Yesterday was one of those days that reminded me of the Lovin’ Spoonful‘s “Summer in the City.” I won’t even tell you what the back of my neck was like, and when I sat down outside to take the one picture for today’s post, it was definitely hotter than a match head. It was just … Read more
(This post is part of my Year of Projects, Year 2 series.) This week, my goal was to try out some potential motif patterns for the bedspread I’m planning for my mom’s milestone birthday in February. My sister’s bedspread took about 5 months to finish, and I’m assuming this one will be more complicated, so I … Read more
Back in January, I joined the 12 for myself group on Ravelry with plans to be a more selfish crocheter this year. The vast majority of my creations have always been gifts. (In the past few years, I’ve been making more projects to sell or as samples for patterns, but I still haven’t made many … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. (This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) Two weeks ago, I cheated and showed some old double-ended crochet projects instead of sharing something new for my Year of Projects update. Several people asked about double-ended crochet, so I planned … Read more
Last week, I had a technical problem on my blog and I didn’t get to share two finished projects that I’m pretty excited about. I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m the sponsor for Crochetlist‘s June charity challenge. I’m organizing a collection of pet blankets that will be donated to Bideawee for Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat month. I’ve … Read more