Round 12 - Meet the Challengers Part 1.

We're kicking off another round of Battle of the Stitches! It's gearing up to be a round full of awesome patterns, so let's introduce this round's challengers.

 

Challenger 1: Lisa Jelle from Kaleidoscope Arts&Gifts

One of Lisa's favorite patterns from her shop is her Enchanted Ivy Wings (named after her daughter).

Her Hadley Hooded Shrug is one of my favorites from her shop.

Challenger 2: Sarah Tompkins from Briar Rose Boutique

Sarah's pick from her shop is the Gary & Goldie Giraffe set.

Her Enchanting Sweater Dress was a Fan Favorite in round 10 of BOS.

Challenger 3: Kate Wagstaff from Crafting Friends Designs is joining us this round!

Kate's pick to show you is her Heartbeat Chevron blanket.

One of my favorites from Kate's shop is her Stand Out Cable Afghan, which was part of the BOS round 11.

Challenger 4: Shelley Moore from The Blue Star Boutique

Nana Banana Hooded Sweater was Shelley's pick for her favorite pattern.

Her Trellis Waves Cardigan is so pretty and has me hoping for spring!

Challenger 5 is Anita from The Clay Sheep. This is her first round as a challenger, so please give her a warm welcome.

 Anita's favorite pattern from her shop is the knit On the Edge scarf.

 And check out this stunning snowflake afghan!

 We'd love to hear what your favorite designs are from these challengers.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the rest of the round 12 challengers! 

Round 7 Prizes and Sponsors, What fun!

Being in The Battle of the Stitches crochet challenge is a LOT of fun, but it's also a LOT of work! In all honesty, ALL of the challengers are winners when the challenge is over.  They put their heart and soul into their crochet designs and it's exciting to see how all 12 designers get creative with the given crochet stitch and theme.   We like to keep things on a very positive level and it's fantastic to see so much support given to everyone involved. 

Each round, our winners have received wonderful prize packages and we sincerely appreciate all of our sponsors!  This round, The Clay Sheep, The Silk Drop and Kaleidoscope Art & Gifts have offered up some amazing prizes.  This is what we have in store for the winners of Round 7: