Something Made, Something New
Today is the day that should have been the tasting for our wedding menu. Postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Disappointing, but understandable. We’re lucky we have plenty of time we can always do our tasting …
Confession: I Love LBY
Before I started working at Lion Brand 3 years ago I didn’t use their yarn all that much. Occasionally I would use a skein of WETQ (Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick®) here and there or maybe …
Crocheting Mystery Yarn: It’s Cozy
I have no idea what this yarn is, but I’m loving it. Someone was donating it and I couldn’t resist the bulky roving and color palette. In weight it’s similar to Lion Brand’s Fifty Fifty …
Staying In: An Increase In Stitching Time
There’s a whole lot of not going out happening right now. Stay off mass transit, stay away from crowds…. The silver lining, if you can find one, is getting a lot of crocheting and knitting …
A Little Birdy
I tend to pick pretty basic yarns as my favorites. Even though I used to hand dye yarn as a business I gravitate toward solids and semi solids. Every once in a while, though, I …
A Very Crafty Wedding
We had to postpone our wedding date. Rick is having bilateral temporomandibular joint replacement this summer and we decided it was best to give him more time to recover. So now the wedding is December …
Semi Simple
I used to design a lot of things with very complex patterning. Mostly shawls. They required you to be following a chart pretty much at all times. These are like alone time projects. I don’t …
Focusing On Two
Now that the major part of wedding planning is done…. ish (it never ends) and the engagement party is over, I feel like I can put more time back into my knitting and crochet projects. …
Purging WIPs
You know that feeling when all your projects feel stale and unappealing? I’ve been struggling with that these past few weeks. To the point where I’ve barely been knitting or crocheting because none of it …
Free Faux Fur Knitting Pattern: Snowy Owl Cowl
Last winter (2018) I discovered Go For Faux (GFF) at work (Lion Brand). It’s sooooo soft and I loved it immediately despite the shedding (which seems to have improved since I handled the protocol samples). …