Last night when Selma asked to watch some TV I suggested that she might instead want to choose something out of her craft basket and finish it up. She found this punch-needle embroidery project that she had started during a
Many Thanks!
Thank you everyone for your readership, for your support, for sharing your creative ideas in the comments on the blog. I wish you a colorful and happy Thanksgiving.
Crochet for Every Day
If you had asked me a year ago, I never would have guessed that my most-used handmade item would be my tea cozy, but it is! I make a big pot of tea each morning and my cozy keeps it
Wild Rice Stew
This week I promised myself I’d get a jump on using the week’s veggies before they became less appealing in the fridge. I made chili earlier in the week with some of them, and today, I was craving stew–like a
Elissa! A New Hat and Scarf to Crochet
The new Twist Collective is out. I’m so excited because I’ve been sitting on this little secret since June, and I was losing the ability to keep it to myself: Twist has Crochet! When I met Twist Collective’s Kate Gilbert
Wearable Art and other forms of procrastination
This is Kris Kokborg. She’s one of the intrepid citizens of Cordova who does just about everything. She participated in the Mushroom Dying workshop I took. She heads the 4H Summer Music camp. She knits and spins and dyes her
Knits for Bears Released!
Pearl is ready for her close-up, but I have a feeling the news media might have other things to cover today. Nonetheless, my new book, Knits for Bears to Wear is officially released today. (A friend of my mom’s in upstate
Pumpkin Carving Party
Last night we had a pumpkin carving party and a few families gathered to eat chili and pumpkin bread, and pear apple cake and carve pumpkins. I loved that most of the kids were old enough to carve their own.
Roundup of Halloweens Past
Wow–I just realized this is the FOURTH Halloween that I’ve been blogging, so I have a bit of goolish content on the blog that it might be nice to revisit. In 2005, my first year with the blog, I made
Selma’s Hermione Tie
Selma decided to be Hermione Granger for Halloween, and we’ve been collecting supplies: my mom sent my brother’s graduation gown which I will alter for her robe, she’s selected a chopstick for a wand, and asked me to knit her