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Yarn Review: Caron Yarn’s Latte Cakes
A Silky Smooth Textured Worsted Weight Yarn We haven’t had a good yarn review on the blog in a while. Since we’re all adjusting to new shopping arrangements lately, it’s a great time…
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How to Make a DIY Rustic Table Setting
My Husband and Father-in-Law made us a beautiful table. Decorating this surface is definitely a favorite. When Spring hits, I just can’t wait to spruce it up with some greenery. In my last…
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Making a Plush Rug for a Playhouse
How to Crochet a Circular Rug The other day my daughter found one of the towels that I had knit for them as babies. It’s rainbow and circular. It’s pretty cute. But it’s…
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Addy Hat Knitting Pattern
One of my favorite hat patterns, the Addy Hat now comes in extended sizing options. I wanted to make a traditional cabled hat, but make it my own. There are a lot of…
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AI’s Invasion of Knitting and Crochet
AI has been around for a minute. And yes, we’ve had wild knitting related images making the rounds on the internet for probably a year now – think the super knitter granny type…
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How a 1940’s Hat Went Viral
If you are on social media, you’ve probably seen a bunch of red hats flood your feed. What is this hat? What does it signify? Where did it come from? The Melt the…
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AI in Crocheting
There’s a recent new trend in the crochet circles of social media. AI in crocheting is popping up, it seems like all over the place. But it’s not overt, or blazingly obvious. In…
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Knit a Valentine Bow Garland
The world is heavy right now, divided, and hurting. Today is also National Holocaust Remembrance Day. It wasn’t all that long ago where people stood by believing things couldn’t get worse, couldn’t hold…
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My Embarrassing Knitting Story
And Two Supportive Women Who Probably Don’t Know How Much They Actually Helped Me Today I’m back on the blog with a bit of a silly but endearing story to share with you.…
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Refinishing A German Dining Table
Preserving a Bit of Family History, One Piece at a Time For this post, I’m circling back a little bit to a previous project. Life has well, been life. And I’ve had a…