The Crochet Couch Team
Welcome to our "Meet the Team" page! We're excited to introduce you to the faces behind The Crochet Couch. From Kim and Bob, the creators of this cozy crochet haven, to our amazing admins and moderators, each of us shares a passion for crochet and community. Together, we work to bring you creative graph-based patterns, helpful resources, and a supportive space to connect with fellow crocheters. Get to know the people who make it all happen! 🧶✨
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!
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.
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!