Toni Lipsey
A person skillfully holds a crochet hook and colorful yarn, ready to create a beautiful handmade project

Hey Babe!

Hi! I’m Toni Lipsey

The designer, instructor and author behind TL Yarn Crafts

I share crochet inspiration and education for beginner makers and beyond. Stick around for crochet tips and tricks, roundups of my favorite things, and so much more.

I’ve designed over 200+ chic and practical crochet patterns for modern stitchers. Find your next sweater, shawl, and blanket project in my shop.

In 2015, I was looking for the ideal slouchy beanie pattern and couldn’t find it anywhere. Frustrated beyond belief, I set out to create the perfect crochet beanie.

Several months and a few dozen discarded samples later, the Mega Pom Beanie was born and so was a crochet designer. Over the next year, I designed 30+ beginner-friendly accessories and eye-catching home decor pieces. I shifted my focus solely to designing in early 2017 and quit my day job later that year to pursue it full-time. Find my earliest and latest designs in my shop.

Toni Lipsey
Toni Lipsey
Toni Lipsey
TL Yarn Crafts

Outside of crochet, I’m a true crime-loving bookworm with a hint of wanderlust.

My husband, a.k.a. The Hubs, and I returned to our metro-Detroit roots and bought our forever home in 2022.
When I’m not surrounded by yarn, you can find me cruising a bike trail with 90’s R&B on full blast, or snuggled on my couch binging 90 Day Fiancé with my dog Pepperoni.

Pepperoni, a small gray dog, resting sleepily on a shaggy gray dog bed.

I believe that love is always the answer, being open to new experiences and perspectives keeps us young, and anything is possible with enough caffeine and community. Join my Yarn Hive Community to find your new favorite crochet friends.

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Let’s Collaborate!

Collaboration is my middle name! Many of my favorite crochet projects have been in partnership with others. If you are a yarn company, craft supply company, fellow blogger, or just a really nice person, here are some things we can do together:

  • Sponsored Blog Posts
  • Giveaways
  • Social Posts
  • Product Reviews
  • Pattern Design
  • Roundups
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TLYC Makers is an encouraging community of yarn lovers and creative entrepreneurs who’ve come together to share our craft and elevate one another. Expect regular posts about running a maker business, WIP updates + more.

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Support My Work

If you love the posts, videos, free patterns I create, show your support by buying me a virtual coffee! Your support of $5 is so valuable and gives me the inspiration (and caffeine!) to keep it going!

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