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    Home » A Crocheted Simplicity

    [NatCroMo] National Crochet Month Blog Tour 2015: Promotions & Giveaways

    Mar 5, 2015 by Jennifer Renaud

    Winners have been announced! Please check towards the bottom of this post! 😀

     

    This is my first rodeo with Crochetville's National Blog Tour so I thought I'd get my feet wet with a short introduction and then share with you a little about where my latest design trends are heading and a few of my favorites from this past year! (and a couple of giveaways, of course!)

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     When, how, why did I learn to crochet?

    Although I’d love to share with you a nice, warm and fuzzy story about how my grandma taught me to crochet as a young girl, that’s just not how it happened. Yes, my grandma crocheted and I still cherish the items that she made me, but whenever we’d visit as young kids she would teach us other important life skills, such as how to bait a hook for fishing (my grandparents owned a bait shop)… I never did master that and to this day don’t bait my own hook…unless it’s a crochet hook! 😉

    So just when, how and why did I learn to crochet? Just over 3.5 years ago, my family relocated to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was shortly after relocating that I found myself feeling the urge to teach myself a new hobby. Missing my family and friends, I needed something to keep my hands and mind busy during that first very long winter. One day in the fall of 2011, while I was out shopping I saw a set of crochet hooks and a Teach Yourself to Crochet Book and knew right then that this was the new skill I just had to learn; I haven’t looked back since!

    What began as a hobby making slippers and warm winter hats for my young kids and gifts for family and friends, quickly turned into a passion of mine. After learning the basics of garment construction and shaping, I began coming up with my own designs. With the encouragement of my friends and family, I listed my first crochet pattern in September 2012 and things started snowballing from there. The creative mind is a very active mind (I’m sure most of you can relate) and in just over 2 short years I’ve gone from 1 design to over 100 designs and boy how they've evolved since I first began.

    When you can’t find me in my at home studio, you can find me in what I call my “mobile office”. *See the photo below* I love having the flexibility of being able to pack up my project bag, hike out to one of several of my favorite spots and sit down for an afternoon of "work".  Designing is by far the most rewarding job I’ve ever had and I’m excited to see what the future has in store for me! Stop on by my Ravelry shop to take a peek at all of my current designs: Ravelry.

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    Where are my design trends headed?

    While browsing through my designs, you'll notice that I do not like to stick with one particular garment or item. I have a slight touch of "Crochet ADD" and love nothing more than to push myself outside of my own comfort zone. I truly believe that designing such a variety of pieces keeps me from losing my "crojo". While I don't design all hats, bags, slippers etc., I do, however, LOVE to come out with lines for my designs. "Chasing Chevrons" was my first ever line and it is still one of my favorites! A few of my others are: "Perfectly Plaid", Houndstooth, "Sweet & Sassy" and the latest, "Knit-Look". Here are a few of my favorites:

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    My latest design trends...

    I crochet. I cannot knit. I tried. I failed. My hats go off to those of you who have mastered both! So because I can't knit, I've become intrigued by knit-look crochet and lately I've had great fun coming up with several knit-look designs. I've had a few ask, "Why not just knit?". The short answer, as you may have already guessed is, "I can't knit." My alternative answer is, "Because I love a good challenge and love to think outside of the proverbial box." The following are a couple of my favorites I've designed thus far:

    "Winter Waves" Reversible Beanie and Slouch

    "Winter Waves" Reversible Beanie & Slouch

     

    Men's Reversible Knit-Look Beanie

    Men's Reversible Knit-Look Beanie


    Today's Promotions & Giveaways!

    When trying to come up with a plan for today's blog tour, I knew I wanted to give away a couple of my favorites: a Knit-Look Design and a set of Clover Amour Crochet Hooks.

    I've designed a new "Knit-Look" pattern, that releases today, for the blog tour. My "Knit-Look" Bow Tie Cowl/Scarf is 40% off thru Sunday, March 8, 2015. No Coupon Code Needed. Price is already marked down.

    As part of my giveaway, (50) Winners will each Win a Copy of my "Knit-Look" Bow Tie Cowl/Scarf (winners will receive the pattern via Ravelry). *Continue below to the Rafflecopter form to enter for a chance to win!

    Crochet Pattern: "Knit-Look" Bow Tie Cowl by A Crocheted Simplicity

    New Pattern Release Sale: "Knit-Look" Bow Tie Cowl/Scarf is 40% off thru Sunday, March 8, 2015. No Coupon Code Needed. Price is already marked 40% off.

     

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     Click on the graphic above(or click here--> ENTER) to Enter to Win the giveaway! Winners will be drawn at 9:00am on Saturday, March 7, 2015 and posted on the blog by noon CST. Please check back here to see if you've won. *You will have 72 hours to claim your prize or a new winner will be drawn!

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    And last, but not least, don't miss out on the 50% off sale going on in my Ravelry Shop thru Sunday, March 8, 2015! Click on the graphic above to be taken to my Ravelry Shop. Don't forget to Use Coupon Code: NatCroMo at checkout!

     

    Congratulations to the winners of the "Knit Look" Bowtie Scarf/Cowl pattern!!! 🙂

    Flash Ragler

    Tricia Hauser

    Melissa Johns

    Anne Westbrook Mursin

    Becky Reynolds

    Jen Connors

    Rachel Dunlap

    Christine Boe

    Christy Vaught

    Tricia Vermilyea

    Teresa Stroebel

    Emma Louise Duffy

    Seth Monica Ballinger

    Barb Desaulnier

    Amanda Musgrave Jowers

    Crystal Wall

    Ann Le Roy

    Glenda Darr

    Rita Morrison

    Candice Capps Wharton

    Kary Klein

    Sarah Lawson

    Jess Ica D

    Krystal Soria

    Leslie Bath

    Jacques St. Clair

    Esther Leek

    Deborah Bryant

    Shannon Gillespie McKenney

    Lindsey Lively

    Courtney Saiya

    Shonie Ann Cade

    Catharine Fritz Caskey

    Jamie Jager Allen

    Emily Truman

    Dawn Kelly

    Tina Fluman McLerran

    Pamela Emerson

    Justis Zietlow

    Melissa Morrison

    Sara Elizabeth Silva Puentes

    Debora Trewhella

    Martha Marti Sobolow Friedman

    Jane Bratton

    Renee Ewalt

    Dulcy Wentling Harris

    Steff Walker

    Joyce L Vassar

    Felicia Myers

    Francesca Fv Bowman

    And the winner of the set of Clover Amour hooks is...

    Keri Wooderson!!! Congrats!!! 🙂

    Please message my Facebook page with your Ravelry username (for pattern winners) to claim your prize! 😀


    I'd like to say "Thank You" to Crochetville for all of their time and effort in putting together an awesome month of designers, giveaways and crochet fun and "Thank You" for stopping by my little corner of the world wide web! I hope you've enjoyed your visit enough to come back and see me again or follow me: Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Ravelry.

    P.S. While you're here, don't forget to sign-up for my newsletter to receive exclusive discounts and be the first to know about giveaways! *The Sign-Up form is in the sidebar to your right.

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    1. Cheryl Jacobo

      March 05, 2015 at 4:50 pm

      Great giveaway, love your patterns!

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      • admin

        March 05, 2015 at 11:34 pm

        Thank you!

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    2. Maria

      March 05, 2015 at 5:48 pm

      Such great designs, I'm in love with the winter waves hat. I like the two in one option about it.

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      • admin

        March 05, 2015 at 11:29 pm

        Thank you! It's one of my favorites and gets lots of use up here in the frozen tundra!

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    3. Catherine Bolt

      March 05, 2015 at 6:17 pm

      What wonderful designs. ..I now have a whole new list of patterns I want 😉

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      • admin

        March 05, 2015 at 11:33 pm

        Thank you 🙂

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    4. Hana

      March 05, 2015 at 11:49 pm

      Wow!
      Though I grew up with crochet, every now and then I always wish knitting wasn't so hard and love how professional it looks, telling someone ("I wish..."). But wow again! Your work really DOES look like knit. Congrats; I would not have known if you didn't spill the beans! 😉

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    5. Pamela Emerson

      March 06, 2015 at 3:01 am

      Thank you! Love your designs!!

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    6. Athena

      March 06, 2015 at 8:37 am

      Your designs are awesome, I've got a few 😉
      I'm also obsessed with the knit-look and my favourite stitch is the Waistcoat stitch.

      Reply
    7. Kimberly Curtis (@GmaCurtis5)

      March 06, 2015 at 12:44 pm

      Love the winter waves!!

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    8. LINDA

      March 07, 2015 at 4:46 pm

      HI, such neat designs!
      Thank You for sharing+ a great giveaway too!

      Reply
    9. Christinna

      February 27, 2016 at 1:00 pm

      You are an incredible designer. I saw the "Knit-Look" Bow Tie Cowl and thought there must be a mistake, that's knit, not crochet. Holy cow, I was amazed. I learned to crochet when I was 10. When I was 30-ish, I decided to learn to knit several times but the muscle memory of holding the yarn in my left hand just wouldn't go away. Frustrated, I gave up for a few years but finally looked up left hand knitting and found continental knitting. THAT made all the difference. I can hold the yarn in my left hand, the exact same way as I do when I crochet. Now, I actually prefer to knit but I love to incorporate some form of crochet into my knits. The videos I watched to help learn to continental knit is from knittinghelp.com.

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      • admin

        March 11, 2016 at 5:19 pm

        Thank you <3

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