View Larger Map Last week, I took my dream vacation and spent a few days at Pendle Hill in Wallingford, PA. The main purpose of the vacation was to relax, enjoy the silence, (wait, what is this? some kind of retro pop music playlist??), spend some time outdoors, and live an unscheduled life, and what’s … Read more
I surprised myself this weekend with the sudden desire to buy yarn. I had planned to make a bag for my mom for Mother’s Day, but I had a sudden urge to make her a pineapple shawl on Saturday afternoon. I looked through my stash, but I didn’t have enough of any light weight yarn … Read more
The backstory: I usually schedule my posts during the week, but I thought it would be more fun if I posted during each day for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week. Photography is something that I’ve been working on since I started this blog, and today’s challenge definitely had me stumped. (I’ve already seen … Read more
(This post is part of my series for Knit and Crochet Design Week 2012.) Designing a Simple Knit Beanie: Day 5 Today’s Design Week theme is problems. I don’t generally have too many problems until I start the project! Once you get the yarn on the needles or hook, fantasy meets reality, and all sorts of interesting things … Read more
Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been thinking for a while about how to celebrate I Love Yarn Day, since I first read about it on the Craft Yarn Council website. The CYC has several suggestions about what to do to celebrate (and several projects from famous designers, too!). My post for today is a celebration of … Read more