Jun
14
Did you ever get one of those project ideas that just keeps nagging you until you create it and then once you finish it you realize that you probably just made something that will strictly be for your own enjoyment because in all honesty, who but the dedicated attendees of the The Clean Show would …
Jun
13
Crochet tattoos seems to be as popular as crochet itself, but I did manage to find five very cool ones out of the ten. I was pleasantly surprised to see a drop-spindle tattoo. How cool is that? What no doily tattoos? (And yes…I checked. Nothing.) And why is it when you search for “doily tattoo” …
Jun
12
I love creativity. I scoot on the carpet over out-of-the-box thinking. But some boxes were never meant to be crawled out of for the safety and wellbeing of the universe as we know it. A crochet breakfast? Sure, it’s cute. I have no problems. A knitted peacock hat / gas mask combo? Sweetie, drugs are …
Jun
08
It’s always exciting when a new yarn store is born (they’re so cute when they are young). And even more exciting when that new yarn store is in my back yard! This past Saturday was the grand opening of Orange County, California’s fiber haven, KNIT SchTICK. The doors opened at 11:00am, and by the time …
Jun
06
Um…well…actually, there’s nothing exciting going on right now. I’m sure something exciting WILL happen. But for now I give you aerial views of Castaic Lake and Yosemite Valley that I took from the plane during my trip to Portland. Mmmm…pretty. Free Photo Gallery by Picturesurf
Jun
04
Have you ever wondered how to have an avatar show up when you comment on people’s blogs? Or, more directly, “How can I have a cool little picture show up that identifies me when I comment on Double Treble?” The answer is pretty simple. Create a globally-recognized avatar with Gravatar (that’s what I did). When …
Jun
03
We all get ideas for making original and unique things. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. And sometimes, we just aren’t sure. Such is the case of my Spring Awakening scarf (working name). The idea was to make a semi three-dimensional scarf that had flower plants that wrapped followed the length of the scarf (from …
Jun
02
One of the absolute highlights of my trip to Portland, OR for the Knit & Crochet Show was swinging by a little tucked-away shop called Yarnia. I had first learned of Yarnia when a certain crochet dude (aka The Crochet Dude) told me that it was a must-see while I was there. The basic concept…ok, …
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