Whose fault is it that I am a crochet designer? This woman! Listen in on what’s sure to be an interesting talk with the force behind DesigningVashti.com

No outside guest tonight - some MBT thoughts on our industry, crochet conversations I wish would change, trade shows and which ones are for you, ads and why we are getting them

I can’t wait to share the work of Kathy Lashley from ELK Studios. Known for her fabulous accessory patterns and luscious home decor patterns, Kathy will talk to us about her site and her work

Kate Rathgaber will join us to tell us all the fun things going on across the pond in the LoveCrafts family of sites - patterns and yarn

Join me and guest Tamara Kelly as we talk about crochet in general and Moogly in particular! Moogly is a wonderful resource for patterns, reviews and giveaways

I love the DFW FiberFest! Not just because they let me teach there on occasion (like this year!), but because they support all aspects of the fiber industry, all the yarn crafts, treat their vendors and teachers with as much respect as their customers, and are just all around great folks. Micheal Cook joins us to tell us all about it!

London Kaye has produced some amazing artworks with her crochet, both out in the wild and at industry events like the Craft and Hobby Association and Vogue Knitting Live. Join us to hear London speak about her art, and her new yarn line in collaboration with Lion Brand

Linda Dean, designer extraordinaire, will be on later in the season to talk about her design work, but tonight she’s here in her position as President of the Crochet Guild of America. What’s new and happening with the organization? Tune in, find out

Getting Loopy started its life 4/08 - almost ten years ago! And ended 12/11. I was resistant to getting sponsorship, the infrastructure was costing me a fortune, and most importantly I felt like I was repeating myself - ranting at the wind, having said everything I had to say on the state of crochet. Boy have times changed! So much new and different going on. I don’t have any less opinions than I did then so that part hasn’t changed much!                                   I don’t want to sound like I am bragging, I really don’t, but it’s amazing to me how much Getting Loopy changed the crochet world. Old school Loopy Groupies who dipped their toes into the professional crochet world because of things they heard on this show are running the world now. Friendships were formed in the chat room that carried over into meatspace and are still holding strong. People heard me complain about things I thought were unfair and took it upon themselves to do something about it, and accomplished great things. Stuff happened.                                                                                                            I even got a profit sharing check from BTR the other day. It wouldn’t buy much but it got me thinking about how people still listen to this show - ten years later.                                        So here we are again - welcome back

Join us as we talk to Stacey Trock of Fresh Stitches as she tells us about her adorable new book, Cuddly Crochet: Adorable Hats, Toys and More!