by ChiWei | Jun 29, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home
I’m so excited to share this Native American Southwest Sunburst c2c crochet afghan because with all big projects, completing it comes with such a feeling of relief and accomplishment! This blanket uses some of my favorite colors, is super soft, and man,...
by ChiWei | Jun 29, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys, Summer
If your family is anything like mine, you’ve got stuff. Stuffed stuffs that keep multiplying in your house like rabbits because your kids seem to collect anything soft, squishy and stuffed. And even if you didn’t have mountains of stuffed toys, I bet...
by ChiWei | Jun 23, 2017 | Crochet, My Favorites, Tutorials
I can’t believe it’s already been over a year since I finished my gigantic Zoodiacs afghan! At the time, I also published a post on everything I knew about corner to corner crochet, or c2c crochet. It included my notes, my thoughts and a series of videos,...
by ChiWei | May 25, 2017 | All Designs, Fall, Free Patterns, Garments, Knitting, Spring, Summer
Once upon a time, I went to Stitches West with a few friends. As we wandered the stalls full of beautiful yarns, my friend picks up a skein and says “Look!”. I turned my head and fell in love. It was as simple as that. It also wasn’t the last time I...
by ChiWei | May 16, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Kids & Toys
Personally, I don’t like giving gift cards. I think a gift card can cut both ways – it gives the recipient the flexibility to purchase something for herself, but it can also signal a lack of thought in gift-giving. But I also understand that there are...
by ChiWei | May 9, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home
I’ve been on a succulents kick lately and have been collecting them like crazy. It’s my new thing to do – head over to a nursery and just walk around looking and wishing that my succulents were this beautiful. This past weekend, on one of my...
by ChiWei | May 6, 2017 | Accessories, All Designs, Free Patterns, Knitting
With the temperatures in the 80s this past week, this is probably the worst time to be posting about a scarf, but the Amber Waves Seed Stitch Scarf is my first seed stitch project, and I’m pretty in love with it! In love with it enough to wear it to a...
by ChiWei | Apr 20, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Kids & Toys, Summer
Sometimes, necessity creates the best projects, don’t they? A friend’s birthday was coming up and our group of colleagues were looking into how to celebrate when someone shared a picture of a boba milk tea amigurumi and said “You should make...