I love a good corner-to-corner blanket when I’m using one color of yarn. It is an easy pattern and makes weaving in the ends so easy. But I also love a good graphgan, and the corner-to-corner blanket is the perfect vehicle. I hate weaving in ends. It’s no secret. I’ve talked about it before, but… Continue reading Spring Iris Blanket (Paid Pattern)
These are indeed strange times we are living in. We are told to stay home to keep everyone safe from the COVID-19 virus. For our family, this wasn’t much of a stretch. We already homeschool. My husband already works from home. What is different is having to go to church online, moving co-op classes online,… Continue reading Spring Tulip Blanket Pattern (Paid)
The Lion Brand I Wanna Make a Blankie yarn is so soft and squishy I want to carpet my whole house in it and make yarn angels on the floor. It seriously is like a big, warm hug. I had so much fun making the Squishy Square Baby Blankie that I decided to take my… Continue reading Squishy Round Baby Blankie (Free Pattern)
Lion Brand came out with a new yarn in a cake bigger than most people’s heads. I Wanna Make A Blankie yarn is made with the idea that one cake of yarn is all it takes to make a baby blanket. The yarn comes with one knit and one crochet pattern on the label. Easy… Continue reading Squishy Square Baby Blankie (Free Pattern)
It took a year, but I finally have a name or my 2019 Temperature Blanket. I’m calling it the Split-Square Temperature Blanket. When I started it at the beginning of the year, I had a vision for what it would be, but I had no idea how it would actually turn out. It turned out… Continue reading 2019 Temperature Blanket: Finished
It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is a new day, a new month, a new year, and a new decade all rolled into one. I have plenty of crochet plans to keep me going all year long. I have many old crochet projects to complete. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to… Continue reading 2019: Year in Review
I feel like my posts have been few and far between lately. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been crocheting. A day without crochet hook in hand is very rare. I’ve still been cranking out baby blankets, hoarding yarn, and planning out my next projects. Today I finished a beautiful blanket from the Lunar Crossings… Continue reading Crocheting Into Fall
My friends know. They know that if they even hint at something they want me to crochet them, I will have it to them as soon as possible. My friend asked me for a grown-up-sized scoodie after church one day. I had it to her in a couple of hours. A few weeks ago, another… Continue reading A Star-Shaped Suggestion
One of the basic rules of business is to sell high, buy low. I haven’t actually figured out how to make money in my crochet business yet, but I am at least aware of the basic principles. The less my yarn costs, the more potential I have to make a profit. If you only crochet… Continue reading The $5 Baby Blanket
I’ve never been good at drawing, measuring, or being precise, but give me a piece of clay and I can sculpt it. I have always loved playing with clay, and even took a wheel throw class in college. I think that’s why I love yarn. I’ve tried quilting, but get in trouble with the “being… Continue reading Crayon Box Throw
