Just before the holidays, a good friend of mine requested a “big ass scarf.” Prepping for Christmas prevented me from working on it much until the New Year but I finally managed to complete the final stitches this afternoon in… Continue Reading
While I didn’t go quite as crazy with homemade gifts this Christmas as I usually do, there were still a few I made that I wanted to share. I made Nana a warm and cozy scarf with my new favorite… Continue Reading
Whoops, I almost missed today’s Photo Friday post! I would apologize, but I had the perfect afternoon – I spent most of it curled up on my sun porch crocheting the beautiful handmade yarn you see on the left into… Continue Reading
Guys, I’m at it again. I think I may be addicted to yarn wreaths. Remember this one I shared last week? Well, once I found this adorable pattern for a Halloween inspired yarn wreath, I just couldn’t resist. So the… Continue Reading
The leaves are falling, the mornings are crisp, cornstalks and hay bales are popping up everywhere. This can only mean one thing – my favorite season has arrived! I am a fall girl through and through. Crunchy leaves, pumpkin carving,… Continue Reading
Whew! Sorry I’ve been a bit neglectful on the blog lately- in truth I’ve pretty much been neglectful to all technology around the holidays, as evidenced by the 50+ posts sitting in my Google reader. The holiday season has once… Continue Reading
I am not even going to try to make excuses for why it has been so long since my last post. I have tons of ideas- they just aren’t making their way onto this page. I wish I knew why,… Continue Reading
Winter in Chicago this year has been anything but white. Rainy, yes. Unseasonably warm? Definitely. Since we’ve faced a particularly un-snowy holiday season, I decided to make a snowflake of my own. I’ve been wanting to try thread crochet for… Continue Reading
Now that winter is officially rearing its ugly head here in Chicago, I am back to my seasonal crochet-frenzied state. For whatever reason, the need-to-crochet bug tends to bite in the wintertime. Probably because sitting in front of a fire… Continue Reading