The Crochet Couch Team
In addition to our pattern testers, there are a few more of us that keep The Crochet Couch running.
Kim & Bob Latshaw
Well this is us! Bob does most of the graphing these days as well help with marketing and he even can be convinced from time to time to tuck in the ends from the patterns that I've worked up myself. I take his graphs and make the word charts and put the patterns together and get them ready for the testers and customers.
Diane Algire is a moderator for The Crochet Couch, and she’s been a pattern tester for us since 2020 and completed quite a few beautiful projects. Diane’s been crocheting for 35 years but mostly did sc, dc and granny squares. She branched out a bit a few years ago to C2C and recently tried Mosaic. Her favorite is currently the mosaic. Diane likes to make blankets, baskets, and beanies. Her crochet tip for others is to keep a fun and easy project handy so you don’t get burned out working on the big ones. You can switch back and forth to stay motivated. This is what I personally do!
Lisa Worley is a moderator in our MeWe group. MeWe is like Facebook but does work a little different. There is a live chat that really gets busy from time to time in addition to the group wall posting like Facebook has.
Lisa’s been a pattern tester for us since 2016 but she’s been crocheting for over 15 years. Lisa is self-taught from books and enjoys making throws. She recently made a top for the first time and says she enjoyed it – Looks great on her! Lisa’s crochet tips for others include:
*Always remember to count every row
*Use Stitch Markers
*Don’t be afraid to frog something if it doesn’t work
Roberta Steger is an admin in several of our groups and has been a pattern tester for us since 2016. She is so incredibly helpful, and I once joked (but was serious!) that we would just like to clone her. Roberta’s been crocheting for over 50 years and loves learning new stitches and when stressed, crochet is her go to. Roberta’s tip for others is if you are working on a graph project using the written row by row word chart, after a few rows compare your work to the graph to make sure you are on track.
Debra Leach is a moderator for our Mosaic/Filet group and has been a pattern tester for us since 2020 She is what I consider a “speed crocheter” LOL She is very fast! She also helps with proof reading patterns and is great at spotting errors or typos. Debra is a real asset to the groups.
Stacy Roberts is a moderator in our Mosaic / Filet Group and has been pattern testing for us since 2015 – so many beautiful projects she has created over the years! She is self-taught from using symbol charts since 2000. She started simple with single crochet and double crochet and branched out to the more advanced stitches. In 2015 she discovered C2C and was amazed at how you could take a picture and convert it to an afghan. Her latest passion is mosaic crochet that she started a little over a year ago and really enjoys. Stacy finds crocheting a great way to relax and we couldn’t agree more! Her tip for others is to enjoy! Enjoy what you make, enjoy making it – it’s all about quality and not a race.
Pat Nicklow is a moderator in our C2C Graphs group. You’ll see her always trying to welcome new members as they join the group. She is a new pattern tester for us. Pat has been crocheting for about 15-20 years and was self-taught. Her favorite thing to crochet now is C2C because it’s so versatile! Her tip for others is to pay attention to your hooks as different companies have different sizes. She feels it’s best to stay with big name brands.
Tamara Pendergrass is admin of our Pattern Testing Group and has been instrumental in keeping us organized with who got what pattern when! She’s been crocheting for 34 years and enjoys afghans with a lot of colors. She frequently amazes the rest of us with her skills on so many different craft areas! Tamara’s tip for others is to leave at least 3 inches of yarn when ending a color so it can be woven in properly.
Paula Boslet is an Admin in our C2C Graphs group as well as an admin in our pattern testing group.
Paula’s been a pattern tester for us since 2019 and she’s been crocheting for over 40 years off and on. She likes to keep her projects varied and entertaining. We’ve seen some of her quilt projects she posts online, and they are all beautiful. Paula is very talented. Her crochet tip for others is to always be sure you count your stitches.
Sharon Langlotz is a moderator of the C2C Graphs group and has been a pattern tester for us since 2020. She been crocheting for 55 years and if you can believe it from the photo is 73 years young! Sharon is a widow and retired so crochet is a big part of her life. Her favorite things to crochet are baby afghans and amigurumi. Sharon’s tip for others is to count each row or round! If there are a large number of stitches, use stitch markers every 20 stitches and it will make your crochet life easier!