About a week or so ago I saw the crochet houndstooth pattern on YouTube and thought I’d give it a whirl. Traditionally houndstooth is with black and white but that…
Dyeing Experiment early 2023
Every year or so I have the urge to dye some yarn. Usually, I will buy some Easter Egg dye kits at the end of the season and make some…
Back to Basics
I like using openwork stitches that work up fast. My favorite is the Granny Stitch. The term loosely lumps many fan or shell stitches together when they are worked in…
19 Days Until Christmas
Nineteen more days until Christmas. This is just a little pep talk for people who are stressing about making a gift or not making a gift. If you’ve decided to…
55 days until Christmas
It’s Halloween and that means that there are 55 days until Christmas! Time to get moving on those holiday gifts! No tricks… Just a treat and tip that the holidays…
Giving up… again
I saw a yarn online and thought it would be interesting to try. It’s a nice red and black that I could use for the red scarves that I make….
How do you use your leftover yarn?
For me, one way of using up leftover yarn is to make oddball hats. There is never the right amount of yarn for a project. When you buy something just…
Mystery box score
A few YouTube videos have been dedicated to Kraemer Yarns’ Mystery Boxes. When I found out about this wonder last year (2021), I was unable to get in on the…
Color choices
The current batch of sets features two poor choices. I purchased both yarns online from different companies. I’ve used both yarns before and thought the colors would be ok for…
Rhythm and Flow
There’s just a rhythm to crocheting, not just the stitches or a pattern but the time that is spent crocheting. Recently, I realized that I complete more sets when I…
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