"Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns"

Above are the skeins that are shuffling along after me, trying to trip me up and get me to use them!! I'm so sick I dream up crochet patterns while I'm driving or am in church! That is just ...pitiful, and evidence of a very sad fantasy life: BUT I'M NUTS OVER THIS STUFF!! I can't stop crocheting, I go on jags like this, and there aren't any drugs involved. You guys who have got it bad like me know what I'm talking about.

Coming up soon are some irresistible designs, baby items, travel items, and beach items.  I've just got to get them out of my head, through a crochet hook and down on paper.
If you want to see what obsessed me all last fall and winter, check out

My New Book!! 

179-page yearbook, "Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns"

It's all but one or two of my work since I started writing down my designs last fall, and I must say I'm proud! Send me a note if you want to see more about it, but if you click on the link you'll see the etsy item and a big description of what's inside, including a peek at some pages.

There is, of course, permission to sell items made from these patterns on etsy and elsewhere, but please do not pass around my patterns, as they are my own designs : )

This spring's projects include darling baby items and a beach hat, I'm cookin', baby! Show me your designs, and have a lovely crochet day!

Amazon Ho (why does that sound wrong?)

http://www.amazon.com/Susans-Small-Animal-Crochet-Collection/dp/1456389858/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1292419878&sr=8-15
Ok Now I Really Really am on Amazon, woo hoo! (See my Animal Applique Patterns book above) Now I just need to publish the full-color version. Am working on the treasury of all 150 pages of patterns to publish, what a blast.

Cold cold day! Wish I could crochet a cocoon around myself!

Createspace and the Stitch that's Tangling my Brain

I think I have figured out why my CreateSpace Store AND Amazon don't show my new paperback, duh. Here's the link which actually does work.

That bit of info aside...

Here's the stitch which I've been trying to create (although it's so simple I'm sure it's been "invented" a number of times)...I wanted an edging which could be used as a headband or belt, which filled a couple of requirements: it had to be FAST to crochet and it had to look nubby and interesting. This one looks either like a zigzag pattern or a mottled pebble pattern, depending on your yarn and gauge. But boy, does it go fast, and you can do it almost without looking, just a glance with each round. Yay! I'll form it into a pattern for an edging and headband soon, maybe will put it on etsy. In the meantime, thanks for all of the suggestions and kind comments, I have really been enjoying being a part of the offbeat crochet community out there. Toodles!

If you'd like to see my patterns, check out www.susanlinnstudio.etsy.com and if you want to check out my new (Black and White) paperback book of Animal Applique Patterns, you can look at my CreateSpace store