Wild about Hogg Wild Fibers {a fiber giveaway}

I am really excited to share today's giveaway with you!  Not just because I like to make you happy but today you could also win the chance to learn a new skill!  Have you ever wanted to spin your own yarn?  I know I am not the only freak out there fascinated with spinning!  I love yarn!  I love the entire process and wish I had more time to spend learning and practicing.  

Hogg Wild Fibers is giving away one of her handmade drop spindles today!!  

What's a drop spindle you ask?  It's a tool used to spin fiber into yarn.  Drop spindles actually go WAY back in history, seriously, all the way back to before recorded history even!  Google it ;)  

Hogg Wild Fibers is not just the giving away the drop spindle, she is also including a little fiber to get you started!  The fiber is undyed but she has graciously offered to dye it if you prefer!  Pretty nice huh! 

Hogg Wild Fibers offers a variety of yarny goodness for sale.  

She has spindles, fiber batts (for spinning), and handspun yarns.  She also has a few patterns and offers a spinning service.

Oh how I would love to see this all spun into yarn!

Are you ready to enter??  You know you want it!  I do!!  You could win and send it to me ;)

Mandatory entry:  

visit Hogg Wild Fibers on Etsy, leave a comment here telling me your favorite item in her shop!

Want a few more chances to enter??

'Like' Hogg Wild Fibers on Facebook, leave a comment here telling me you did

Share on your facebook or twitter (leave a separate comment for each)

"pin" an item from Hogg Wild Fibers shop.  Leave a link to your pin in the comments here!

That's up to 5 chances to enter! Please remember to leave a separate comment for each entry!

Giveaway closes Thursday at 11:59pm March 22.  

Winner will be chosen via random.org and posted Friday.

Week 6 - Sunburst CAL

Hi and welcome back!  Glad to have you!  We had some pretty hefty goals when we started which I think was fairly overwhelming to a lot of people...myself included!!  We are going to slow the goals down a bit so we can hopefully stay on track.  Yesterday I posted what you should have completed so far.  If you missed that post you can find it here.  This week you'll want to complete 44 rounds in some way, shape or form :)  

If you are working complete grannies you'll want to make 6 grannies. 

If you are working a round at a time you'll want to 44 squares completed through round 5

I am going to be wrapping up my grannies from round 4 so my goal is get 14-15 grannies completed through round 7 (I am doing this because I am doing the same color for all of them)

updated:  I am only completing my grannies through round 6 because of the joining method I'll be using adding what is like an extra round.  You may want to start looking into joining methods if you haven't chosen one yet.  I'll post a few tutorials next week.

Let's get hooking!!!  

6 months later....

So 6 months later I am FINALLY done sucking at this crochet along!  You ready to join me?  Let's wrap these lovelies up!  I am totally re-motivated and can't wait to finish this one and even start another!

If you need a refresher you can see the CAL links here.

If you are caught up with the weekly goals you should have either 

88 squares that are finished through round 4 

-OR-

36 completed squares

depending on how you are choosing to work them. So far I have been doing a round on each but will start doing the rest of the rows because I am not changing colors anymore.  I'll still give goals for each though.

New goals will be posted Friday mornings so get your hook and string ready!

Sharp Crochet Hook Winner!

First, many thanks to Jessica from Sharp Crochet Hook for sponsoring this giveaway!!  

Second, thank you to everyone that entered the Sharp Crochet Hook giveaway!  I am so thrilled so many of you not only loved it and wanted to win one but a lot also posted on fb that you couldn’t wait and bought one!! Thank you for shopping small businesses! 

 Let’s get this party started shall we???? 

 The winner is….. 

geezbees75 said...

I am a fan on db. I would love this as a late birthday gift. Tomorrow is my big day.

 Please email me your mailing info to innerhooker@hotmail.com and I’ll pass it along to Jessica. 

 If you didn’t win I seriously encourage you to go buy one! It’s super handy and pretty inexpensive at just $6.99 for the hook and $10.99 for the hook and extra pattern booklet...totally worth it!    

Click to head over and buy your own Sharp Crochet Hook

Be sure to "like" the Sharp Crochet Hook and Facebook for future info, giveaways, and such!

Follow the Sharp Crochet Hook's blog for fun project ideas

Flower Pattern: Free!

When I made this hat I decided last minute to whip up a flower for it.  Of course I was racing out the door (late I am most certain) to meet the photographer.  This became one of those things I really needed to get around to writing up but of course never did....until now.  

Sure it's been a year but hey better late than never right?

I used a #5 bulky weight yarn and an H (5.00mm) hook for the flower on the hat.  Truly just about any weight yarn will work it just may look a little different.

Flower Pattern

Start with a magic circle.  {never heard of this magic I speak of??  Check out this video}

Round 1:  make 6 sc in center, join to beginning and pull circle closed {6 sc}

Round 2:  (4sc in each sc)  {24 sc}

Round 3:  (3sc in each sc)  {72 sc}

(optional)

Round 4:  (sc in each sc)  {72 sc} 

want your flower more wavey?  Add an extra sc in each or every other space.  

Less wavey?  Don't do so many sc in each. 

Fasten off, weave tail to center of flower.  Use your 2 tails to tie to hat and weave in.  I also like to add a button to the center but that's completely optional.

The hat pattern can be purchased here:  Inner Hooker Super Bulky Beanie

pattern includes 5 sizes ranging from newborn to adult and directions to make the hat with or without earflaps. 

Hope you enjoy!  Now go add sweet flowers to all of your stuff!

Sharp Crochet Hook review and giveaway

I am really excited to share this week's giveaway with you!  

When I was pregnant with Sawyer a dear friend from back home sent me a little baby gift.  My favorite items were a few flannel burp cloths with crocheted edges.  I wasn't much of a hooker back then so making my own didn't even cross my mind.  I loved those burp cloths!  I used them with both boys and aside from a little fading from being washed a million times LOVED so much they still look great and still wipe many noses.  When I was pregnant with Dex I really wanted a few more but didn't have a way to hemstitch the edge and wasn't willing to prepunch them or shove a skinny hook through.  Have you ever tried that?  It is hard!  The Sharp Crochet Hook makes it easy breezy!  Instead of the crochet hook being rounded it's super pointy, sharp to be exact!  You just poke it right through the fabric!

Up until a few months ago I had never heard of the Sharp Crochet Hook.  {yes, sometimes I wonder if I do live under a rock.  I blame it on my life being consumed with small children}  Have you??  I am sure you have!  If you haven't you need to check this out!  It is awesome!  When I heard about it I knew I had to have one!!  I contacted Jessica (owner and creator of Sharp Crochet Hook) and asked her if she'd be interested in a little review/giveaway action.  I was so stoked when she said yes! I am new to asking people if they want to do giveaways so I am still a little nervous they'll tell me to F off ;)  

A little peak at what I did with it.  I made a few burp cloths for a cousin due to have her baby girl any day now {are you listening baby G??  That's right...it's time!  Get moving girl!}  The first one I just wanted to get a feel for it so I did a simple scallop edge, no pattern needed.  The next one I used the Picot Fan pattern in the Sharp Crochet Hook pattern book and LOVED it!  It was super cute!  

and because my baby girl is now 13 and I am surrounded by boy stuff I decided to trim a few pair of socks (both patterns from the Sharp Hook book) for baby G as well.  

I bought this apron from Canton Trade Days (First Monday for you locals) a few months back.  It was WAY too long and super frumpy but it was $2.  You can't go wrong for $2.  I altered it to be shorter (like 10" shorter, seriously.) and added the crochet at the bottom.  Much less frumpy!

Cute right?!?!

I am also working on a few tea towels but they aren't quite ready!  I'll have to show you my progress later!  I have so many cute ideas!  I was thinking trim on a onesie?  Fancy up a pair of cut off jeans?  I am desperate to do a few pillowcases BUT I am in the process of redoing my room and have no clue what color/style/pattern I am going to do. 

 I think it goes without saying that I love this little hook!  I did find that it is a little hard to poke through more than 3 layers of flannel but seriously that is pretty thick!  I tried to go through 4 layers and while it was possible it was pretty tough and slow going.  I stuck with 2 layers of flannel and it slid right through! Sharp Crochet Hook has my vote!  Love it! 

Here are a few ideas for inspiration from the Sharp Crochet Hook's blog

adorable edge on a baby blanket!  Love this!  May have to make one for my nephew!

Great for you scrapbookers and card makers!  how freaking cheery is this?!?!

also love this!!  Jazz up a cheap tank or Tshirt!  Heller!  Adorable!

You ready???

Here's how to enter!!  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry.  

Giveaway closes Thursday March 1st at 11:59pm.  Winner will be posted Friday March 2nd.

Mandatory to enter:

1.  Follow Sharp Crochet Hook on Facebook

Additional entries:

2.  Follow Sharp Crochet Hook's blog

3.  Post about this giveaway on Facebook!  Be sure to tag (using the @ symbol) The Sharp Crochet Hook and Inner Hooker so we can see your post!  

Three chances to win!

Don't want to wait to win??  I don't blame you!

Head over to Sharp Crochet Hook and buy now!  The hook alone is only $6.99 and the package which is the Sharp Crochet Hook and the pattern booklet are only $10.99!  I mean seriously super cheap for something that makes adding that special touch that much easier.  Oh and did I mention .99 shipping???

Go buy your hook now!

Hooker

Unless you live under a rock I am sure you have seen these floating all over Facebook, Pinterest, etc...  I love them!  I knew I had to have a hooker one to share.  Hope you enjoy!

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