Speaking of making things for our children...here is a lovely knitted sweater my mom made for me when I was a young girl. I think I've only made two things in the fair isle technique...I can't imagine a whole sweater out of it. The wool is brightly colored and has held up really well. I … Continue reading Love Passed Down

This sweet spring sweater is a Candi Jensen pattern from Interweave's Spring '06 issue. It was a joy to make from the simple single crochet to the lace pattern to the embroidery. I needed to make it larger than the largest size given in the pattern, so I chose a larger gauge yarn and hook … Continue reading Eye Candi

Ahhh Spring...the hint of warmer days...the color of phlox and creeping jenny, the fluff of cherry trees, the allergies...well, all in all it is a glorious time of year. To celebrate, I made this lovely cardigan by one of my favorite crochet designers, Alicia Paulson. This is her "Millie" cardigan from the splendiferous new book … Continue reading Springtime Cardigan

The first of my series of doll patterns to crochet have made it out, available on Maggie'sCrochet.com. The sets are designed for 18" dolls, like my daughter's American Girl doll seen here.They "debuted" this Tuesday and I'm working on the next two outifits now. My youngest girl loves playing with them, especially the bunny and … Continue reading They’re out!

I couldn't resist sharing these with you as well...lots of little bits of pink fluff entwined in stitches to make some baby booties for a friend who has just had her first child and who has also just begun chemo for Hodgkins disease (the mom, that is). Many prayers and thoughts are going her way … Continue reading Freeform Booties

Yes, there's smoke rising from my sewing machine...I painted our living room on Thursday and have now been making curtains, pillows, and covering a hassock...well I haven't gotten to the hassock yet. But I'm having so much fun! It's amazing how a new color can enliven your home and heart. I found the PERFECT fabrics … Continue reading Saturday Sewing

Had a baby shower to attend yesterday...she's having a boy and I was wishing for a reason to make these adorable converse booties for someone. The pattern is from the Sept/Oct 2007 Crochet Today (a super crochet mag, by the way). The first one I made would've fit a two year old. Arrghhh... I'm forever … Continue reading Gotta Make’em!

Prudence Mapstone has on her website (listed under Purls) a section of photographs of her freeform pieces in the landscape. Here's my feeble attempt to photograph in this way, though nowhere near as successfully as hers. I began this little piece last week. I couldn't believe how many "neutral" colored yarns I had in my … Continue reading Freeform IN the landscape

Remember this? I started this back in June, abandoned it for a long time while I made other stuff, and have finally finished it. This is the Babette Blanket from last year's spring Interweave...I love it! All the colors, all the different sized squares. The only thing I do not love are the endless ends … Continue reading Fini!

More like stirring the "bags"...these are a few of my easy-going projects of late. Remember the Babette blanket? I started the squares back in June I think and now it is almost finished. I'm over half-way on a gift baby blanket for a very dear friend who is having her first child (a girl) at … Continue reading Stirring the Pots…