There is no such thing as a magic blanket. But blankets can definitely be magic. A friend of mine has a father who is going through a really rough time. He has been in and out of the hospital and is currently going through a stint in rehab (the physical therapy kind). He hopes to… Continue reading Healing in a Blanket
When Robin and I started the “Crochet with Friends” segment of the blog, we had lofty expectations, but neither of us knew how it would go. We did not succeed in writing a blog post for every square, BUT we did both reach the goal of not only finishing our squares, but completing our blankets… Continue reading A Year of Crochet, Progress, and Memories
In our homeschool co-op, my children learn a thirteen minute timeline from Creation to the present day. They are taught that they are an imperative part of that narrative. Each venture we pursue and each endeavor we achieve forms a part of our timeline. This is my crochet timeline. As a young child, my mother… Continue reading My Crochet Timeline
If you look at my 2020 Temperature Blanket, you would have no idea that we lived through a pandemic, that our normal has changed, that our vacations were canceled, that we cover our faces in public now. Maybe that’s indicative of where our hope should lie in “times like these”—in our one constant in all… Continue reading Out with the Old
It’s tax season. This means I’ve been giving my finances an extra hard look. I’ve decided to transition my items for sale from my Etsy shop to this page. I now have a shop right here! You can purchase made items or printable PDFs for patterns–a real one-stop shop.
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
It started innocently enough. After seeing multiple crochet scrunchies pop up on my Pinterest feed I simply asked, “Are scrunchies really back in?!” The answer I got was a resounding, “YES!” I had a lot of scrunchies growing up. With nearly waist-length, thick hair, I was very picky about my scrunchies. There were only certain… Continue reading Let’s Talk About…Scrunchies
I can’t get enough of the Personlized Baby Blocks Blanket. There are so many options of how to personalize it. This time I opted to do initials with sunbursts in the corner. You can buy the pattern here. But the Sunburst Square pattern is free here. This blanket was made for a little guy born… Continue reading Sunburst Square
A while ago I promised you a post about my amazing new yarn organization system. It turns out I’m not much of an organizer (most of you knew that already!) BUT I finally got enough done to share it with you. After looking at many options, we purchased this system on Amazon. It is a… Continue reading Spring Organization
The first birthday I remember celebrating of my mom’s was her 39th. I was five-years-old, and I distinctly recall picking out a tennis racket at the local hardware store. I think we even wrapped it in a paper bag. I’m not sure why that birthday sticks in my mind–was it the number or the first… Continue reading Milestones and Merchandise
