I am absolutely in LOVE with this rug from LadiesandGentlemen

Someday, if I ever have hardwood floors, I will seriously have to consider either trying to make one (yeah, right!) or buying one from this shop!

I know it’s Christmas, and most people are spending time with family, myself included. I just wanted to take 2 minutes and thank all of you for making this such a wonderful year for Sweet Kiwi Crochet!

I’ve been able to grow my business a lot this year, and without all of you it never would have happened!

So thank you for all for your support in 2011. Keep coming back for new stuff, I have some great plans for 2012!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Today we’re heading to Couer d’Alene for the rest of the year! I hope you all enjoy your break as much as we do!

Earlier this week I got an email from the Herald Journal (the local newspaper where I live). A reporter asked if they could interview me for the weekly features magazine.

I don’t really like being the center of attention, but I thought it would be a pretty cool opportunity. So, with a lot of prodding by my husband, I said yes.

You can check out the feature here:

http://news.hjnews.com/cache_magazine/article_b2137eca-2d7c-11e1-b1e1-0019bb2963f4.html

And for those of you you haven’t check it out yet, visit me on Facebook!

A BIG congratulations to

Carolyn McLain

Winners of the Chef-in-Training hat giveaway!

To everyone else, thanks for entering, and watch for more giveaways coming in January!

(Full disclosure, I AM a Tangled Happy sponsor, but I do not receive any reward, monetary or otherwise, for mentioning this site. I was a fan of the site long before I was a sponsor, and my opinions are not influenced by my affiliation with the site)

I love handmade Christmas decorations, and since we just bought our tree 4 days ago, I’ve just barely started looking for things I can make to make our home more festive!

I was trying to google “crochet christmas ornaments” and Tangled Happy kept popping up in the search results.

Sara has found some GREAT ornament patterns online, and the great thing is, many of them are FREE!

Crochet Christmas balls from Meet Me At Mikes

Candy Cane ornaments from Whiskers & Wool

Snow-Covered Ornaments by A Creative Being

These Wreath Ornaments aren’t actually crocheted, but I think they’re adorable! The instructions are over at Christopher And Tia

So if you still have some last-minute decorating to do, check out one of these great blogs! And visit Tangled Happy or even more crochet inspiration!

According to Wikipedia:

Amigurumi (編みぐるみ^?, lit. crocheted or knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.^[1] Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features,^[2] as is typical in Japanese culture.

Now, I crochet a lot, but I’ve never done any kind of amigurumi before, even though I think they’re awesome!

Etsy has a lot of great sellers that specialize in amigurumi patterns before, and when I get tired of doing hats sometimes, I like to look through there shops! Here are some of my favorites!

Delicious Crochet

These two patterns are my favorite that I’ve seen yet!

How cute are those!?

She has a lot of other great ones available too!

Another great seller for these patterns is Jana from

Janagurumi

Her Fire Demon and Giraffe are adorable!

Another great designer is Amy Gaines!

One great thing about her is that she sells patterns for knitters and for crocheters!

I wish I had time before Christmas to make all of these Woodland Creature Christmas ornaments!

And her Matryoshka Dolls & Hedgehog are adorable as well!

Have any of you tried Amigurumi before!?

Welcome to all you Tangled Happy fans!

To any of my fans who haven’t check out Tangled Happy, Sara runs a great website dedicated to crocheting! She’s got lots of links to free and cheap patterns, and I love being a sponsor of her website!

I am sponsoring a pattern giveaway this week over at Tangled Happy, so head over to check out how to enter! For those looking for a good deal, I’m also offering 25% off all the patterns in my shop now through Saturday, 12/10, when you use coupon code TANGLED at checkout.

Happy Holidays! Come back tomorrow for the belated Etsy Wednesday post!