Here is latest edition to my Little Creatures series. Stop by Ravelry and purchase this pattern for only 2 bucks. It is quick and easy to make... and it will make an excellent addition to your growing army of Little Creatures. The pattern will also be available in my Etsy shop soon... along with some already made little creatures.

This little guy is the newest addition to my Little Creature's pattern series.  He is called Little Octopus Head Creature and he is quick and easy to make.  Follow the link to purchase the pattern for only 2 dollars in my Ravelry Store.  I hope you enjoy it!  My little creatures patterns as well as finished toys will soon be available in my Etsy store... Be on the look out. Cheers, Jenn

My first little creature crotchet pattern is now for sale on Ravelry. Stop by and check it out. It is called Little Octopus Creature and it only costs 2 bucks. You know you want it!

BOW is just around the corner and I'm doing the final preparations for teaching my class. I have been busy dying fiber and organizing my gear to go. I will be leaving Friday morning and teaching my first class Saturday morning. Before I leave I thought that I'd post the last part of the ribbed basketry tutorial. I hope you enjoy it and if you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment of contact me. I will be posting my photos and some information regarding natural dyes soon. I have dyed jute using turmeric, tea, kool -aid, onion skin, red cabbage, crepe paper, and RIT dye. I will have a break down of all my techniques soon. Feel free to check out parts one and two of this tutorial as well. Cheers, Jenn Ribbed Basketry Tutorial: Part 3 Making the Basket Getting Started Once you have your grapevine wreath separated into usable rounds select two of similar size to make your rim and handle. If you need to clean off extra vines and smooth them up a bit you ...

Here is part two of my Ribbed Basket Tutorial. You can find part one here . I will have the final installment out soon. I will also have a pdf download (both with an without photos) that will cover the same material that will be available as soon as I figure out how to make it happen. I have also been experimenting with dyes and I will have a post soon about that. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Jenn Ribbed Basketry Tutorial: Part 2 Going Native... Gathering in the Wild: You can also opt to gather some or all of your materials in the wild, vines for example. Grapevine is everywhere around here and with a little asking around I'm sure you can find someone willing to let you collect some if you don't have it in your own backyard. Honeysuckle is also easy to find, and since it grows so fast you can usually find a bit that needs pruning. Honeysuckle is smaller than grapevine and makes good weavers. Other woody vines include Virginia creeper, bittersweet, coralberry, and wis...