Pink Snail Boutique

Blog Stalkers!! What are we? Stalkers… the fun kind!  Yes, we stalk blogs and a variety of kinds! There are three of us and we each have our own interests, though crochet is what brought us together. We decided to share with you the things we love, crochet and more! Each of us will feature a post or article written by a blogger we love and then we’ll be sharing it with you! These blog stalking posts will be shared with you on a monthly basis on all of our blogs! So now, without further ado, here’s our blog stalkers and a small peek at what they might share with you! Hello! I’m Crystal, founder and designer behind Crystalized Designs . I’m happy to be a part of the Blog Stalkers! You’ll mainly find I follow crochet related blogs but I can’t turn my back on blogs with great recipes. Other blog I follow relate to doing fun activities and crafts with children. I love doing fun small things with them, keepsakes to remember the younger years by! I’m looking forward to sh...

During the design phase of my Battle of the Stitches - Round 4 piece, I looked for a stitch that would provide a solid foundation for my purse. I didn’t want to line the purse with fabric. A friend of mine suggested using the linked stitches. I quickly did a search and found 2 blog posts that helped me greatly. A Crocheted Simplicity and Moogly . For the joining of the linked tr I turned to one of my testers, Nondas. She shared her technique with me. I created this post to go along with my Pattern for the Amelia Handbag. Feel free to use it for other purposes.  Linked DC Tutorial (Diagram A) First Linked Double Crochet (l dc):   Ch 3, insert hook in the second chain from the hook, yo and draw up a loop (2lps on hook) Insert hook in the same st as the beginning ch3 and draw up a loop (3lps on hook). (Yo, draw through 2 loops) twice. (Diagram B) Rest of Rnd- Linked Double Crochet (l dc): Insert hook in lower horizontal bar on same stitch, yo, draw loop through, i...

The Challengers are: Melanie Padron, 3 Boys & A Ball of Yarn Donna Knox, Articles of a Domestic God dess Sonya Blackstone, Blackstone Designs Stacey Williams, B usting Stitches Christine Norris, Chris~Cross~Crafts Kate Wagstaff, Crafting Friends Designs Rebecca Goldsmith, Desert Diamond Crochet (ME) Lisa Egan, Pink Snail Boutique Samantha Bagley, Silverdragon Crafts & Critters Sheri Weber, The Country Willow Jacqualyn Walker, The Crafty Geekette Michelle Ferguson, Two Brothers Blankts Vote Here for your favorite design- Can you guess mine? Leave a comment with your guess. Battle of the Stitches Round 4