The Crafty Tortoise

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. ...

I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner! For about as long as I have been doing Giraffe hats (over a year can you believe it!...

Remember those super cute photos I got from a friend of mine? If you don't let me remind you. Well she (NKS Photography) is giving away...

It is that time of year again. Giveaway time! I took a poll on my facebook fan site and you all decided that you wanted... Patterns!!! I am ...

What better way to celebrate the holiday than will a Bunny Easter hat. (Okay maybe peeps should also be included) Easter is by far one of my...

I am super happy to announce that another animal hat pattern is up and ready in my shop! This time a great bear hat pattern is now availabl...

I finally got gift certificates up and running! They are perfect for baby showers. They even come in their own box with coordinating tissue...

A friend of mine took some FANTASTIC photos for me a few weeks ago. Well she showed me this photo as a sneak peak and I just HAD to share! H...

I was so excited when a friend of mine showed me her Knitting Loom. The popular loom is Provocraft's Knifty Knitter. I just could not be...

Yes! Finally I will be able to bring back my newsletter! It will be much better than last time and will have better information and discount...

Sorry I have not posted for a while, but I have been busy. I have been working on a number of new patterns for you crocheters out there! Thi...

I received a wonderful photo the other day from Stefanie. She is a photographer in Denver and takes the most beautiful photos! She purchased...

Oh yes it is that time already. Time to get my holiday items out there! So far I just have some ornaments up... Hopefully by the end of the ...

Some great creations start as something completely different. This little guy started as my attempt to make a snake hat. After much grrrrrs ...