First the crochet. One of the things we recovered from my mother-in-law’s house after she passed away was this blanket. It’s wool oversized grannies made in natural colors of chunky yarn. It’s heavy and warm. I love the big blocks
How the swatch was won
Here’s the final stitch pattern from my yarn battle yesterday. While I was frustrated at not quickly finding the right stitch pattern, I have to say, I loved working with the yarn. It’s Fil de La Mer from Tilli Tomas.
What the yarn wants…
I’ve been struggling with a swatch all morning, and I’m having a hard time letting the yarn speak for itself–I keep imposing my ideas, which are not working. I’m taking a break, and I’ll come back to it later. Yesterday,
Handmade Holidays
In the spirit of the big online push to buy handmade this year, as well as my hope for less consumption overall this holiday season, what did I do? I went shopping. Namely to the DC Craft Mafia’s holiday craft
Book Review: Vintage Crochet
Normally, when you here the words “vintage” and “crochet” in the same sentence, your mind is drawn to the crochet kitsch of the 1970s. I have nothing against 70s crochet, but this new book, Vintage Crochet by Susan Cropper is
Cool Warmth: Craft Pattern Podcast
Originally published on Crochet Me, the Cool Warmth scarf set has been reformatted as today’s Craft Magazine Pattern Podcast. You can also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes. Technorati Tags:crochet, free pattern, scarf, craft magazine
Soctoberfest, a shawl and a hat…
By the time I sat down to knit last night, I was exhausted but determined to just work on something fun. I cast on for Calorimetry. It wasn’t until I started working it that I realized it’s sort of a
Halloween Roundup
It was a warm night and all the ghouls, and goblins, witches and wizards had a great time wandering the neighborhood. Our neighborhood is teeming with kids, and the roar of giggles and conversation was quite loud if you were
Holiday Spirit – Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
In order to give the kids more sweets to eat things to do while they’re waiting to put on their costumes, I made some gingerbread cookies for them to decorate. They’re not too sweet, which is good because the frosting
Scary Halloween Popcorn Snack
Halloween Popcorn Snack Originally uploaded by plainsight I love this popcorn snack that Jay made in his preschool today. The kids filled a clear food service glove with popcorn. The “fingernails” are made from candy corn. The kids loved using