The Crafty Tortoise

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. ...

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...