My Sid the Snail on Sale on Ravelry ...It's $2.19, a big markdown. I had to do something to introduce myself to my Ravelry friends, so I'm putting Sid on sale for a little while. He's so much fun, I was just telling a Ravelry friend that it always calls out to me to be sewn of a darling little girl's dress pocket.

My usual price for little Sid is $2.99 for the full size pattern which is printable (as opposed to a Kindle doc).

I slipped on gravel on my new bike and jammed my poor thumb! I'm going to have to put the crochet hook down for a couple of days, I'm depressed! Dangit. That's what happens when you try to act like a kid. Damn!

Anyhoo, here's Sid on the Kindle Store for 99 cents, if that format is what you want! Thanks for looking, and have a blast. 

Ravelry Store and New Jam Packed Mini Treasury of Crochet Patterns

Still fussing over summery patterns, I can't get stuff out of my head fast enough!! And my easel is calling to me, too, what shall become of me??

Anyhoo, am almost done with a summer thread crochet granny style baby hat with a  brim, it's so heavy and cool and non-fuzzy, I love it! I've got to finish writing the pattern and designing the flower and bow that go with it, but should be done in a day or two.

IN THE MEANTIME....I've put together a Kindle friendly (i.e. small format page) 4 Chapter Mini Treasury of my most popular patterns for Ravelry fans...and it's only $9.99!

 It has a chapter with 13 different animal appliques worked in crochet thread , a chapter with 9 baby hats in at least two to three sizes each (they vary), a chapter with four scarfettes and a daisy garland pattern set, and a chapter of summery crocheted jewelry, both simple and more detailed.

You can find it on Ravelry here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/susans-mini-treasury-of-crochet-patterns

Here are all of my Ravelry offerings and also my Facebook Crochet Page!
Ta ta!!

Designing a Summer Baby Hat

I've been consumed with this latest, I'm loving the way that crochet thread makes a super fast baby hat! Here it is on etsy... I thought it would be hard and scratchy, but at least using "Aunt Lydia's" brand no. 10, it's supple and cool, since that fuzziness you get with yarn isn't there. And besides, cotton's the best for summer.

It's not at all fussy and difficult, as it looks at first glance. The whole thing, at least without the flower, takes only 40 or 50 minutes, tops. The shells add a bit of vintage flavor, but the use of a size K hook is definitely super fast and modern, ha!

Let me know if you have any questions, and yes, it will be available in Amazon's Kindle Store. If you click on this link you'll find it.

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store . 

Have a super creative week and here's hoping you have some terrific surprises! 

Scarf and Scarfette Crochet Collection Finished

Finally finished! I got my even dozen crochet scarf and scarfette patterns (one's actually a chunky edging pattern) collected into one ebook.

Whew! The neat thing about scarves is that they CALL to you1! They comfort you and coddle you, they make you feel cared for. By extension, when you make one for someone, you are offering them that same feeling. What a sweet gift! A bonus is that they're always an accent piece, a spot of your fave colors. Wow.

It's why I love them, and why I'm currently taken with scarfettes, really lariats...you can see the swirly rosettes in the cover pic. Oh, so much fun. Super unique. High contrast, which is a must for crochet jewelry.

Pure happiness! Thanks for looking, and show me what you're designing! Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

Here's the collection on Etsy, it's $12.90; when I get it on the Kindle Store in a day or two, it will cost a bit less (because it's a bit smaller in format and not printable)...I'll make sure to link to it.

Blessings, Susan

Rosettes and Hearts in Crochet

I'm crazily working on these scarfettes, totally obsessed! Here is a collection of them on Etsy I love making a tiny motif puffy and stout! The rosettes edged in black are so floppy and swirly I love them.

I've also been working more in cotton and even cotton thread for summer, but I'm wanting to avoid old fusty ideas and tiny tiny crochet hooks. We need that like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick (or crochet hook), right? So thread with big hooks is what I'm thinking....

It's hard to know what to crochet when summer comes, so I switch to appliques and tiny things, purses and flowers. Show me what you've been working on and have a super day!

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store . 

More and More Crochet Collections on Amazon!

That monolithic Amazon is indeed taking up my time and effort! Is that selling out? It doesn't feel like it, because it is amazing that ebook authors can have so much control, so much ability to reach people interested in their work. Would love to hear your opinions. Unless you're a book publisher who's mad about Amazon, ha! The cover you see above is to an upcoming collection of mine, a portion of my big Treasury which is currently on etsy .

One of my little patterns, the tiny dimensional birds, is free on Amazon I think, to people who have Amazon prime. And I believe several of my whole Amazon Crochet Collection are free to borrow for a limited time (for 90 days after they are published. So grab em! And do give your feedback, I need it!

Can't wait to show you my new scarfettes and a lariat for your neck that will knock your socks off!! I just have to work out a button closure or something.

Incidentally, if you're interested in looking at my collections on etsy or Amazon, the Etsy versions are larger in format and are printable. For that reason, they are a few dollars more than their counterparts on Amazon Kindle. I feel that the fact that the Kindle ebooks are smaller, with smaller photos and no ability to print out, justifies a 20 to 30% discount.

Have a super day and may God bless you in all of your efforts and loves!

Tiny Bird Collection on Sale for 99 cents!

My birds, so dear to my bitty heart, are now on Amazon. At least three of them are, chosen from my Animals collections. The Dove, Winged Bird, and Small bird are gathered together in this special Amazon kindle e-booklet for just 99 cents!

Here you can see the item on Amazon. 
And here are all of my Amazon patterns!