Silhouette of a black cat with it's paw on a purple ball of yarn. The text 'Adventures of a Stashaholic' is in green and purple

Happy Birthday !

Today marked the celebration of the 2nd birthday of my home away from home, The Purple Purl. It’s been a whacky two years involving me crocheting 6 ft snowflakes that almost killed me by causing an

allergic asthma attack, knitterly road trips (usually involving beverages of an adult nature) …

Shufflin’ off to Buffalo

Clancy thinks that she’s coming with me to Buffalo. Sadly she doesn’t have a passport, and the lack of opposable thumbs really affects her ability to knit and crochet. And that’s exactly what I’ll be doing this weekend – attending the Knit and Crochet Show in Buffalo – can’t wait! I didn’t have the heart […]

Unbearable Cuteness

I’ve been gallivanting around the province for the last two weeks. First stop St. Catharines to visit Keziah and her family for Easter.

While there, I delivered a comfortghan from Heartmade Blessings which was done for the widow of Warrant Officer Brown. Keziah’s brother will deliver this on our behalf. I …

The Last Word

I am happy to close the loop (pardon the pun) on my saga of the knotty wool.

I have been in contact many times this week with the farm and they have given me permission to publish their name. Out of respect for them, I waited until I had their permission. …