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Back to Basics
I like using openwork stitches that work up fast. My favorite is the Granny Stitch. The term loosely lumps many fan or shell stitches together when they are worked in a square or other multi-sided...
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Dyeing Experiment early 2023
Highlights of my February 2023 dyeing experiment Every year or so I have the urge to dye some yarn. Usually, I will buy some Easter Egg dye kits at the end of the season and make some interesting...
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Trying Houndstooth
So many ends to weave in!!! About a week or so ago I saw the crochet houndstooth pattern on YouTube and thought I’d give it a whirl. Traditionally houndstooth is with black and white but that didn’t...
View ArticleHello…July! Well, almost…
I haven’t posted in a while, but that does not mean I haven’t been crocheting. I have been working with a lot of different yarns, I bought some, and was gifted some on a trip (used some of that up...
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So long, July!
Some people don’t like to crochet or knit during the summer months when it’s hot, or will switch to lighter weight yarns. What I’ve noticed just from looking at pictures of sets that I’ve made from...
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International Crochet Day
It seems fitting that International Crochet Day and Mindfulness Day are on the same day – September 12, both are meant to offer relaxation. This is definitely a necessity for those who need to be...
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Lost at yarn chicken
Almost enough to make a hat A little of this and a little of that… that phrase can be associated with recipes, or crafting. In my case, I’ve been matching up different oddballs to branch out from using...
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Close to Christmas
Ninety hat and scarfs sets in three bags of thirty each. When people say to me, you crochet fast. I say, it’s not a race or a competition, it’s a craft. I’m proud of what I made this year, thought it’s...
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2024 Crochet Goals
After purging yarn I don’t like, and wouldn’t use from my working stash, I decided that in 2024 I’m going to use up the yarn I have and make 2024 a free form creative crochet year. The only goal that I...
View ArticleColorful new year
Click to view slideshow. The weather may have been gray in January but the crochet projects were not. I dabbled a bit with interweave crochet and a bit of mosaic. There are a few other patterns I want...
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Crochet Dilettante
As I close out the third month of my free form maker year and using up yarn in my stash (well, mostly), I have been trying new things. I have this yarn that I purchased it is a bulky weight not too...
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