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July has been a crazy month. We’ve had a fabulous time entertaining visitors–two families, friends from Maryland, visited us–and we finally had excuses to do some of the fabulous nearby sightseeing that’s all around us. Like exploring the beaches at low tide. Hiking the arctic rainforest that’s all around us. We visited Child’s Glacier, which is “out the . . . → Read More: Warped. Back in February we took the kids to Anchorage for the weekend. It happened to be Valentine’s day weekend, and we had a nice time going to movies (Coraline for Selma and Me, I can’t remember what the guys saw) and doing things you can’t do in Cordova. For instance, we saw moose (four of them!) . . . → Read More: Past and Present, with hat Is it spring that’s giving me the attention span of a gnat? I’m not sure, but luckily, I’ve been finding projects to match. Rachel over at CraftZine posted a link yesterday to Kootoyoo‘s blog-where Kirsty shows a very pretty granny square necklace made simply with embroidery thread. I kept thinking about it all day, how nice . . . → Read More: And the projects get tinier and tinier… Yesterday I was teaching at The Net Loft when I had one of those strange convergences whereby the need for something springy to wear (brought on by a bit of rainy weather) and the urge to crochet a quick project ended hitting me right as I walked past the cubby of Noro Silk Garden. (I swear, . . . → Read More: Instant Scarfettication May Day is just around the corner. It’s also Fair Use in Art and Craft Day. In honor of both, I’m giving away two copies of Get Hooked: Simple Steps to Crochet Cool Stuff by Kim Werker. It’s a fun beginning crochet book with big, clear photographic instructions and cute portable projects. It’s aimed at teen/tween . . . → Read More: A Book Giveaway for May Day I feel like there are two kinds of yarn acquisitions–for the yarn and for the project, right? The other day, I just *had* to buy some Hazel Knits DK because, well, it was gorgeous and I hadn’t ever tried it before. It’s sitting in the yarn basket on my desk in my studio making me happy . . . → Read More: The Yarn Speaks So here I am blogging instead of finishing up the remnants of dishes from the book club I hosted yesterday. (More on that, and my boston cream pie in my next post). On Saturday night I got to go to a charity event here in town called Dressed to Kill, this year, raising money for our local . . . → Read More: Wigging Out  5 comments  Uncategorized  alaska, cordova, crochet, dressed to kill, pagewood farm, reluctant fisherman, wig, wool by art makes me smile Are you working on any transformative works? If so, please consider showing them off on Fair Use in Art and Craft Day, May 1st. When you’ve got something to show, post it to your blog, to facebook, and too our flickr group. Meanwhile, you can read a little bit about what . . . → Read More: Fair Use in Art and Craft Day is Coming Soon Because everyone should get a little treat on tax day, and because I wore Waltz the other day and renewed my love for it, I think you should have one too. Therefore, for today only, Waltz is only $2.00. Enjoy! Waltz is cozy, and lightweight, stretchy and lacy all at once. It’s flattering and fun to wear. . . . → Read More: Tax Day Treat – Waltz Pattern Sale
Last fall, my friend Julie Holetz and I got an e-mail from England asking if we’d like to help launch a new Crochet Magazine (at this point it didn’t even have a name). The deal was this: we would work for 3-4 months commissioning designs for a year’s worth of magazine issues and then . . . → Read More: Short and Sweet-Launching Inside Crochet |
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