Do you ever wonder how days are declared official holidays or celebrations? Who decided to create Social Media Day or Flag Day or Bring Your Teddy Bear to School or Work Day? There’s a whole website devoted to these special days…some are fairly well known, like Earth Day. But then you have Morse Code Day,…
tunisian (or afghan) crochet blanket
I started crocheting this blanket in late December / early January. It wasn’t a difficult pattern. It wasn’t a complicated lace pattern with size 5 needles. It just took me forever to finish. I tried various tactics to get myself motivated to finish. I didn’t start another project and told myself I couldn’t buy new…
a never ending project
Do you ever start a project that you feel like you will never finish? That’s how I feel about my current crochet project. I’ve been plodding away on this baby blanket since January. Why the delay? A few reasons: I don’t like the yarn much. I forgot how much I dislike working with synthetic yarn….
pinterest finds
Is anyone else loving Pinterest as much as I am? Maybe you’re loving it a little too much? (If you still need an invite, email me and I’ll send you one.) Here are my favorite finds this week (Make sure you scroll to the end of this post for the funniest one.) Print this Show…
yarn craft roundup
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…
january wrap up
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…
what’s in your knitting queue?
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?…
yarns i like and where i buy them
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…
a little hat
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…
baby blanket for quirk
Three weeks ago I taught myself to crochet in order to make this blanket. I scoured free internet patterns and Ravelry in search of the perfect pattern for my friend Quirk’s little boy. My plan was to knit a blanket, but I couldn’t find a pattern I liked. I’m not a fan of the pastel…