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ELK Studio is Finally a Real Studio!

November 10, 2015 by Kathy Lashley Leave a Comment

I started ELK Studio in December/2012 with the intentions of maybe selling a little hat here and there. The untold future was a mystery to me but how its unfolded is simply amazing. I can actually sit down and design a crochet project not only for myself but for others too. The love and support from everyone is amazing and very humbling. I feel incredibly blessed in my life to share a little piece of myself and my creations with you! All that was said to say…….I finally have a “real” photography studio! Having only about 2-3 seconds to capture the attention of the person scrolling through Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram, great photos are a must! Don’t you agree?

I love looking back at where I was when I started and seeing the progress is very motivating. Learn from our mistakes or trying to figure out how to do something better? It’s a never-ending process really and not just in crochet but life itself. I wouldn’t change anything about my crochet business, or how I choose to run it. I hope that you will continue to support me and my adventures and get some pleasure out of well-written patterns along with improved photo quality!

Have a great day!

~Kathy

2015 Knit and Crochet Show Review!

August 1, 2015 by Kathy Lashley 4 Comments

When I decided to attend the CGOA (Crochet Guild of America) conference back in January, I really had NO idea how life changing it would be for me honestly. I’ve worked in Corporate America for most of my adult working life with the last few years being highly involved in the crochet community, so my idea of “how things worked” was pretty set in stone……until this trip to the Knit and Crochet Show.

I’m so used to taking care of my business and getting ahead by my knowledge, skills and hard work that when I had strangers come up to me (seasoned designers) and just start talking like they had known me for years, well, it took me by surprise.

Me, Shari White Linda Dean, Me

I’ve been around long enough to know that crocheters in the cyber world are helpful, but I want everyone to know that it flows over into the real world too. What you see is really what you get. I don’t get sappy very much, but it was almost overwhelming to me to see the generosity and kindness from everyone. There wasn’t anyone competing with anyone. We were all there to enjoy ourselves, learn a little and possibly show off our talents to some important people.

I have become part of something very special with these women that attend the conference. They’ve seen each other every year for YEARS, and now I get to do the same thing and start my tradition! Elena from Beatrice Ryan Designs was my roommate at the conference. We started blogging about the same time and that’s how we met. We quickly kindled a friendship that’s been on-line for the last few years and to finally meet her face to face was amazing! She’s everything I thought she would be too which was a relief since we were going to be roomies for the next 5 days…. I love you Elena!

Here are a few wonderful people who sat with me at the dinner and fashion show! Yes, everyone wears CROCHET! They crocheted in the classes, at lunch, at dinner and while having drinks. Crochet, crochet, crochet….It was fantastic!

Listed in order of appearance from Left to Right!

Stacy, Laurinda, Pia, Elena, Tamara, and me!

In my shawl class, I learned how to crochet a triangle, parallelogram and another triangle to make a rectangle….Can you just see the possibilities?

The CGOA conference isn’t just for designers either! It’s open to everyone that loves to crochet and wants to be around like-minded people! The 2016 conference is in Charleston, South Carolina! I hope to see some of you there! Start saving NOW! It’s so worth the trip! It’s definitely changed my life and made me realize it’s so important to a lot of people and loved by all!

Be Blessed,

Kathy

Red Heart’s Gift to Me!

June 2, 2015 by Kathy Lashley 2 Comments

There is nothing like coming in the house from a long day at work to see a box sitting in “my spot” on the sofa. It just brings a smile to my face especially when it’s from Red Heart! I quickly opened it up to see the wonderful goodies. There were two skeins of yarn (which I’ve never used before), a nifty bag with all kinds of pockets and a cute little device to keep track of my row count. It will even go around my finger if I want it too! I will definitely use it but think many others could too. I see pictures posted in groups often with the question, “Can you tell me how many rows I have?”

Did you see the announcement a few weeks ago about the Christmas Present Crochet-A-Long coming up in July! I’ll definitely be giving more details later this month, but I feel these two skeins of yarn would be perfect for the CAL because they use a large hook! I’m thinking one skein cowls/scarves….what do you think?

Have any of you ever used this yarn? What did you think about it? I love to hear from you so let me know your thoughts! Be on the look out for upcoming announcements about the Christmas Present Crochet-A-Long! You won’t get behind this year!

Kathy

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