I have a bit of a love hate relationship with granny squares. On the one hand, they’re super fun to do. They come in all shapes and sizes (not just squares), numerous patterns and you can make them just about any color you want. The stitches can be simple with the traditional granny square, or […]
First Friday Fiction: Down For the Count
Happy new year! Goodness, the year has only just started and I already feel exhausted. Between holiday prep, holiday parties, and getting back to work I just want to wrap myself up in a blanket and take a long winters nap. I can already see the finish line for the week in sight. This story […]
Happy Haro Says Hello!
This is a quick post since we’re right before the last big holiday of the year and I’m sure everyone is busy getting ready for new years eve celebrations. I’ve finished the large Haro! After getting ¾ of the way done with it I though “maybe I should have tried for a different color”, but […]
Baby Blanket: Forest Moss
So, I’m working on a new baby blanket and I’ve decided that rather than making every post numerical (baby blanket 3, baby blanket 4 etc) I’ll just start giving the baby blanket nicknames. I usually end up doing that anyway, so why not carry those nicknames over to the posts? I’ve nicknamed this one Forest […]
A Self-Made Pillow Problem
Have you ever made a project that looked really cool, but even when you started it you already knew you didn’t need it? I’m currently working on a zig zag crochet cover for a pillow. I had excess green yarn in two shades and I decided, why not? The pattern looks cool and even though […]
A Happy Holiday Cookie Exchange
We’re coming up to Christmas and that means Christmas cookies! I like all kinds of cookies, and the holidays is a great time for Christmas cookie exchanges. Some of my favorite cookies to make are Checkerboard, kolacky, sugar cookies and ginger bread, though molasses and chocolate chip cookies are up there too. Of course, this […]
Mid-Month Middle Earth 3
I have finished the border on the cross stitch. Sort of. I have had that starting line sitting in my drafts for the last few weeks, mostly so that I would have to have the border finished by this next update. It has been one of the driving factors that has had me spending hours […]
Hello, Haro!
A couple of months ago I found an amigurumi pattern for a robot named “HARO”. They’re a mascot character for the TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. I had some free time on my hand, some yarn that I needed to use up and some leftover stuffing so I decided to give the pattern a shot. […]
a Growing Amigurumi Army
I think that anyone who’s done crochet for any amount of time has heard about amigurumi, the Japanese art of creating cute little stuffed animals out of knitting or crochet. there’s something a little addictive about it, just sitting down and in an hour or two you’ve got a cute little stuffed animal or toy. […]
First Friday Fiction: Tech Support
So this isn’t a terribly long short story (only like 500 words) but it got me thinking after I wrote it. I only saw bits and pieces of a british comedy called “the IT crowd” about the IT workers at a company and I started wondering what a spy parody movie or series about the […]