Brooklyn Jelly

  This post contains affiliate links. It’s amazing what you find out through Facebook.  For example, I had no idea my cousin’s wife was even pregnant until she posted pictures of her newborn, Brooklyn Sophia. Being of the old fashioned naming sort, I assumed that Brooklyn was an adjective describing Sophia.  (As in “born in … Read more

Interview with Aoibhe Ni Shuilleabhain

I’m delighted to share an interview with Aoibhe Ni today.  She’s a crochet designer from Ireland who has done some lovely Tunisian crochet designs.  You can find Aoibhe Ni online on her website,  her blog,Twitter, YouTube, and Ravelry (as flick, in her fan group, and on her designer page).  Photographs are by Half a Dream Away and … Read more

Year of Projects, Year 2: Slow and steady

This post contains affiliate links. After a few busy weeks with minimal blogging (and minimal blog reading), I’m happy to return and report that I’ve made progress on my new YOP goals. I’ve started two projects for myself! First on the list in my 2013 Temperature Scarf, which is a great stashbuster.  I love that … Read more

Chubby Sheep CAL January Giveaway winners!

We had a lot of fun during the Chubby Sheep CAL, and now that it is over, I’m happy to announce the winner of the January giveaway.  But first, let me share the awesome sheep that were finished this month! Blacky67‘s Black Sheep jaye-yarns‘s Sheep Shape MommieLamb‘s Chubby Rainbow Sheep Stormbat‘s Minikin Relodie made two Chubby Sheep: … Read more

FO Friday: Calm Cowl

I’ve recently been joining a lot of -alongs.  Crochet Happy hosted a CAL in January for Suzana Davidovic‘s Calm Cowl.  (Now you try to say Calm Cowl CAL five times fast…) The CAL was sponsored by Galler Yarns and held in the Galler Yarns Ravelry group. I’m not eligible for the awesome prizes since I … Read more

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