You sit down for a relaxing crochet session and you feel like your hook is getting caught on every stitch. Instead of your yarn gliding nicely through your yarn, you feel like you’re fighting for it to move under, over, and around your crochet hook. To make your crochet hooks glide more easily, start by …
There are beautiful blankets made with crochet. Blankets pierced together with granny squares; blankets made with fluffy yarn and airy stitches; blankets made with thick yarn and dense stitches – there are so many possibilities! But are crochet blankets warm? Can they be too warm? Crochet blankets are warm because air works as a great …
Crochet hooks seem simple on the surface, but any beginning crocheter knows they get complicated really fast. What size do you need? What brand? And, importantly, do you choose metal, plastic, or wood? In this post we’re going to dive into everything you need to know about wooden crochet hooks so that you can decide …
Crocheting is one of those relaxing activities that we imagine doing while we watch TV, chat with friends, or even read a book. Keeping our hands busy while our minds are focused elsewhere. That said, this relaxing bliss requires an important skill – being able to crochet without looking at it. To crochet without looking …
Choosing a crochet hook for your project can be confusing. There are so many sizes to choose from! Maybe your pattern specifies a certain size of crochet hook and you only have a smaller one. Or, maybe you just want to experiment with a smaller hook. What should you expect? What happens when you use …
If you’re new to crochet, it can feel like a big leap from the level you’re at now, to the level of crochet mastery you dream to achieve. Or, maybe you’ve been crocheting for a while now and wondering why you aren’t progressing as fast as you want to be. Wherever you are in your …
If you have embroidery floss in your collection of art supplies, you may have looked at it one day and wondered if you could crochet with it. Is it possible to go outside the norm of crocheting with yarn and crochet with embroidery floss instead? Yes, you can crochet with embroidery floss, but keep the …
As a long time Procreate user, turning on draw and paint mode in Procreate Dreams feels like coming home. This is what is so wonderful about Procreate Dreams. Since it’s a sibling of Procreate, you’ll notice that a lot of the drawing features in Procreate Dreams mirror those in Procreate. I love it! But, before …
I love digital art. Heck, that’s a big reason why this blog even exists. I fell in love with Procreate, became obsessed with learning everything about it, and here we are. But, this doesn’t mean that I’ve never gotten frustrated with the process. Learning a new skill is rewarding, but it can be challenging too. …
The Flipbook in Procreate Dreams lets you focus on each individual frame and drawing of your animation. If you’re an OG Procreate user like me, the Flipbook will make you feel like you’re drawing away in Procreate…sort of. I love activating the Flipbook, focusing on drawing one of my frames, and seeing it come to …