• Crochet

    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 is part of my daily routine. When I was looking at previous posts, I realized that I hadn’t made an accurate count of what I made last year. I know for certain that I made 12 red scarves. After that, things get fuzzy. I donated 72 hat and scarf sets, but 9 of those were from the previous year. I did make another 3 after those sets were donated. I…

  • Crochet

    Twelve Red Scarves…

    That sounds like it should be part of the Twelve Days of Christmas, but it’s not.  Just after Thanksgiving I shipped off a dozen red scarves and met the only goal that I set for myself this year. This didn’t mean that I didn’t create any additional items, I knew that this would be a busy year with moving, packing, and settling into my new home. Instead, I tried to use as much yarn that I have from my working stash as possible. If anyone has a large collection of yarn, yarn makes great packing material and works well to…