Featured Designer - Marie Segares, TheUnderground Crafter | Posh Pooch Designs

February's Featured Designer is:

Marie Segares - The Underground Crafter

She is wearing  Thaden's AsymmetricalShawl in this picture.

I only asked her 2 questions:

1. Who is Marie Segares?

"I'm a crochet and knitting blogger, designer, teacher, podcaster, and 

small business consultant. My maternal grandmother taught me to

 crochet in 1984. For the next 16 or so years, I basically made one color,

 half double crochet scarves. In the early 2000s, I learned to read patterns

 and then my crocheting life just exploded! In 2008, I started 

Underground Crafter, became a Craft Yarn Council certified

 crochet teacher and instructor, and started designing shortly

 thereafter. In 2010, I conquered my lifelong fear of knitting,

 and now I teach knitting and design knitting patterns, too.

 Last fall, I launched the CreativeYarn Entrepreneur Show, 

a weekly podcast for small business owners in the yarn industry."

"Oh, and in my non-crafty life: I'm a native New Yorker 

and have lived in Brooklyn or Manhattan for all but 3

 years of my life, I have two rescued cats, 

and I'm more than a bit of a sci fi nerd."

2. Tell us About our Blog.

"I started blogging in 2011. My blog and my business got the

 name Underground Crafter because I would do a lot of crocheting 

and other crafts while riding the subway to and from work :). 

On my blog, I share free crochet patterns, crochet and knitting book 

and product reviews, pattern roundups, interviews with needle

arts industry pros, and my crafty adventures. Oh, and from time

 to time I toss in a giveaway, too. I've been honored to receive 

several awards since I started blogging, including the

2014Awesome Crochet Blog Award for Best Crochet Blog Post Series 

from Crochet Concupiscence for my 

2014Hispanic Heritage Month interview series."

You can find her here:

Marie Segares

Underground Crafter

Blog: undergroundcrafter.com/blog

Facebook: www.facebook.com/UndergroundCrafter 

Ravelry: ravelry.com/designers/marie-segares 

Twitter: @ucrafter

I decided to Make one of her patterns: 

I chose The Pinky Circle Scarf

perfectly written pattern and fun to make.

It is a warm scarf, but has a "lacy" look and 

lets just enough air through.

I used Impeccable-folklore yarn.

Isn't it fun to get to know 

Pattern Designers, 

and find new craft blogs!