Crocheted Doily

I know it’s not very rock star-ish, or knitting, but a doily I crocheted won second prize in my town’s annual street fair. I’m kinda proud of it! Have you ever entered anything into a farm show or fair? How did you do?

Crocheting Like a Mad Woman

Sometimes I like to mix things up and do a little crochet for a while. This past weekend I was crocheting like a mad woman! I finished the above elephant, yes, that’s what it’s supposed to be, and did another project, too. What really inspired me to do this was to up my crochet game […]

Dog v. Yarn and Something Cool

The battle of Dog v. Yarn is getting better. Sputnik is still curious about what I’m doing with string, but has learned, with the back up with a spray bottle, that yarn is a not a toy. I’ve also been sticking to synthetic fibers as not to entice his nose with natural ones. That’s another […]

Washcloth KAL/CAL : All Done!

Yay! The Washcloth KAL/CAL is all done! I knit eight of them! Did anyone out there in Internet Land knit or crochet any? I’d love to see them if you did. Leave a comment and let us know where we can see them. Otherwise, I still enjoy knitting washcloths as a hot weather project. I […]

Washcloth KAL/CAL: Week One

How is your washcloth knitting or crocheting coming along? I completed three over the weekend. They are show above in the featured image. I had forgotten how much fun it is to knit these! I’d love to see what you’re working on for the KAL/CAL, too. As I was starting to work on these on […]

Washcloth KAL/CAL

It’s getting warm, and usually that means my thoughts turn to knitting projects that are smaller with cotton. That usually mean washcloths. I got a ton of cotton yarn at the Art of Recycle in Ephrata, PA on Monday, and have started knitting washcloths from it. As I was brainstorming this post, I thought, why […]

Crafty Christmas Gifts

I hope that you had a great Christmas! I did. I want to talk about crafty Christmas presents, not ones that I received, but rather ones I gave to people, (and forgot to take photos of.) The first was that I actually crocheted a blanket for my niece, Allie. Her mother was thrilled to pieces. […]