Recently, I was invited by astridl on Ravelry to review a set of blocking wires from her company, Lazadas. Since, like many crocheters, I have a love/hate relationship with blocking, I thought I’d share the review as part of my celebration of (Inter)National Crochet Month. When the package arrived, I discovered that Lazadas Knitting Accessories is based in Israel. … Read more
I declared my intent to finish a project every 2 days during December on Sunday, and here is my first finish. I knit up a simple crescent shaped shawl for my sister using a skein of Twizzle that Mountain Colors sent me for review. (Review spoiler alert: I love it so far!) I could have … Read more
Some of my regular readers know that I love to participate in swaps. There’s something fun about meeting a new fiber friend and who doesn’t love receiving a package in the mail? Right now, I’m participating in the International Scarf Swap‘s Wishlist Swap. The main idea is to choose a scarf pattern from your partner’s Ravelry favorites and … Read more
Welcome to the Pineapples for Everyone Shawl CAL! If you’re just joining in, you can find the free pattern here. Ravelry members can join our CAL chat here. Our tag is 2013PFEcal. As I mentioned last week, I finished my shawl but it was in need of some blocking. Confession time: I hate blocking. It may be … Read more