Is it bad that just five months into 2024 my temperature blanket already covers my dining room table? I wasn’t kidding when I said it would be king-size when it is done. With at least 12 degrees separating each of my colors, the variations aren’t as big as I would prefer, but I’m actually quite… Continue reading Five Months Down (Hexi Temp Blanket)
As is the case when creating any new pattern, some things work and some things don’t. In this post, I introduced the Hexi Temp Blanket 2024 and provided a free pattern. The pattern is a still a work in progress. I did not change the pattern, but I did change the yarn I’m using. My… Continue reading Hexi Temp Blanket 2.0
Knock, KnockWho’s there?OrangeOrange who?Orange my favorite color. Orange may be famous in knock-knock jokes, but in the real world, it can be a very polarizing color. Some people love it and some people hate it. I love it. I think there are two reasons I like orange (and, hilariously, they contradict each other). First, my… Continue reading Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say…
I know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats waiting for the next installment of the Heidi and Rah-Rah saga. You’ve probably been wondering if we were ever coming back–if we’d given up on our endeavor. Alas, we’re back! Why the delay? Life. As the school year comes to a close for both… Continue reading The Tortoise and the Hare
Today Block #7 of the 2021 Moogly Afghan CAL was released. Wait, block #7? If you’re scrolling back through the posts to read about blocks #5 and #6, let me stop you right now. We didn’t do posts! I know, right? We had this plan, and then….and then…no excuses. So this is the post for… Continue reading Chugging Along and Crocheting Along
Crochet is better with friends. That’s part of the beauty of a crochet-along. Even if you are not in the same location as other people (thank-you Corona), you can crochet along with friends. Basically it’s people working together on the same square at the same time. They share progress, ask questions, and display their squares.… Continue reading Crochet with Friends: 2021 CAL
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
By now you know that I have a problem with yarn—I buy it. Lots of it. Recently, I visited one of my favorite yarn sites (probably after getting an email)—Herrschners—where they were having a sale on bulk yarns. I picked a color I liked and bought a bag of 10 skeins of Cloudsoft yarn. I’ve… Continue reading Cloudsoft Spiral
Once the scarf was done, I figured, why not make a hat? It was my first time taking all the techniques that I’ve learned and sitting down and stitching up a hat that fits! I felt accomplished. So my tree looks a little like a house. Who’s looking? It matches beautifully with the scarf anyway… Continue reading Winter Wonderland Hat (Free Pattern)
One week ago, we were in the car driving from Kansas to Pennsylvania. Kansas (and much of the Midwest) had just been hit by a blizzard. Seriously, a blizzard. While the snow had just started when we left for church Sunday morning, by the time we returned to my in-laws two hours later, we could… Continue reading Winter Wonderland Scarf (free pattern)
