When we were told we would probably be staying a night or two at Brenner's for our daughter to be cared for her newly diagnosed diabetes AND for our training in caring for her, I tossed into my purse a zip-lock bag of two balls of Noro Matsuri yarn, some crochet hooks, and a pair … Continue reading The Comfort of Yarn
Category: Knitting & Crochet
A Close-up View
Pretending to be a camera zooming in on details...I'm showing you the lovelies of Simplicity Shawl. When I draw or paint, I love to zoom in and crop the edges of an image as I'm sketching. This gives the sketch or painting a bit of an abstracted look...one might first wonder "what is it?" and … Continue reading A Close-up View
Simply Rectangles
If you can knit a scarf, you can knit almost anything! I mentioned this last week, and I want to begin to show you how this is true. So many things, both knitted & crocheted, are actually glorified scarves. By that I mean, they are simply rectangles that have been draped over shoulders, added to … Continue reading Simply Rectangles
Scarf Weather
Lately, we've been having scarf weather! I love it when it's cool enough to wear a scarf around my neck. As the season continues, I move from wearing the light and airy scarves to thicker, woolier scarves. What is it about this long rectangle of color and softness that we wrap around our necks? I'm … Continue reading Scarf Weather
Infusing the Ordinary with Beauty
The humble granny square is probably the most ordinary, common, and well known motif in all of the crochet world. Even non-crocheters recognize this stitch pattern. I've had a few students come to a beginning crochet class JUST because they want to learn how to make "the granny square". It's a great way to begin … Continue reading Infusing the Ordinary with Beauty
Everything but the Kitchen Sink…
The hound of the holidays is already nipping at my heels. You're probably familiar with this...the voice that says, "You gotta get ready! Start buying! Start making! Start preparing!" And as November flies by, the voice gets louder and louder, especially if I haven't paid much attention to the hounding voice. Every year I say, … Continue reading Everything but the Kitchen Sink…
Cupcake Mania!
The first cupcake design I created was for a gift...to be given to a dear friend on her birthday last spring. This friend is now my trusty pattern tester and all-around huge-help in the creating of my new online pattern shop. Ellen is a fantastic person, knitter, crocheter, lawyer, baker, friend, and wife to Steve. … Continue reading Cupcake Mania!