Happy Friday! I haven’t cooked anything interested in a while, so I don’t have a new recipe to share (I’ll fix this soon! I plan to spend some time baking this weekend…) My recent obsession with watching Downton Abbey has given me plenty of time to make progress on my Afghan crochet blanket, but I haven’t taken…
When I’m working from home, I often lose track of time. When I look up I’m surprised to find myself sitting in the dark, squinting into the light of my computer screen. Thats how I feel about January. I lost track of time somewhere in between the frustrations, disappointments and busyness of the month. All…
It’s hard to stay motivated to knit during the hot summer months (unless you’re like me and have baby gifts to finish). I managed to finish a blanket in June, another one in August and I have a third on my needles right now! Did you finish any major knitting or crochet projects this summer?…
Lately, I’ve been receiving some questions about where I buy my yarn and which types I like to use. When I first started knitting, I didn’t think it mattered whether you used cotton or wool or cheap yarn. The more experience I have knitting, the more I have come to appreciate good-quality yarn. However, I’ve…
This week I finished four knitting / crochet projects. I’m loving the satisfaction of completing small and fast projects. Especially since I typically tackle long, complicated, slow progress projects. I have so much yarn in my stash to use up and these fast little projects are perfect for reducing the amount of random yarn in…
