Blog posts haven’t been quick in coming lately. I’m not working on anything new and exciting. I’ve been working on blankets for a pregancy center again. This one is in the Detroit, Michigan, area and is just starting up. I wasn’t sure if I should send my blankets outside our area, but it just seemed… Continue reading Comfy and Classic
I feel like all I do on this blog lately is talk about the weather. I obsess over it because of my temperature blanket. I complain the spring is never going to come. Last week we hit 70 degrees only to be pummeled with snow two days later. Spring will come. It happens every year.… Continue reading Spring Daffodil Blanket (Paid Pattern)
I feel like I’ve been waiting for this moment since completing the first square of the Moogly CAL last January. The blanket has been over a year in the making, and it is finally finished. With it’s daffodil colors and soft yarn, each of these squares have given me joy. I’ve learned many new techniques.… Continue reading Without Further Ado…
The materials for this blanket cost me five dollars. That’s right, $5. I purchased some clearance yarn from Herrschners a while back for $1/skein. I bought six skeins but only ended up using five. (I looked it up, and the Lovey-Dovey yarn is still available at that low price.) In the middle of Operation Yarn… Continue reading Ridged Ripple Baby Blanket (free pattern)
There is not a single flake in the air, but they say it’s coming: Snowmageddon. We are close to the line of rain vs. snow, but currently they are call for 8-12 inches. I’m so hyped up about this that I’m going to be bummed if we don’t get more than six. So, we’ve got… Continue reading Snowed In? 5 Projects to Keep You Busy
The Winter Wonderland Blanket has been a labor of love. I really wanted to make an afghan that was whimsical, holiday-themed, and pretty. This is what I ended up with. It reminds me of a Christmas tree, but also an evergreen forest covered in snow. The variation in the height of the trees gives it… Continue reading Winter Wonderland Blanket
I love crocheting blankets. I do it more than anything else, but it’s time consuming. A blanket can be worked on for weeks or months or years. I made a goal to donate more blankets to the local pregnancy center (see this post from last year), but I wanted quantity. Something that would work up… Continue reading The Oh, No! Blanket (aka the Four-hour Blanket)
New yarns are coming out everyday. I’m not sure if that’s true, but it sure seems like it. And I want them all! If I buy new yarn, I can blog about it, thereby justifying the purchase. If I buy the same old yarn without a project in mind, I can’t justify that. Thank you… Continue reading A Zig-Zag Here, a Border There
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase an item using one of my links, I might earn a small comission. You know how it is. You’re standing at the yarn store weighing the money in your bank account versus the new yarn on the shelf. You don’t know what you’re going to make… Continue reading Tiny Basketweave Baby Blanket–Free Pattern
My kids counted more than 100 lightning strikes as we ate dinner tonight. It was the perfect storm to sit and watch. The lightning cascaded down the sky, but the thunder remained distant enough that no one was brought to tears. In the words of my daughter, “It’s like watching white fireworks.” They really enjoyed… Continue reading The Perfect Storm
