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The year in review(ish)
Another year, another Project 365. This was my third one, and I so enjoyed it! These are a few of my favorite images. You can see the rest on flickr or picasa (your choice – I’m in both places at the moment, waffling between which I prefer more). This time around I gave myself a [...]
continue reading "The year in review(ish)"Amigurumi Link
It’s been somewhat quiet in Blogland these last several days, but I have to believe there are a few of you out there still checking in, just as I have been reading a few long-time favorites, too – mostly via my tablet, from under my quilt, while next to a crackling fire. Oh, I have [...]
continue reading "Amigurumi Link"Overboard
I look forward to this day every year: the day after I close down the shop(s) for the season. It’s a day to take a deep breath, relax, and then jump headlong into the Christmas preparations I’ve been neglecting all month! I’ll be making my gift-giving list later today, and getting myself all organized – [...]
continue reading "Overboard"Custom-made crochet hooks, anyone?
Yesterday was the day I’d been waiting for: no appointments, no other work that couldn’t be postponed… So I dove into hook-handle-making. By the afternoon, I had made enough hook handles to determine my best practice for future orders. By evening, I had sanded and buffed the daylights out of all of the handles I [...]
continue reading "Custom-made crochet hooks, anyone?"A handle for a hook
It seems my granny square cane idea didn’t pan out. It’s not that it’s a bad idea, it’s just that it needs some work. I only had about an hour to spend on experimentation this week, and while I didn’t end up with a useful design in the end, I did generate a few more [...]
continue reading "A handle for a hook"In progress
If I waited until I had a finished project to show you before I posted, it would be some time before you heard from me again, I suspect. So I thought I’d show you what I’ve got on the needles, on the hook, and in the sewing pile. I’ve got about a million in-progress projects [...]
continue reading "In progress"Of hoodies and granny squares
So, it appears I am a softie. As the mother of two growing boys, I don’t often get requests from them for handmade things. And so when one of them says, “Mom, can you knit me a sweater?” you can bet I first pick my jaw up off the floor and then I say, “of [...]
continue reading "Of hoodies and granny squares"Project :: Granny Square : Small Throw
Another project down, three more to go! I’m trying very much not to lose steam on these, because if I know anything about myself at all, it’s that I will let a project gather dust for years if I set it aside for too long. Still, I hear that Tea Leaves Cardigan calling my name, [...]
continue reading "Project :: Granny Square : Small Throw"Project :: Granny Square : Table Runner
Ready for another Project::GrannySquare object? This one is a table runner, and with eighteen squares, it’s the largest project I’ve made so far. My parents recently redecorated their living room / dining room, and so my mom and I worked together to choose colors and a design that coordinated nicely with the new paint and [...]
continue reading "Project :: Granny Square : Table Runner"Project :: Granny Square : Pillow Cover
Take a wild guess how many useful options come up when you Google “granny square projects for men.” I’ll give you a hint: It’s roughly zero. And not really a surprise. Still, I thought my brother should have a little something from our grandmother’s granny square stash, and he agreed. Granny squares don’t exactly scream [...]
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