Jan
20
Ultimately I’m a geek. A Star Wars loving, model ship building, video game playing, graph paper drawing geek. So, when I saw the Golden Spiral (pictured) posted on Ravelry this morning I was immediately drawn by its coolness factor. As I followed the pattern to its original website, I went into geek overload. Woolly Thoughts …
Jan
19
It seems that I’ve been putting my arms around trees more and more these days. I wouldn’t necessarily say that I’m a Tree Hugger, but I do like to cuddle with them now and again. As I’m sure we all know by now, one of the best ways to reduce our carbon footprint is to …
Jan
17
We all get good ideas for unique crochet projects, and most of us know when those good ideas take a left at atrocious and run the stop sign going toward hideous. Much like American Idol contestant hopefuls whose friends have failed to mention to them that their singing sounds worse than a mating Mongolian yak …
Jan
16
Today I can hold my hook a little higher. As of last night I am officially a member of the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA). Ok, I’m not “officially” a member of the CGOA yet. My membership still has to be processed (i.e. credit card has to clear). But after that I will be a …
Jan
16
I just received my e-newsletter from One Planet Yarn and Fiber and they have three incredible January special offers. You can choose from one of the following coupon codes and they are valid until January 31, 2009. 1. 10% off all orders over $48.00 (this includes anything on the site except for “LaLana Kits”). Coupon …
Jan
15
I’m pretty jazzed about the opportunity to go to The Knit & Crochet Show in Portland, Oregon this year (love that town), and was even more excited about the pattern design content they are running. Hmmmm. March 11 is the deadline. Do I have time? The Show is The Knitting Guild Association’s National Conference …
Jan
12
Ever since high school I’ve had an interest in investing; more specifically investing in the stock market. Last year, twenty years after high school <deep sigh>, I finally opened my first investment account with Share Builder. I feel a deep acid-reflexed privilege to have started my investing dream just as the economy tanked <deeper sigh>. …
Jan
11
Each week I search the Internet for the best yarn at the best bargains. If you know of a good bargain this week please comment and tell us about it. Midnightsky Fibers There’s a sale link and prices, but they don’t show what the orginal prices were or how much you are saving. Unless it changes, …
Jan
10
So, I just joined Twitter. All the cool people seem to be doing it. But NOW what? I guess I’m going to be followed by people and I’m suppose to follow them. It used to be that was called “creepy”. I guess my Internet Socializing Learning Curve is a bit on the low end. I …
Jan
07
What a GREAT pattern! That’s all I have to say. No. Not really. I’m going to go on for a bit more. This is one of those patterns that I got a little advanced notice on Ravelry that it was coming out in the Nov/Dec issue of Crochet Today. I fell in love with the …
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