Jennifer’s Crochet #MandalasForMarinke + National Suicide Prevention Week!
Here is the next of the beautiful, inspiring, special contributions coming in to the #MandalasForMarinke remembrance project. I am grateful for each and every amazing contribution. You are invited to...
View Article3+ Mandalas Win the Third Quarter Crochet Awards
The Crochet Awards have wrapped up their third quarter, the votes are in, and all ten winners of patterns for the home have been selected. See all winners and all nominees here. I was really excited to...
View ArticleMonique’s Crochet Mandala + Mandala Meditation
Today’s beautiful floral crochet mandala for the Mandalas for Marinke project comes from Monique Lubberink from Easy Now Mindfulness, which is a one-woman-business in New Zealand, through which she...
View ArticlePauline’s Crochet Mandalas for Marinke
Today’s exquisite crochet Mandalas for Marinke come to us from Pauline of Making Polly. Pauline shares: “I am a mum of 2 small children and am from Scotland. I am a qualified architect but have been...
View ArticleRIP IT! Crochet Exercise for Healing and Letting Go (Funded by Patreon!)
As many of you know, I’m changing up the way that things are happening around here and working through Patreon support to help sustain Crochet Concupiscence and make it more of the site that you might...
View ArticleKierstin’s Crochet Mandalas for Marinke
In this post, Kierstin shares her story about why she was moved to contribute crochet mandalas to the Mandalas for Marinke project. Learn more about Kierstin on her beautiful site: Dear To My Art...
View ArticleShare Your Crochet Story! Accepting New Interviews.
I had a backlog of crochet interviews for the longest time that I have finally almost completed. It is very important to me to give each interview my complete attention, even if that means it takes...
View ArticleCeltic Cable Crochet (book review)
Celtic Cable Crochet is a new book by Bonnie Barker who uses her extensive experience in the niche of Aran Isle crochet and cabling to bring us 18 beautifully textured clothing and accessories...
View ArticleCreate A Healthy Relationship With Your Body Through Journaling
This is a guest post by Mari McCarthy who has written a book called Journaling Power: How To Create the Happy, Healthy, Life You Want to Live. Although not specific to crochet, it relates to many of...
View ArticleTudor Roses (Knitting, Fashion, History, Art) – book review and GIVEAWAY
I only rarely mention knitting here on Crochet Concupiscence, since I like to keep it a crochet-focused blog but Tudor Roses is such a unique knitting book that I simply had to share it with you....
View ArticleIslamic Faceless Crochet Dolls by Umm Maryam
Recently we looked at the work by Jem’s Crochet Creation who creates faceless crochet African hijab dolls that are in line with Muslim teachings. Umm Maryam is another crafter who also creates...
View ArticleFall 2017 Crochet Runway Fashion
In January I shared the fashion designers who had already put crochet on the runway for 2017, but the main fashion week shows hadn’t happened, yet. Now they have so it’s time for the update! I always...
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