The Crafty Tortoise

I am having a SUPER destash sale! I have way too much inventory and it is burning a hole in my pocket. I have just added a ton of hats to my...

May is finally here, well.. maybe it is almost over, but one thing is certain May has brought Cables to my shop! There are SO many great C...

My dino hat is now available as a Crochet Pattern! If you crochet this is great news! The pattern comes with instructions for 4 sizes: 0-3...

So The Lorax came out and I happen to LOVE Dr. Seuss. I remember watching The Lorax when it was an old animated movie. (probably one of my f...

I recently got to send my items to get some Twins photographed in them! I was super excited and could not wait to share my items to get some...

A few new items have shown up in my shop lately! www.thecraftytortoise.com One is my new One Of A Kind (OOAK) Baby Bonnets! These are p...

So I took up knitting recently again... for the 7th or 8th time. I bought larger needles (11/8mm) and decided to give it a try. I was very ...

Check out some of the cool items that are being given away on my Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150431037434643.38314...

The long awaited date is here! I know a lot of you have been waiting patiently for my Facebook Page to hit 1000 LIKES so this contest could...

I was making Christmas ornaments for my family this year and realized about halfway through that it had been a while since I did a free tu...

Hello Blog followers! The Holidays are upon us and I figured what better to celebrate than a giveaway! I never know what to give when I do...

My owl baby hat crochet pattern is now available in my etsy shop! It is $3.50 and includes 4 different sizes: 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-1...

I know I have not blogged in a while and there is a good reason for that. The Crafty Tortoise has been BOOMING! I have been super busy becau...

NKS Photography has to be the BEST ever!! She took this adorable kissable photo for me of my owl hat!  I cannot ask for a bet...

The Crafty Tortoise is participating in Whale of a Sale this year! If you have never heard of it and are in Indianapolis you NEED to go to ...

I just HAD to tell you about YOSPUN! An etsy shop that I had the honor of purchasing from and making this hat: It is SO awesome! I Loved...

I am SO excited to finally get a GREAT photo of my Long Elf hat! NKS Photography was kind enough to take a gorgeous photo of a tiny babe in ...

Just put up a few new patterns fresh from my mind! By popular demand my Sock Monkey hat is in my shop! Both the hat and the pattern are now...

I carefully tallied up your comments from the Pattern Giveaway and then picked 5 winners at random! Remember the winners get to choose a pat...

You know those moments when you just sit back and accept failure. Sigh, well I have been having a lot of those lately in my pattern making. ...