I had two crafty coincidences this week. On Saturday, several students in my crochet class started on the Pineapple Doily Shawl by Laura Garsten. I first heard about this pattern on the Crochet Chat Podcast and several of my students decided to give it a try. Usually, I don’t make a project with the class … Read more
This is an unusual crafting week for me, which is perhaps why I’m plagued with doubt. First, I have both a knitting and a crochet project going on at the same time. Second, both projects are using colors that are outside of my comfort zone. And, both are intended as gifts, which will hopefully be … Read more
Remember this? I started this knit hat design during Knit and Crochet Design Week. (You can find my posts here: Intro/Kickoff, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, and Day 6.) Somewhere along the way, I decided that I wasn’t pleased with the way the decreases were working out. I still haven’t … Read more