Jan
31
The art of felting has always been an out-of-the-corner-of-my-eye type of craft to me. I like it, but I’ve never really paid much attention to it. I’ve seen all of the pillows, purses and other items that people of combed the heck out of in an effort to hide the lovingly made stitches and make …
Jan
30
If you haven’t figured it out by now I’m here to tell you that I’m not posting today. It’s Friday. I don’t want to do anything. I barely want to be at work. So, I don’t feel like posting either. Oh sure, I’m working on things. I have this great original scarf pattern I’m working …
Jan
29
This year I celebrate the tenth anniversary of my 30th birthday. And though the dreaded Forty is still several months off, I’m ok with the fact that it’s several months off. The problem is, that it’s not staying where is suppose to be. It keeps sneaking up behind me and spoiling the surprise. And I’m …
Jan
28
As promised, here is the recipe for the best meatballs I’ve ever had. These are perfect for crochet and knit get-togethers, not to mention the upcoming Super Bowl (Go whichever team wins me money!) The recipe was handed down to me by my cousin, who in turn got it from our Great-grandma Internet.
Jan
27
With the Craft & Hobby show in town some of the biggest names in the crochet and knit community are around. But I never would have guessed that one of the premier male crochet designers, Drew Emborsky (aka The Crochet Dude) would be spending the evening with me. Actually, I’m quite certain that he never …
Jan
26
My favorite city is Portland, Oregon. My favorite crochet designer is The Crochet Dude (Drew Emborsky). When my favorite designer told me of an amazing yarn store in my favorite city, I wanted to go through the wardrobe real bad. Yarnia, nestled in Southeast Portland, is a whole new concept in a yarn store. …
Jan
24
It’s time to do your part. NHS Leeds (formally known as Leeds Primary Care Trust) in the United Kingdom is facing a problem of Size D proportions. They need imitation breasts to assist teaching expectant mothers how to express milk. Due to the enormous expense of simulated latex breasts, and the lack of realism that …
Jan
23
If having brains is sexy, then Matt Gilbert needs to be one of People magazine’s sexiest men alive. Matt developed a computer program that creates very complex radiating crochet patterns “inspired by the intimate historical ties between textiles and computation, as well as the propagation patterns of acoustics.” Oh yeah Baby! Matt has taken the …
Jan
22
Last week I was excited to share my find of the Martha’s Vineyard CSA (Community-supported Agriculture), a program in which you invest in “shares” of the farms flock in return for a percentage of the fiber harvest. As I was browsing my post about the Local Harvest website (yes, I browse my own blog) I …
Jan
21
One of my very good friends Mark, is an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) genius. Actually, he’s an Internet expert in general. His very popular blog, ContentPig.com, on Google insights and SEO topics won him a trip to the Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. It was for that trip that I got the idea to create …
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