Earlier this year, my mother had a business opportunity to travel to New Zealand. My sister had just recently finished law school and was able to go with her. They asked what I would like them to bring me back, and naturally, I said yarn. Side note: You know you’re a yarn addict when every … Read more
On December 1, I set a goal of finishing a project every other day in December. With just a few days to go, I’m happy to say that I did pretty well. First off, I finished three secret for future publication. (You can read vague details on my Ravelry project pages here, here, and here.) … Read more
Smiley’s, a discount yarn shop in Woodhaven, Queens (reviewed here), has an annual Manhattan Yarn Sale. You can only buy yarn in bulk at this sale (3-10 skeins in each bag), so I have tried to avoid it for the last few years. While it’s a great place to be if you have a sweater … Read more
It’s amazing how a little challenge can make your fingers fly. This is a nice, boring hat for my special guy that I just finished. I used the same yarn to make a slightly fancier hat a few weeks ago, but in using my secret knit testing tactic (asking him to “try on a hat” … Read more
This is the second project I finished since I challenged myself to finish a project every two days in December. I crocheted this hat last night. It’s for a friend of mine who bought one of my crocheted hats at a craft fair a few years ago. We went to Smiley’s to shop for this … Read more