Round 13 Challengers - Who will make 13 their lucky number?

We're back for another great round of the 

Battle of the Stitches!  

This round, we've changed things up a bit so we hope you'll stick around and have some fun with us.  You'll get your chance to vote for your favorite crochet design out from 10 different designers all using the same crochet stitch.  While we no longer will be releasing an eBook with all of the designs, each designer will be releasing them on the same day.  Be sure to follow us for your chance to win some prizes along the way!

All 10 challengers are returning Battle of the Stitches Alumni and we're excited they joined us!First up, we have Cylinda from Crochet Memories.  Cylinda is well known for her work with thread and has such a wonderful collection of designs for the home.  You can find her work here: www.crochetmemories.com
   

Our 2nd challenger is Lisa from Kaleidoscope Art & Gifts. Lisa has a good variety of designs ranging from hats and scarves to table runners and other things for the home.  

You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/lisa-jelle

Christine from Sweet Potato 3 Patterns is our 3rd challenger.  She has a great selection of newborn photography prop crochet patterns in her shop and a fun variety of other designs.  You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/christins-from-my-sweet-potato-3




The 4th crochet designer joining us just celebrated her 10 year anniversary for her business and is SO close to reaching 10k Facebook fans.  Such wonderful milestones!  Kristine from Ambassador Crochet has a nice range of patterns to keep you warm from hats and scarves to afghans.  You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kristine-mullen

Sheri from The Country Willow Designs has joined round 13 as our 5th challenger.  She has a some adorable infant crochet patterns along with a good variety of designs for women.  Her work can be found here:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/sheri-weber 


Kate from Crafting Friends Designs rounds up our challenger count to 6.  Kate is best known for her textured afghan crochet patterns.  You can find a beautiful collection of crochet patterns for your home here: http://www.craftingfriendsdesigns.com


Who do you think will be challenger #7?  You've got it!  Rebecca from Desert Diamond Crochet.  Rebecca is very well known for her character designs and you can find them all here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/desert-diamond-crochet 

Challenger #8 is Shelley from The Blue Star Boutique.  Shelley has a wide variety of designs ranging from Infant props to women's clothing.  


You can find more of her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/shelley-moore

Challenger #9 is Elizabeth from Daisy Hand Mades.  Elizabeth has a good selection of infant clothing, hats, cowls and many more designs!  You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/daisy-hand-mades---elizabeth-burk




Our 10th and final challenger for Round 13 is Laura from Laura Mae's Crochet.  You can find a fun selection of headbands, cup cozies, hats, bags and much much more in her shop!  You can find them all here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/lauramae-fanelli

Stick around for the final reveals and voting later this week!  Be sure to follow us on Facebook so you don't miss a thing!!!

Valentine's Day Roundup

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. Spread some love with more than 35 patterns from our Battle of the Stitches alumni.

With All My Heart Photo Prop by Crafting Designs (top left) 

Sweetheart Headwrap by Blackstone Designs (top middle)

Love More Wrap by Ambassador Crochet (top right)

Love Me Tender Slouch by Daisy Hand Mades (bottom left)

Heidi Cowl by Divine Debris (middle right)

Hearts Ears Earflap Hat by Desert Diamond Crochet (bottom right)

Additional Patterns Not Shown

Hats

Let Love Grow hat by Desert Diamond Crochet

Pop Goes My Heart Hat by Sweet Potato Crochet Creations

Love But Earflap Beanie by Desert Diamond Crochet

Lil' Devil Earflap Hat by Desert Diamond Crochet

Puppy Love Earflap Hat by Desert Diamond Crochet

Valentine Gnome Hat by Desert Diamond Crochet

Afghans & Afghan Squares

Love for Emma Granny Square by Crafting Friends Designs

Heart to Heart Chevron Afghan from Crafting Friends Designs

Heartfelt Rainbow Afghan from Crafting Friends Designs

Heartbeat Chevron Afghan from Crafting Friends Designs

Accessories (Scarves, jewelry, etc.)

Heartfelt Scarf from Crafting Friends Designs

Heart Throb Scarf by Crafting Friends Designs

Heart Ring by Divine Debris

Heidi Hearts Bracelet by Divine Debris

Pop Goes my Heart Bracelet by Sweet Potato Crochet Creations

Kylie Hearts Earrings by Divine Debris

Heart Boot Cuffs by AllieCats Hats

Wearables (sweaters, ponchos, etc.)

Capulet of Love by Daisy Hand Mades

Paris Sweater (child size) by Two Brother's Blankets

Paris Sweater (adult) by Two Brother's Blankets

Puffy Heart Mittens by Blackstone Designs

For the Home (other than afghans)

Heart Nesting Basket from Blackstone Designs

Kissing Ball from Blackstone Designs

Tapestry Heart Basket from Divine Debris

Textured Heart Coasters by Crochet Memories

Lacy Candle Holder Cover by Crochet Memories

Misc.

Love is in the Air Teddy Bear by Desert Diamond Crochet

Tons of Love Elephant by Blackstone Designs

Tapestry Heart Mug Coffee Cozy by Divine Debris

Valentine's Day Treat Bags by Blackstone Designs

Each link will take you directly to the crochet pattern - some are free and some are available for purchase. 

Round 12 - Meet the Challengers Part 2

Battle of the Stitches round 12 has begun! Get ready for some awesome patterns from a list of great designers.

Challenger 6: Sheri Ann Weber from Country Willow Designs

Sheri's favorite design from her shop is her Rouge Infinity Scarf.

My pattern choice from her site is the Neverending Love Poncho.

Challenger 7: Laura Fanelli from Laura Mae Crochet

Laura's favorite pattern from her shop is her Sonoma Pullover Vest.

Her Venice Cowl is another great pattern (& it also comes with the earwarmer pattern).

Challenger 8: Rebecca Goldsmith from Desert Diamond Crochet

Rebecca's pattern choice from her shop is the Eva Marie Spring Tulip Cocoon.

Her Braided Scoodie Wrap is also on my list of favorites.

Challenger 9: Another first time challenger. Please give Dianne Hunt from Same DiNamics Crochet a warm welcome.

Dianne's favorite pattern is her Candy Stripes Cowl.

Also, check out her Long Tail Shawl.

Challenger 10: Christine Norris from Chris~Cross~Crafts

Christine's favorite pattern is her Sugar & Spice Dress.

Check out her beautiful Fall Romance poncho!

Do you have any ideas as to what these 10 designers are making? We'd love to hear your guesses.

Black Friday / Cyber Monday - All Weekend Sales

Winter is the perfect time for making gifts. With Christmas right around the corner, we've contacted our Battle of the Stitches designers and have put together a list of sales that they are having this weekend. This should help you get a good start (or finish) to some of those holiday gifts!

If you're looking for a specific shop, I've put them in alphabetical order, but I'm going to highly recommend you check out all these designers because they all have some great designs.

Article of a Domestic Goddess

Ambassador Crochet

Blackstone Designs

Briar Rose Boutique

Crafting Friends Designs

Desert Diamond Crochet

Divine Debris

Em's Corner

Harvester Products

KT and the Squid

Laura Mae Crochet

Sweet Potato Crochet Creations

Two Brothers Blankets

Yarn Medley's from the Heart

Most of these sales are good through Monday, but just double check the terms to make sure you have your coupon code and the sale is still active. 

Happy Shopping!

Kristine

Round 11 - Meet the Challengers Part Three

Read about the last four challengers for Round 11. 

If you missed the other reveals you can read
Part One of Meet the Challengers HERE and
Part Two of Meet the Challengers HERE.

Round 8 is Here!

Let's ring in the new year with a new round of Battle of the Stitches!

We have 7 returning challengers and 5 newbies competing in Round 8. So exciting!

First we have Rebecca Goldsmith of Desert Diamond Crochet. This will be Rebecca's 5th round!

Here's a recap of her BOS designs: 

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 7

Next we have Amy Price from Knit Pick ~n~ Crochet. She is also back for her 5th battle!

Here's a recap of her BOS designs:

Round 2

Round 3

Round 5

Round 7

We also have Christine Norris of Chris Cross Crafts. This will be Christine's 4th battle!

Here's a recap of her BOS designs:

Round 4

Round 5

Round 7

And the last challenger reveal of the day is Kati Donahue from KatiDCreations; this will be her 3rd battle.

Here's a recap of her BOS designs:

Round 6

Round 7

We can't wait to see what they come up with this round! 
Good luck ladies!

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