Archive for 2011 July
Hairbrained scheming
I’ve been working on a granny square project this last week in my spare time, and I’ve now got a nice pile of uniformly-sized squares that just need to be connected. I love the bright colors in these squares and have planned all along to put them on a background of white in the hopes [...]
continue reading "Hairbrained scheming"The Doctor and the Cyberman
I began my day armed with a hot cup of Ocean City Blend and a voice mutator. Filming has begun on a new season of Doctor Who – new cast, new crew, on location in my back yard. When you are the mother of a Cyberman, especially one whose threatening mantra of “You will be [...]
continue reading "The Doctor and the Cyberman"Project :: Granny Square : Coffee Table Mat
So, I’ve got all these squares that my grandmother made, and I’m turning them into finished objects for several of us… you can get the back story here. I sorted and counted them all on Friday: 123 squares, the vast majority of which had five rounds and three colors. There is also a respectable number [...]
continue reading "Project :: Granny Square : Coffee Table Mat"All fixed
Phew. That’s better. Thanks, everyone who weighed in on my shirt dilemma. I machine-sewed a seam in the top of each shoulder strap that allowed me to cut off about six rows of crochet from each strap. That made it more reasonable. I zig-zagged the seam to make it less likely to unravel, but I [...]
continue reading "All fixed"Spontaneity
Who decides at 7pm to take a road trip to the beach for ice cream? We do!! It takes a little over an hour in the car. We park in Ocean Grove, walk down the boardwalk into Asbury Park, choose our flavors, sit on a bench and watch the ocean with our rapidly-melting treats, take [...]
continue reading "Spontaneity"A crafty tale
Once upon a time there was an artsy-craftsy geek-girl who was planning a four-day weekend in the Boston area. She was just learning to crochet. She had also recently read a glowing review of a new fabric and yarn shop in Cambridge. These three facts came together in a craftacular way, as you might imagine… [...]
continue reading "A crafty tale"Crafty Crochet Embellishments
My friend Linda Permann of Lindamade, Crochet Adorned, and Little Crochet fame, among many other things (remember Adorn magazine?) invited me to take her online Crochet Embellishments class at craftsy.com and let you all know what I think of it. Well, first let me say, hooray Linda!! I was so thrilled to get her invitation, that [...]
continue reading "Crafty Crochet Embellishments"Calling all knitters!
I seem to have created a small monster. Remember the Monkees hats I made? I posted about them and included the pattern and information about the yarn & needles I used, in the hopes that anyone who wanted one could make it for themselves. Well, lately the hats seem to be grabbing the attention of [...]
continue reading "Calling all knitters!"Here we go again
I spent all day Monday getting that vlog off the ground, and then I disappeared, not to be seen anywhere near the blog since. So I’m checking in so you see I am still alive, but I’m keeping it short and sweet because I’m too tired to string too many sentences together at this time [...]
continue reading "Here we go again"Video blog, episode one: If You Give a Boy a Haircut
After keeping myself awake until the wee hours of the morning last night, ideas swimming through my head, I finally broke down and made my first video blog. I’ve been wanting to do this for ages, but I’m so much more comfortable when I can easily edit my words… video poses quite a challenge for [...]
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