Too often, I have leftover small balls of yarn that I want to use without buying more of the same yarn if it doesn’t have a dye lot. Instead, I…
Reuse or repurpose?
The mystery balls that I made were lurking about in my view again. Initially, I made them with the intention of making an afghan. After several false starts, I used…
No Buy Lent 2026
This year for Lent, I am going to refrain from buying any yarn and use up what I have. There’s more than enough in my yarn closet. I’m going to…
2026 Crochet Goals
Happy New Year! After a pivot and change to the 2025 donations at the last minute, I made hats to go along with the scarves earmarked for an organization that…
Mix and match 2025
Officially, I have exceeded my goal of 75 sets for the year and met my goal of 12 scarves. Instead of stopping, I kept going. I decided to make as…
Messed up
Things don’t always line up. After making a hat, I had a couple of false starts on the scarf. The yarn is not forgiving and does not want to unravel nicely. It snags and rips….
Beat the heat
Beat the heat – crochet indoors! People consider crocheting or knitting with heavier yarns a cool weather activity. Not me, crocheting is a year round activity… because these sets aren’t…
Spring might stick around…
Spring is coming! The warm weather still hasn’t taken a strong footing in Northern Illinois. What is constant, is that I’m still crocheting. I may not post often but crocheting…
Revisiting the past
A few years ago I made some mystery balls and had a plan to create an afghan. One, twice, three times I started an afghan and one is currently in…
Have you made any crafting goals?
Happy New Year! This is going to be a colorful year. I have already decided that I want to get faster with working with color in my creations this year…
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