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Marcy Smith presents a behind-the-scenes look at the photo shoot for the Summer 2009 issue of Interweave Crochet magazine.
Hair, makeup, accessories and clothes! See how Marcy sets the mood and chooses the locations for each design.
Did you see my Mimosa Dress in next to last photo!

Lots of cute ruffles for little girly-girls.  This would be so cute done in all white.  Look for this in the upcoming August 2009 issue of Crochet World Magazine.

I’m excited to let everyone know that the pattern for my Mulled Spices Afghan is available for purchase in the Interweave Store.

Would you like to crochet an apron?  Well, come on and join us!

A CAL for the Gardener’s Apron from Crochet World Magazine is being held on the We Love TurquoizBlue group on Ravelry.  The CAL will begin on March 1, 2009 and run through April 30, 2009.  This will be a quick and fun project [...]

There is a crochet group on Ravelry that is dedicated to discussing my designs and whatever might come up with.  Some of the ladies on Ravelry were kind enough to create a group, and I am extremely honored that they would think that a brand new crochet designer like me should have her own group.  [...]

Master hook maker Jimbo has done the unheard of by combining a winebottle stopper with a CROCHET HOOK.  He has created the “Hookstopper.”   Why did he do that?
I love me some wine, I love to crochet and when I have the rare moments where just crocheting for myself, I happily do both at the [...]

How do you determine how to tag your projects on Ravelry.com?  Do you just pick the first words that come to mind or do you have a system?
Ravelry is a search-based website so if you want others to be able to find your projects, it is important to use good tags.  If you don’t want [...]

Lisa Naskrent of Crochet Garden has written a step-by-step article about how she does a submission that includes an evaluation of an actual submission she has done.
Lisa takes it from the beginning to final product.  We are privileged to actually see her critique her own work product, and she includes photos of her actual submission.
This [...]

Tips from a New Designer
 
This is Part II of yesterday’s post.
 
5.         Photographs
If you already have a completed version of the design you are submitting, you may choose to include photos in addition to your swatch and/or drawings.  Be sure they are clear and show your design at its best.  Try photographing your design in natural [...]

Tips from a New Designer
 
I am a “new” crochet designer.  I am new because I just started submitting designs to publications in 2008.  I have been having some success with it, too.  I was blessed to have my very first submission accepted.  That turned out to be my Mulled Spices Afghan, which is in the [...]