Michael's Perspective

With the evolution of the short-form concept, there comes a lot of quick advice that may or may not be right. There can always be several ways to execute an idea, but when a creator uses terminology or specifies that an idea is the wrong way and should be changed to a new way...

A lot of new yarn has dropped with Yarnspirations for fall 2025. I'm given a ball or two of the yarn to look at in person. If I want more, I have to decide for myself and place an order, just like you do. Do you have your own criteria on what makes you like a yarn? Share with me below in the comments. I want to know just in case I am missing something. Yarnspirations doesn't expect a positive review from me, but I have one job to do: partially remove myself from the judgment

Michael, aka Mikey, follows the Craft Yarn Council's standards for pattern writing. It's not always been that way, but the game changer has been working along with Yarnspirations Design Team to strengthen, understand and get better at pattern writing.

I'm Michael Sellick, known to many crocheters as Mikey. Branded as The Crochet Crowd in 2010 and morphed into Mikey Stitch Studio in 2024. This website, Mikey Stitch Studio, is the place for downloadable content, online workshops, and event ticket sales. Located in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Dealing with ripped crochet projects may be very difficult, sometimes repairable, but other times, we have to let go as well.

I've had the opportunity to watch two episodes of Game of Wool hosted by Tom Daley and his two 'stitch bosses', Di Gilpin and Shelia Greenwell, as he named them.

In the world of Lemax, it brings with it miniatures of different occasions. A local friend, Michelle, collects Lemax and has been slowly building it over several years. She's meticulous and carefully sets up and packs away her village, year after year.

Do you love making holiday decor for your home? I sure do! The best part isn't just the satisfaction of finishing a project, but the joy that comes a year later when you rediscover your creations. This year, I whipped up the Crochet Holiday Cheer Blanket in just a couple of days. It's super quick and easy, thanks to Caron Anniversary Cakes in the festive Holly Jolly colour.

We have a login feature on the desktop at the top of our website, but it's in the mobile menu selection. Regardless of your payment method, the login profile works the same for everyone. The information is saved with your profile to see your activity, patterns, and purchased online programs.

Recently noticing trends, creators like me are harshly criticizing their local craft stores. These stores specialize in crafts as a base product, but mix them with other home decor and finished items. I argue this point as a former store owner, but the creators may not be entirely wrong.

What's going on with people being a yarn snob? Or is the question primarily about what they prefer the most? You decide.

Learn about things that trigger sales in retail stores that crocheters could probably adopt to create sales at a craft fair.

Pride awareness for June 2024 and what others may be feeling. Lives are constantly evolving.

Imagine being frustrated with learning and wanting to learn the way your mom showed you. This was Mikey's vision for The Crochet Crowd.

With the struggle to come to terms with homosexuality and coming out of the closet in 2000, Mikey's personal politics and diversity philosophy changed. His political views are about fairness, equality and openness to ideas—views in time change with maturity and what is essential in life. Mikey's fifty years of age means that the issues he faces today are met with different reactions than those he faced at thirty or forty. It was hard to think of 'not my circus, not my monkey'

In the crochet field, it's easy for a person to develop a pattern and then refer to themselves as a designer. Starting to crochet at...

Michael is one of the world's leading crochet creators on YouTube. The Crochet Crowd was developed in 2008.