Spot Store.

All Christmas patterns along with some extra crochet patterns (that I’ve chosen to be fun to crochet as gifts) are now 40% OFF! The sale ends on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 11:59pm est.

All the patterns that are part of the sale are already discounted and will say so at the beginning of the pattern’s description. There’s no need to enter in any coupon codes. Feel free to look though your favorite categories in the store, because chances are, there are patterns on sale there too!

Have fun shopping and crocheting for the holidays!!

Now through Tuesday June 26, 2012, select summer crochet patterns are 40% OFF! Summer crochet patterns include patterns from all store categories, so be sure to check them all out. If a pattern is on sale, it’ll say so at the beginning of the pattern’s description. The patterns are already marked down to their sale prices, so there’s no need to enter coupon codes. Just add the patterns to your cart and check out!

In addition, there will be a Premium Pattern Membership giveaway, so that not one, but two lucky people will be able to download patterns for free for a year! If you’re not familiar with the membership, feel free to learn more about it here: About Premium Pattern Membership. All current Premium Pattern Members along with any new members that sign up for a membership before the end of the sale will be automatically entered into this giveaway. Good luck to everyone!

Update: Congrats to Jamie F. and Rebecca K. on winning the free memberships!

Starting now and ending on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST, a select number of crochet patterns will be 40% OFF in the Crochet Spot Store! I’ve tried to select patterns in all categories of the store, especially patterns that have been very popular. Feel free to roam the store and pick out the patterns that you’d like. If the pattern is on sale, it’ll say so at the very beginning of the pattern’s description. There’s no need to enter coupon codes since all the discounts are already made.

In addition, there will be a Premium Pattern Membership giveaway, so that one lucky person will be able to download patterns for free for a year! If you’re not familiar with the membership, feel free to learn more about it here: About Premium Pattern Membership. All current Premium Pattern Members along with any new members that sign up for a membership before the end of the sale will be automatically entered into this giveaway. Good luck to everyone!

Have fun shopping and crocheting!!

Four crochet resources to help you get your stitch on.

A Guest Post by Jane Johnson.

I find that when I’m tasked with doing a lot of technical jobs at work, my creative side really rears its head and expects an artistic outlet. That’s why I picked up crocheting about 2-years ago. I find that it helps me really unwind when I pick up and devout a few hours to some stitch work.

Now when the technical side of my brain collaborates with the artistic side of my brain—which isn’t very often—I use my T-Mobile Samsung Android phone to look for crochet tools to satisfy both sides of my personality. And I’ve uncovered quite a few useful crochet apps for cross stitch and knitting that can help both stitch newbies and pearl veterans alike prefect the craft of crocheting.

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