About two years ago I became artistically blocked. I was crippled really. I couldn’t bring myself to make anything. I tried a couple small drawings, sketches really. Played with color fields. I even attempted a large landscape painting that is still sitting on my easel nearly an entire year later about 30% complete. This brought […]
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Blogstars on the Beach
Welcome to… Blogstars on the Beach! This year the Stylecraft Blogstars have put together a beautiful selection of patterns all inspired by and useful for a trip to the beach. So… what is this event exactly? Well, it’s sort of like a blog hop. But instead of following along each day you can see/get ALL […]
Queenie
A brand new free afghan block / granny square pattern from Polly Plum. This page contains affiliate links. If you click them and make a purchase I get a small commission at no additional cost to you. Queenie is block number 12 of the Moogly 2022 CAL, which, as always, I am so honored to […]
Such a Square
Let’s just get this out of the way, right away. It’s time for my annual birthday sale! All Polly Plum patterns are 36% off with coupon code: 36candlesExpires midnight PDT, October 27th, 2019. Visit my Ravelry and Etsy stores. This post contains affiliate links. If you click on them and buy something, I’ll get a […]
Ella Bella
This post contains affiliate links. If you click on them and buy something I get a small commission at no additional cost to you. I’ve received a fair few questions about my version of Arabella that I’m making for the Arabella Crochet Along video tutorials and photos to announce weekly releases. You see… no matter […]
Baubles, Bangles, and… 4x4s?
The holidays were a little busy for us this year. I didn’t really mind. I quite like finishing my year up with multiple celebrations. I find it is the perfect way to prepare me for a new year and get me relaxed before jumping back into work and the daily grind. We tend to keep […]
Stylecraft Blog Tour 2017
Welcome to stop two on the Stylecraft Yarns 2017 Blog Tour! I’m your host, Polly, and this is Every Trick on the Hook – a little blog I call my own, where I share my patterns, tips, tricks, tutorials, and occasionally talk about living the yarn life (it’s like the thug life, but with yarn). […]
Dallying in the Dark Arts
Well here’s something I haven’t done in a while: blogged. I mean a real blog. Not a pattern blog, or a crochet-along blog, or even a tutorial blog. I mean a real blog where I write and talk about the yarn life. The yarn life. Chuckle. So we finished the Stardust Melodies Crochet Along this […]
Stardust Melodies – Square 23
Well we’re getting down to the last of our pattern for the Stardust Melodies Crochet Along series, and I just can’t believe it. We’ve come so far! We’ve done so much! You’ve done some amazing work! But we’re not done yet, so let’s not get all teary-eyed quite so soon. Today is only square 23. […]
Stardust Melodies – Square 22
Today we release square 22 of the Stardust Melodies crochet along. This is “Summertime.” Click here to favorite, queue, or hook up a project page on Ravelry. This square is definitely at an advanced skill level, but if you’ve been following along with the crochet along it should be no problem at all for you. […]