The Hook and I

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As promised, here’s the kerchief I made while at the Stitch & Pitch in Seattle–it’s actually designed for an adult-sized head, but Selma was the only model available, so there you go.

I haven’t written up a pattern because the yarn I used . . . → Read More: Stitch & Pitch Kerchief

I arrived in northern Wisconsin on Wednesday to visit family and have a couple of days at our little cottage on a lake in northern Wisconsin. August 9th is my grandmother’s 89th birthday, so I wanted to make her something. I didn’t have room to bring yarn with me, since I was travelling with the kids, . . . → Read More: Yarn Snobbery, or crocheting in the North Woods

I just finalized arrangements to teach a shrug-making class at Stitch DC in Capital Hill. We’ll be using the pattern from the Alpaca Silk shrug, and the class is open to complete beginners — tho’ it should also be interesting to advanced beginners and intermediate crocheters since we’ll be talking a bit about fit and construction.

I’m . . . → Read More: New Fall Class