Want to get it right this time Want to get it right this time Want to get it right this time “Complicated” – Poi Dog Pondering This is how I…
Infatuated with stripes
I am currently excited and infatuated with stripes in scarves. I do like self-striping yarns, but I want to be able to control the stripes. Though scarves are on the…
Sabbatical year reflections – scarves and hats
What I have learned during my sabbatical year which could also be called my year of scarves and baby hats is that my gauge for my foundation chain is very…
Pick a winner
Failures in crafting don’t mean that we give up; failures could lead to better ideas and greater inspiration.
Who’s your cheerleader?
“She didn’t get it from me.” I was with my mother and a lady we know complimented me on my hat and scarf set. She said I did a good…
In a charitable mood?
Many of my friends who work with yarn are knitters. I participate in a regular group and sometimes I’m the only crocheter there. This doesn’t bother me. I’ve been going…
Yarn speaks
Yarns speak, we must listen and make what the yarn wants to become.
Empowered to say no
Many people ask me to make things for them or for others and I politely tell them no. It’s not that I don’t enjoy making things, I do. There are…
Trying something new
One of my goals for this crocheting sabbatical year is to try different techniques one of which is cabling. My first attempt which was based off of a tutorial I…
Patterns are like recipes
Patterns are like recipes. If you have an understanding of cooking and what flavors you like then you can make some changes that would suit you. The same goes for…
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