Advertisements Although I grew up in the 80’s, I had an old soul as a mentor. She was a well-aged soul who lived in a house with no running water and no power to it. She plowed her own garden, raised her own food, busted her own wood and drew water from her well by… Continue reading Nothing Beats a Classic
Category: crochet
The Contoured Crocheted Mask Pattern
Advertisements Is anyone having trouble finding masks these days? Or perhaps the cost has skyrocketed? I know the ones I have been looking at online are either out of stock, have a ship date of late “next month” or are literally 300X the price they once were before COVID-19. I started making these masks for… Continue reading The Contoured Crocheted Mask Pattern
Cookies and Cream
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Blanket Sweaters
Advertisements I have recently come across these sweaters on Pinterest and found them fascinating! The concept is so simple, yet it has drawn so much attention from all sorts of people. On this one I have chosen to use the V-stitch, 160 across and doing 51 rows before sewing the corners and doing rounds… Continue reading Blanket Sweaters
Grammie’s Granny Square Snag
Advertisements Or, better stated, I THOUGHT I could see! I always considered the typical granny square a walk in the park. It is easy enough to do the double crochet, cluster that sucker into three at a time, and make my rounds as I go, right? Well, a few months ago I had Lasik done… Continue reading Grammie’s Granny Square Snag
It’s Not Pointless, It’s Passion
Advertisements And there is a reason we have passion! Today after work I was in kind of a blah mood. I have been wanting to find an escape of sorts. Somewhere by the water, a stream in the mountains…or maybe a place by the ocean. Somewhere where I can just kind of absorb into my… Continue reading It’s Not Pointless, It’s Passion
Lap Blanket Therapy
Advertisements Suicide isn’t the answer… But, what is? A few weeks ago, after a great Mother’s Day lunch with the adult “kids”, in-laws, great-grandmotherof honor and grandchildren, I returned home thankful for all I have been blessed with.Who knew that less than 24 hours later that I would find myself in a hospitalER room next… Continue reading Lap Blanket Therapy
Baby Games Made Personal
Advertisements I really enjoy making circles, even better when they can be made into a matching game. And even greater still, when it’s personal. The yellow, gray, white and mint green were picked by the proud mom for her baby boy. I hope they get years of entertainment and bonding from the baby games they… Continue reading Baby Games Made Personal
Rainbows and Inspirations
Advertisements I have always loved bright bold colors. Something about them always seems to bring a smile to my face, even on the gloomiest of days.This afghan was inspired by a lady I follow on Facebook. She always has the most amazing color arrangements, and one day..”.when I grow up”…I hope to be even half… Continue reading Rainbows and Inspirations
Free to Be (stitching)
Advertisements I still haven’t figured these things out…wrist warmers, texting gloves, call them what you will. They are fairly simple to make, a quick and easy gift that ended up turning into a high sales item. I was actually very surprised. I am terrible at following directions…I used to get in trouble at school because… Continue reading Free to Be (stitching)