• General,  Knitting/Crochet

    Swatch Ruler & Needle Gauge

      What is it? – We just left our favorite knitting shop with a very cool new sweater pattern and yarn so beautiful that it defies description. We weren’t planning on starting on a new project today, but when inspiration strikes what can you do? You tell yourself you have no choice but to start right away. Every other priority is relegated to the proverbial back burner. We grab our favorite chair, flip on the lights and immediately start to cast on. But it seems there’s a step we’re skipping somewhere but…

  • Crafts,  General,  Session 19

    Pom-Pom Maker Set

      What is it? – A pom-pom is the very epitome of cute. And I’m not just talking about the bobble on the pointy end of a ski cap. It’s much more than an accent for funny hats sporting snowflake and dear head designs. Much more than that, these beautiful little gems become valued accents to any quilting, fashion, jewelry, home decor or craft project. They really do add that “something special” to your creative designs. But how hard are they to make? Easy if you have unending patience, perfect eyesight and…

  • General,  Session 18,  Sewing/Quilting,  Tool School Extra Credit

    Create-a-Pincushion Extra Credit

      Create-a-Pincushion Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby are the dynamic DIY duo known as the Shibaguyz, and the creative geniuses behind Shibaguyz Designz Studio.Their award winning crochet & knit designs have been featured in and on the covers of both US and international publications. Their craft, portrait, and fashion photography has appeared in six books and numerous magazines around the globe. Together, the Shibaguyz team currently has over 300 published patterns and 10 books credited to their names.   Shannon and Jason live in Seattle, Washington with their three Shiba Inu…

  • Blog,  Tool School

    Tool School Throwback: Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hooks

    We continue to celebrate Tool School’s 5th birthday with a series of throwbacks. Here is a Tool School Throwback featuring our Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hooks. We are also hosting weekly giveaways as a way to thank all of our Clover Fans who have made Tool School the success that it is! Giveaway information at the bottom of this post. What is it? Tunisian crochet is a very cool niche of crochet. Actually you could also look at it as a very cool niche of knitting. That’s because Tunisian Crochet takes…