Some of these patterns are fun and great for outings while others use such pretty stitches that you'll enjoy them for special outings and there is even 1 that is AMAZING for weddings!
A fun and exciting crochet competition for designers based on a single crochet stitch and theme.
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Monday, July 27, 2015
Wrist Warmers and Fingerless Glove Crochet Patterns that you MUST have for this fall!
Some of these patterns are fun and great for outings while others use such pretty stitches that you'll enjoy them for special outings and there is even 1 that is AMAZING for weddings!
Monday, January 5, 2015
Round 4 Wrap Up, Winners and eBook!!!
Wow! What a round it was! It was such a great experience getting to host this round. The designers were all amazing. The support team were all spectacular keeping you all informed. And, the eBook...such a wonderful collection of love themed love knot patterns! Have you picked up your copy, yet? I just cannot say enough about it! Fourteen gorgeous designs (some featuring more than one pattern) -- one design from each challenger, and two bonus designs from myself and co-admin Lisa Jelle -- all for just $5.95. That's less than $0.50 per pattern!!! Such a deal!
By featuring the love knot stitch this round, we wanted to challenge our designers, but, at the same time, remove the intimidation that is often associated with the stitch. We wanted to show that you can create all kinds of things with this stitch and use it in multiple ways. We have featured it being worked in rows, in the joined round, in granny square style, and as an overlay. It's been used as a standalone stitch in some patterns and used as the focus combined with additional stitches in others. This is a versatile stitch very much worth your very favorite yarn and hook. The eBook includes a stitch tutorial by our very own Lisa Jelle of Kaleidoscope Art&Gifts and a link to a YouTube video that all of our challengers found very helpful. These will help you with the basics, and the patterns that use more than just the basics have photo tutorials of their own. If that's not enough, each pattern includes clickable links that will put you in direct contact with the designer in numerous ways. You will not be left to figure it out on your own if you need further help.
A great big CONGRATULATIONS to our winners, Circle of Neverending Love Poncho by Sheri Weber of The Country Willow, the Fans' Favorite winner, and With All My Love Photo Prop by our very own creator and co-admin, Kate Wagstaff of Crafting Friends Designs, the Judges Choice winner!!!! Boy, were the judges surprised and excited to find out that it was her design that they'd chosen! :)
Both winners will receive an amazing prize package from our sponsors. A huge THANK YOU to Crochet by Faye, Day by Day Crochet, The Clay Sheep, The Hookeraholic Crochet, Kaleidoscope Art&Gifts, and The Silk Drop.
Below, you can see all of the Round 4 designs. Below each photo is a link to that designer's Facebook page. Click on over and congratulate each of them on a job well done! Then head on over to the Battle of the Stitches website and grab your copy of the eBook so you will have all of these wonderful designs for your very own!
Continue to follow Battle of the Stitches for Round 5 beginning in March! There will be lots of fun happening in the mean time that you won't want to miss out on!
Monday, December 22, 2014
Design reveal time!
Yes, it is finally that time! The designers have all done such an amazing job!!! I do not envy the judges one little bit this round. They are going to have a very tough time choosing the winner of this round, and so will you! Yes, you get to cast your vote for your favorite design, too! Here is a quick peek at the designs, but you can head over to our website to see more details about each design and cast your vote for your favorite.
As with the last two rounds, we will have two winners. One winner is chosen by our judges and the other by you, our fans. Our lucky winners will each receive an AMAZING prize package!
As with the last two rounds, we will have two winners. One winner is chosen by our judges and the other by you, our fans. Our lucky winners will each receive an AMAZING prize package!
So, hop over to Battle of the Stitches website to vote for your favorite design. Voting ends on Sunday, December 28, 2014. One vote per person, please! Be sure to wish each of our challengers the best of luck! Stay tuned next week to find out which design belongs to which designer!
Melanie Padron, 3 Boys & A Ball of Yarn
Donna Knox, Articles of a Domestic Goddess
Sonya Blackstone, Blackstone Designs
Stacey Williams, Busting Stitches
Christine Norris, Chris~Cross~Crafts
Kate Wagstaff, Crafting Friends Designs
Rebecca Goldsmith, Desert Diamond Crochet
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
Monday, December 15, 2014
The Stitch, Sneak Peeks & Games, Oh My!!!
Are you as excited as I am to see the designs this round??? While it's not quite time to see what our challengers have designed, it is time for a peek at what they are working on!
And, don't forget to check out the Battle of the Stitches website for your chance to win one of several pattern kits being given away throughout Round 4 and beyond!
Now, on with the games! To enter, comment on this blog post. Number from 1 to 12. Next to each number, tell us what you think the design is and who you think designed it. You have until the end of the day on December 21 to make your guesses (one entry per person). Winners will be selected on December 22, 2014
Sonya Blackstone - Blackstone Designs
Stacey Williams - Busting Stitches
Christine Norris - Chris~Cross~Crafts
Kate Wagstaff - Crafting Friends Designs
Rebecca Goldsmith - Desert Diamond Crochet
Lisa Egan - Pink Snail Boutique
Samantha Bagley - Silverdragon Crafts & Critters
Sheri Weber - The Country Willow
Jaqualyn Walker - The Crafty Geekette
Michelle Ferguson - Two Brothers Blankets
Our theme for Round 4 is "Love is in the Air". Our challengers have been tasked with choosing a type of love to focus on (romantic, family, pet, sibling, child, friend, etc) and design something that portrays that love. As with every round of Battle of the Stitches, they were also given a stitch to focus on. This stitch needs to be their main stitch. Other stitches can definitely be used, but, they cannot overshadow the main stitch. What stitch goes better with the love theme than the love knot? :)
The love knot, or Solomon's Knot, is lacy and flowy...and intimidating. It can be, anyway. And, if you've ever searched the stitch, it's rare to find it used for much more than a shawl/wrap. The wraps are beautiful, but, the purpose of Battle of the Stitches is to push the stitch, and ourselves as designers, outside the box and show that these stitches are versatile, and that a group of designers can work along side each other and use the same stitch and theme and come up with designs as unique as they each are. The eBook for Round 4 will be released on New Year's Day and will include at least 14 patterns (from our challengers and a couple bonus patterns from our Admins) all using the love knot stitch, and a photo tutorial to show you how to make the love knot as it has been used for this round.
So, how about a little sneak peek at what our challengers have been up to? Below, you will find their peek photos numbered 1-12. Let's have a little fun for some nice prizes, shall we? We have two games to play and two prizes up for grabs. First, we want to know WHAT you think each design is. And, second, we want to know WHO you think designed it.
Two people will be randomly selected as our winners. Each will win a copy of the Battle of the Stitches: Round 4 eBook when it is released on January 1, 2015 (Happy New Year to you!). The first winner chosen by random.org will receive the yarn winder pictured below. The second randomly chosen winner will receive a copy of The Crochet Answer Book pictured below. Awesome prizes, right? I'd love to have either of these, myself!
And, don't forget to check out the Battle of the Stitches website for your chance to win one of several pattern kits being given away throughout Round 4 and beyond!
Now, on with the games! To enter, comment on this blog post. Number from 1 to 12. Next to each number, tell us what you think the design is and who you think designed it. You have until the end of the day on December 21 to make your guesses (one entry per person). Winners will be selected on December 22, 2014
Our Challengers:
Donna Knox - Articles of a Domestic Goddess
Sonya Blackstone - Blackstone Designs
Stacey Williams - Busting Stitches
Christine Norris - Chris~Cross~Crafts
Kate Wagstaff - Crafting Friends Designs
Rebecca Goldsmith - Desert Diamond Crochet
Lisa Egan - Pink Snail Boutique
Samantha Bagley - Silverdragon Crafts & Critters
Sheri Weber - The Country Willow
Jaqualyn Walker - The Crafty Geekette
Michelle Ferguson - Two Brothers Blankets
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Giveaway: Will you get the KO?
It's time to battle it out (enter) for more fan prizes!
And, last, but definitely not least, Crafting Friends Designs would like you to enjoy one of her favorite crochet stitch pattern books (definitely one of my favorites, too)! This book includes 300 different stitch patterns with written patterns and charts for each. There are so many to choose from, you'll definitely have a hard time deciding which to play with first! The winner will have their choice of the hard copy or Kindle version of the book.
To enter:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
- Our first prize is brought to you by The Silk Drop. This beautiful skein of sport weight Mulberry Silk yarn in Jewel Tones is approximately 52g-53g (approx. 187-190 yards). I could totally see this as a beautiful cowl or fingerless gloves!
1 skein sport weight Mulberry Silk in Jewel Tones from The Silk Drop - Next up, Little Luvies Shop has donated this cute Hello Kitty Amigurumi Pattern Book. Who do you know that would love a crochet Hello Kitty or Hello Kitty friend?
And, last, but definitely not least, Crafting Friends Designs would like you to enjoy one of her favorite crochet stitch pattern books (definitely one of my favorites, too)! This book includes 300 different stitch patterns with written patterns and charts for each. There are so many to choose from, you'll definitely have a hard time deciding which to play with first! The winner will have their choice of the hard copy or Kindle version of the book.
To enter:
- Follow Battle of the Stitches on Facebook.
- Follow The Silk Drop on Facebook.
- Follow Little Luvies Shop on Facebook.
- Follow Crafting Friends Designs on Facebook.
- Comment on this blog post telling us who you are rooting for to win BOTS Round 3.
- Complete all other entries through the Rafflecopter widget below.
One winner per prize, one prize per winner. Entries will be accepted until 9/28/2014. Winners will be announced in a very special blog post on 9/29/2014.
We want to give a HUGE Thank you to all of our Sponsors!
We want to give a HUGE Thank you to all of our Sponsors!
Monday, August 25, 2014
Last, but not least, Challenger #12
Join us in welcoming Stacey of +Busting Stitches to Round 3!
Stacey is an Army wife and stay-at-home mom. She has been crocheting and knitting for about three years. In addition, she spins and dyes yarn. Her goal, when designing, is to avoid having to sew things together. Stacey enjoys crafting and spending time with her busy family. We are quite anxious to see what she delivers for us this round!
You can follow Stacey here:
Stacey is an Army wife and stay-at-home mom. She has been crocheting and knitting for about three years. In addition, she spins and dyes yarn. Her goal, when designing, is to avoid having to sew things together. Stacey enjoys crafting and spending time with her busy family. We are quite anxious to see what she delivers for us this round!You can follow Stacey here:
Challenger #11 is ready for Battle
Amber of Knotted Notions is ready for the Battle to begin!
Amber has always loved to crochet. Her children are her inspiration. About a year ago, she began designing her own patterns. She loves designing original things that are fun to make. Amber's biggest goal is to publish her own books and see them being sold in stores. With each new pattern, she gets closer to that goal. We are excited to see what fun and original design she comes up with for Round 3!
You can follow Amber here:
Amber has always loved to crochet. Her children are her inspiration. About a year ago, she began designing her own patterns. She loves designing original things that are fun to make. Amber's biggest goal is to publish her own books and see them being sold in stores. With each new pattern, she gets closer to that goal. We are excited to see what fun and original design she comes up with for Round 3!You can follow Amber here:
Challenger #10 for Round 3
Please welcome Katie of Katie's Crochet Goodies & Crafts to Battle of the Stitches!
Katie taught herself to crochet using library books and YouTube as her guide. But, crochet is not her only skill! She keeps busy with crafting, cooking, crocheting, designing, blogging and photography. Katie and her husband started a photography business that allows them to spend their free time enjoying their shared hobby.
Look out, Round 3! Katie is ready to bring it!
You can follow Katie here:
Katie taught herself to crochet using library books and YouTube as her guide. But, crochet is not her only skill! She keeps busy with crafting, cooking, crocheting, designing, blogging and photography. Katie and her husband started a photography business that allows them to spend their free time enjoying their shared hobby.
Look out, Round 3! Katie is ready to bring it!
You can follow Katie here:
Up next is Challenger #9
Join us in welcoming Sonya of +Blackstone Designs to Round 3!
Sonya began crocheting about 15 years ago. She opened her crochet business in 2012 (then Beautiful Ducklings). In January of this year, Sonya discovered that her true crochet passion was in designing. She changed her business name and focus and began publishing her designs. She's very excited for what the rest of the year brings! What do you think her bright idea for Round 3 might be???
You can follow Sonya here:
Sonya began crocheting about 15 years ago. She opened her crochet business in 2012 (then Beautiful Ducklings). In January of this year, Sonya discovered that her true crochet passion was in designing. She changed her business name and focus and began publishing her designs. She's very excited for what the rest of the year brings! What do you think her bright idea for Round 3 might be???You can follow Sonya here:
Welcome Challenger #8 to Round 3
We are very excited to welcome Lisa of +Pink Snail Boutique to Battle of the Stitches for Round 3!
Lisa is a lifetime crafter. She learned to crochet while working the night shift right after she finished high school 25 years ago. She has a family full of models and takes full advantage of them! Lisa is the administrative assistant of Too Yarn Cute eMagazine. She started testing for various designers about three years ago, and has recently released her first design. We are very excited to see what fun and awesome thing Lisa comes up with for us this round!
You can find Lisa here:
Lisa is a lifetime crafter. She learned to crochet while working the night shift right after she finished high school 25 years ago. She has a family full of models and takes full advantage of them! Lisa is the administrative assistant of Too Yarn Cute eMagazine. She started testing for various designers about three years ago, and has recently released her first design. We are very excited to see what fun and awesome thing Lisa comes up with for us this round!
You can find Lisa here:
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Battle of the Stitches Round 1 Challenger #10 Reveal
Our Challenger #10 is Kimberlie from ShopKimberlie. Kimberlie is a fun designer who puts her own unique style into various designs. I had not known Kimberlie until she was suggested as a challenger for this round. I'm happy she accepted the challenge!
Battle of the Stitches Round 1 Challenger #9 Reveal
Challenger # 9 from the Battle of the Stitches Round 1... Can you believe we're almost through the reveals?
This Challenger is another super lady who I have seen in various crochet groups on FaceBook but didn't really know until now. Hope is the talent behind the business Awe Stitch and I would love if you could go tell her what you think of her design using the Rocky Road crochet stitch.
This Challenger is another super lady who I have seen in various crochet groups on FaceBook but didn't really know until now. Hope is the talent behind the business Awe Stitch and I would love if you could go tell her what you think of her design using the Rocky Road crochet stitch.
Battle of the Stitches Round 1 Challenger #8 Reveal
Our Battle of the Stitches Challenger #8 is one talented lady! I have
seen her designs and spoken with her a few times and she is such a sweet
person. I knew I wanted her involved in this challenge when deciding
who to ask. I'm very happy she joined in the fun.JoAnne from GrammyJo Lids is creative and fun in her designs and I hope you have taken the time to get to know her and see her talent.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Battle of the Stitches Round 1 Challenger #6 Reveal
This design is one of the most Genius ideas I've seen! You will have
to wait for the pattern to find out why - but seriously - Love it!
Our Challenger #6 for the Battle of the Stitches is Katy from KT and the Squid.
I
have seen her work, but didn't really know her until she was suggested
as a challenger. I'm so glad she accepted the challenge and I'm sure
you will agree - she has a fabulous design.
She chose to use Cotton Ease Seaspray & Stone
for her design and they are "Calming" and "Relaxing" to me. Very pretty!
Our Challenger #6 for the Battle of the Stitches is Katy from KT and the Squid.
She chose to use Cotton Ease Seaspray & Stone
for her design and they are "Calming" and "Relaxing" to me. Very pretty!Thursday, March 27, 2014
Battle of the Stitches Round 1 Challenger #3 Reveal
I'm ready to reveal the next design - Are you ready to see it?
Challenger #3 in the Battle of the Stitches was Ann from Glamour4You.
Ann is a designer that I have watched for a while and she amazes me. Very unique and creative.
She chose to use Deborah Norville Yarn for her design and it's beautiful! It's a brand that I have not tried yet and it's now on my list.
Challenger #3 in the Battle of the Stitches was Ann from Glamour4You.
She chose to use Deborah Norville Yarn
for her design and it's beautiful! It's a brand that I have not tried yet and it's now on my list.
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