On the Hook (and Needles)

I’m in that in-between stage where I’m waiting for more projects (which are on the way, but not here yet- argh!). When Betsy McCarthy (author of Knit Socks) was on the Today Show, she said that the challenge of working at home is learning to live with ambiguity. Let me tell you, it still freaks [...]

Spring Break

I’ll be working at Yarnivore all this week, so all will be quiet on the blog front!
If you’re seeking crochet inspiration, might I remind you that Easter is coming up and I have a free crochet pattern for easter eggs, chicks and bunnies? A reader recently sent me a pic of one of the eggs [...]

Tawashi Time

Lately I’ve been “in between” crochet projects- nothing huge (that I can show you) to work on, and so I keep alternating between big things (like the Ripple Blanket) and small, instant gratification things. And so I turned to my stash of Lion Cotton, from which I’ve been knitting washcloths, and thought I’d make some [...]

CraftStylish Roundup/Update

If you pop over to Craftstylish regularly, you might have noticed this post about Restyling Craftstylish. In short, it means that they didn’t renew any blogger contracts at the end of May (including mine). Which for me means a money crunch– so you all better buy my book when it comes out in August! I’m [...]

Recycling Run-Down

In case you missed “Crafty By Nature”  this month on Craft Stylish, I wanted to do a little round up of  my projects. Most of mine were focused on the “reduce” part of the equation, the idea being that you can make items to use and reuse in an effort to green your house a [...]

Hippity Hop

I spent part of this weekend making some egg-shaped easter pals for my nephew. I found the perfect lightweight wools and cashmere in my stash and even wrote up the basic pattern to share with you (scroll to the end of this post to see!).

These came out so  cute, and were fun to make. And [...]