The BHooked Podcast for Crocheters & Knitters

Crochet bloggers, designers and sellers should pay close attention to their photography. We live in a very visual world today. The internet has allowed us to share and sell our projects to people fro…

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. I’m not sure why I didn’t think of re-purposing bits and pieces of my previously written patterns to create fresh new designs sooner. I always feel like there is…

Step out of your comfort zone and start a project without a pattern. You’ll be glad you did. If you find yourself working within the comfort of a pattern but find yourself losing interest, it may be …

The art of crocheting stuffed animals and characters. Amigurumi is one of the most creative forms of crochet. You can crochet something that looks and feels like it comes to life! There are so many d…

What are you waiting for? There are many different ways to make money with crochet – take it from someone who makes a full living doing what I love. Once you make the decision to dive in a start a cr…

Find time in your day to do what fills you up and nourishes your soul. For many of us, crochet is an important part of life. It gives us a creative outlet, keeps our hands and minds occupied and more…

Take Part in the CGOA Annual Crochet Design Challenge. The CGOA (or the Crochet Guild of America) puts on a big crochet-loving, fiber-friendly conference in a host city every year. At this big event,…

Become a Certified Crochet Instructor When crochet is your passion, at some point you will want to share that passion with someone else. It was only about six months after I started crocheting that I…

All it takes is the right inspiration and motivation to persevere. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has thought “published crochet designer” would sound pretty darn cool to introduce yourself. Havin…

Finding a crochet community could be the best thing you ever did for yourself. When we are extremely passionate about something, we want to share it with someone! If your spouses, friends or family m…

Teaching Others to Crochet can be so much fun! I have been teaching others to crochet for more than four years now and I’ve yet to find something more rewarding. I get so much joy out of sharing some…

Yarn Can Make or Break Your Project I was asked recently how choose yarn for my projects – pick the project and find the right yarn or vice versa. The short answer is vice versa! I rarely ever choose…

Marly Bird and Red Heart – Your Questions Answered! I’ve always been a big fan of Red Heart yarn. It is a wonderful company that I have aligned myself with, yes, but I’m a fan because I love their pr…

You put a little bit of yourself in every project you make. For most of us, crochet is life. We live and breath double crochets and yarn overs. It’s the single activity we look forward to every day a…

It’s completely normal to “get tired” of your current project. We all go through dry spells of inspiration and motivation with our crochet projects – maybe even our hobby as a whole. When we realize …

Saving your dollars is a big deal. I’m always on the look out for a good deal whether it be clothing, groceries or yarn. I have a natural frugal side and I’m here to share my best tips to getting qua…

The Master Crochet Patterns Segment may be ending but your journey begins here. Let me begin by saying it feels so good to finally have my vision of Master Crochet Patterns come to life. It makes it …

You think you’re a visual only person. I’m here to convince you otherwise. The concept for this topic came early in my preparation for the Master Crochet Patterns segment because I set out to find a …

When you know how to stay focused and recover from distractions, you can eliminate the frustrations of learning. It may seem a little crazy to teach the topic of staying focused but humor me for just…

Understanding Crochet Pattern Repeats The large majority of crochet designs include some kind of repetition. We repeat stitches and rows and anything in between. The repetitive motions of crochet is …