Win 5000 Feet of Yarn!

The Crochet Crowd and AllFreeCrochet are holding a Crocodile Stitch Challenge contest (deadline September 30). Enter and you'll have a chance to win 5000 feet of yarn. Fancy that!  Check out the online contest information.

See also my posts on the crocodile stitch: How to  •  Pattern: Crochet Owl

Crocheted Lions at the London Olympics

Interview with crochet artist Shauna Richardson

You're likely going to be devoting some of your time to the Olympics these days, and you may have seen these giant crocheted lions that were created as part of the Cultural Olympiad for the London 2012 games.  After reading that the artist spent 18 months crocheting three things, I'm not going to complain about how long it takes me to finish a project anymore. Read more about the Lion Heart Project here.