Crochet

I’m almost done designing a Tunisian purse with Patons SWS. I thought I’d try an experiment to see how it felts. From Random Shots Update: I definitely am not felting this one. I really didn’t care for how it turned out, but it did make a much thicker fabric than I was expecting. It lost […]

Updated with new pics! Here’s the new pics of the finished purse. Yes, it’s in black and I wouldn’t normally do one in black because it doesn’t photograph well…but I think you can see what it looks like ______________I’ve decided to design a series of purse patterns and see if I can self publish them. […]

I swear I have tried 96 other stitches before I got one I liked. This is a top secret project that I hope will be the spring board for something good. All I can show at this point is the stitch. It’s in black (because I need a little black something for my brother’s wedding), […]

As regular readers of this blog know, I’m a devoted member of Heartmade Blessings. Part of this charity is to do afghans (called comfortghans) for the families of soldiers killed in the line of duty. We’ve just started doing them for Canadian soldiers, and really need donated squares. We’re looking for cherry red and/or white […]

Let me tell you, there’s nothing like working on an Aran sweater in a heatwave. Ok, maybe an afghan. And yes, I did both this week. Well very late last night (or was it early this morning), I was spurred on by chocolate chip cookies (never underestimate the power of chocolate) and finished my first […]