I’ve recently been hit by an attack of the granny square. Perhaps (finally!) finishing the granny square blanket for my sister has reminded me of my tremendous love for grannies and of blanket-making. In any event, since last week I’ve dug through my stash to work on several granny square projects for charity. I revived … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I first became aware of egg-shaped, ergonomic crochet hook handles some time last year while visiting the Lion Brand Yarn Studio. If you knew me in real life, you would know that I’m somewhat… cheap. I saw this ergonomic crochet hook set and my first thought was, “$24! But I … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here. After weeks of ignoring my bullion stitch blocks, I finished one up on Friday. Originally, my plan was to donate several bullion stitch blocks to Heartmade Blessings for the Crochetlist March 2012 … Read more
It’s been five months in the making, but I finally finished my sister’s blanket! Rav project page Blog posts Backstory: My baby sister moved to New Orleans in August to attend law school. She responded to my offer of a housewarming gift (made in August) by asking for a blanket in … Read more
I took two vacation days from work and had a four-day weekend. (Actually, it was a three-and-a-half-day weekend, since I taught my Tunisian Crochet class at the Adult School of Montclair on Monday night.) I was brimming with creative energy, but after thoroughly depressing myself writing this post last week, I forced myself to spend … Read more