Hooked On Magazine

[Ernest Babin]

Beforethe book was officially published, I received an email from Kathryn Vercillo from Happily Hooked Magazine, letting me know that she was excited to review it. Today, I am MORE than humbled and grateful for the incredible article she put together in Issue 81 of HHM to share about her takeaways and favorite parts of the book (you might be surprised to learn it's NOT the actual patterns!!). You can read her entire review in Issue 81 of Happily Hooked Magazine.

After connecting with Kathryn, I learned that she, too, was an author and wrote a book sharing how crochet manifests in similar ways for her and how it has impacted her life. I purchased her book, Crochet Saved My Life: The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Crochet, off of Amazon (find it here) and it is so encouraging to know that we have so much in common and we both have a passion to share what we've learned with others.

The team at HHM allowed me to share the interview I had with Kathryn that is inside Issue 81. In addition to this extensive interview, you can also find reviews for Making With Meaning as well as The Hook Nook products! Thank you so much to Kathryn, Courtney and Shawna for this absolutely mindblowing feature.

In 2011 when I taught myself to crochet via various YouTube videos, I was a stay-at-home-mom while my husband was working a city away as a tattoo artist. While my infant daughter would nap or play quietly, I would continue learning how to crochet. It took me awhile to learn how to hold the yarn and the hook, how to comfortably yarn over and just basically learn the motions. I would guess it took a solid six months of trial and error before I became comfortable with the stitches and learned them by name. Once I found my groove, I literally never stopped.

Oh goodness.. The process of the book is a long one - I will try to make it quick. I always knew I wanted to write a book and had declined a few book offers from publishers in the years prior because I knew I wanted to be in a season of life where I didn't feel stretched a million ways and could put my best work into the project. Over the course of about four months in 2018, I received four book offers from various publishers and, after being encouraged by a friend to go for it, I did. I emailed all four companies a copy of my book proposal and let them know that others were interested, and to submit their best offer by the end of the month.

In January 2019 I signed my contract with Abrams Books and spent the next year and a half or so writing the essays, working with JOANN Stores and American Crafts acquiring all of the materials needed to complete the projects, crocheting the new designs, writing the patterns, participating in photo shoots at a local photography studio and working with my team at Abrams to combine all of the materials. It was, by far, my largest accomplishment for SURE, and one that I feel most encompasses all of my goals into one product.

Choosing the themes were difficult at first, but as I thought about it and considered expanding on each topic, it became easier. I ended up combining a couple ideas because, in the way I wanted to talk about them, they were similar. I always heard that you want to write what you know, and these were themes that I felt a relation to and felt comfortable discussing and elaborating on. As for the projects, I first decided on which kinds of items I wanted in the book, then considered any particular existing designs that I wanted to include. Any remaining patterns to create, I worked those up and both paid attention to what I meditated on, or thought about, while creating the project and/or considered the final use of the item and how it best related to the themes.

I absolutely love connecting with other makers and helping them share their stories, talents and wisdoms. If anyone would be interested in joining our community to support other makers, I want to invite you to sign up for my email newsletter so you can stay up to date on when we host our quarterly Maker Calls and seek submissions from you to share on The Hook Nook Life Blog, as well as other exciting ways to become involved. I truly do hope everyone has an opportunity to peruse my first book, Making With Meaning, and find a sentence, or two, that allows them to love themselves further and be proud of all that they have accomplished so far.

I am so so grateful for this stunning feature from my friends at Happily Hooked Magazine!! Don't forget, you can subscribe to their magazine by clicking here. Aaaaaand now I'm headed out to go find some hard copies of this issue because I am just so happy and honored!!! I'll race you there!!

This week I wanted to let you know about a little feature I have in Happily Hooked Magazine! This magazine is geared towards crocheters and is available in digital and print form. The issue I received is the first Happily Hooked Magazine I have had the chance to go through, and each magazine contains exclusive designs that can only be found in Happily Hooked! Furthermore, each pattern is hand-tested and guaranteed to be error-free so you do not waste time or yarn, and they have projects for all skills and interests. The magazine is also 100% ad-free, so it is packed to the brim with designs! My feature is in the January/February 2018 issue!

Lee herself is a crochet designer from Ontario, Canada whose designs are frequently published in Happily Hooked as well! She is very creative with her photos, and her Instagram posts are always so interesting- you can follow her HERE! You can find her wide range of crochet designs on Ravelry HERE! Lee has also joined the Knit and Crochet Now team for Season 9 on PBS- how very exciting! Thank you for featuring me, Lee!

Using a minimum of 12 colours The Colour Wheel Cowl has been designed with mini balls of yarn in mind; such as small skein yarn advents, or it would also make a great stash buster project with each colour using (approximately) only 20g / 56m for each section.

Not too long ago Scheepjes released some Softfun Mini Colour Packs and I knew I needed to try one! Available in five different colourways; Pastel, Jewel, Cloud, Rainbow & Rich they all looked lovely, but it was the Rainbow tones I went for in the end.

The cowl is a sort of sampler of stitches for the 12 sections, 7 different stitch patterns are used in total, with the 7th repeated 6 times to tie the cowl together. It would be a fab project for a beginner to learn new stitches, or for a more established crocheter as a lovely mindful project.

Issue 96 of Happily Hooked magazine is a fab collection of Stashbuster patterns for all those leftover bits of yarn that you are longing to use up. Happily Hooked & Pattern Pack Pro Are TWO monthly US digital magazine assembled by makers for makers and you can find out more details about it on the Happily Hooked Magazine website.

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I teamed up the Jumping Jelly Whirl with a with a Scheepjes Whirlette in Chewy (shade 865). Whirlette are 100g (455m) solid colour balls designed to compliment Whirl colours, but as they are the same 4ply (fingering weight) yarn, they are perfect for extending Whirl designs, or mixing and matching as I have with the contrast grey.

Rather excitingly you can see Chilly Billy on the front cover of issue 94 (Bold and Bright). Happily Hooked & Pattern Pack Pro Are TWO monthly US digital magazine assembled by makers for makers and you can find out more details about it on the Happily Hooked Magazine website.

I had the delight of being featured in a guest interview in the November/December issue of Happily Hooked Magazine in 2017! I have to say, it was a great way to end the year! It is always so humbling and such an honor to be asked to be in publications, and through this one, I even made a new friend. Lee Satori (@coco.crochet.lee on Instagram) reached out to me to have me as a guest and she has been nothing but pleasant and so much fun to follow on social media!

You can read my interview in full by subscribing to the magazine! (Check out the yearly and monthly subscriptions prices here) There are monthly and yearly options; this magazine is seriously too much fun. So many talented artists are featured and all the copies come with patterns!

By the time Addison started college at the University of North Carolina Wilmington last year, the vape du jour had shifted. Many of her classmates were brandishing Elf Bars, brightly colored e-cigarettes with gently sloped chimneys for inhalation.

She bought flavors like pia colada and strawberry-kiwi, and snapped photos when the candy-colored devices matched her outfits. Soon she was going through an Elf Bar a week. Each one contains the nicotine of 590 cigarettes, according to one estimate. Eventually, her gums turned gray.

By the time Addison started college at the University of North Carolina Wilmington last year, the most popular vape had shifted. Many of her classmates were using Elf Bars, brightly colored e-cigarettes with gently sloped chimneys for inhalation.

She bought flavors like pia colada and strawberry-kiwi. She took photos when the candy-colored devices matched her outfits. Soon she was using an Elf Bar a week. Each one contains the nicotine of 590 cigarettes, according to one estimate. Her gums started to turn gray.

It has been five years since Juul became what many people picture when they hear the word vape. Now e-cigarettes are getting a facelift. The understated look associated with Juul has been changed to the rounded, vivid designs of Elf Bars and other brands. The bright colors often represent the flavors.

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