There probably is a story about Christmas and Crickets (update: The Cricket on the Hearth), but the crickets I’m referring to here are related to the fact that this site has been silent the last couple of weeks. We celebrated an extended Thanksgiving weekend with family, decorated Christmas trees in 3 locations, attended a birthday […]
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Indie Designer Gift-A-Long (GAL) 2016
The excitement is building: it’s the time of year for the Indie Designer Gift-A-Long! What is the Indie Designer GAL? This is an annual event where independent knit and crochet pattern designers have the opportunity to showcase some of their creations and inspire others to make them. The Gift-A-Long is essentially two events: The first event […]
Pattern release – Heaven and Earth Shawl
I know I’ve been quiet lately. Work has been insane, life in general has felt chaotic and overwhelming, and to top it off I’ve had to put several recent designs in “time out” because they haven’t been behaving. Fortunately, this was not one of those designs! I’ve been in love ever since conception and it’s […]
Pattern release – Ribbed Fingerless Mitts
The building where I work is less than 10 years old, and the office space where I work is even more recent – less than 3 years. Regardless, they seem to have a tough time getting and keeping a good temperature for us. Most of the time, even in the summer, I’m freezing. While I […]
Pattern release – Calamari Hat
I’d say it’s officially fall here. There were local areas that were touched by frost this weekend, the snow birds (my parents) headed back to Florida, we had to turn on our furnace, and our household caught the first cold of the season. It was one of those beautiful crisp fall weekends where it draws you […]
Harvest Leaf Bag
I love autumn. Cooler temperatures, harvesting the garden, picking apples, finding the perfect pumpkin (and eating the seeds), digging out the warm woollies … the list goes on and on. And of course, there is the beautiful changing colors in the trees. This Harvest Leaf bag can’t be worn, but it does make a great […]
Crafting #bizwins
I can not begin to tell you how much I have learned in the last 10 months about business in general, craft businesses, marketing and promotion! Sometimes my head is swimming with all that I’ve learned – and how much I realize I still could learn. One of my business guru “idols” is Tara Swiger. […]
Pattern release – Moving Forward Cowl
I’m a day late this week as it’s Tuesday, not Monday! 🙂 This design was a pivotal moment for me. It was December 2015 and I was trying to decided if I really wanted to get serious about designing or just let it go. I followed the advice in a movie :-). No, not the “Let […]
Pattern release – Granny Toy Hammock
Another pattern that came out of necessity. Like a lot of children, our daughter has an abundance of stuffed animals that are usually sitting on the floor. I know you can buy toy hammocks but of course I would rather make one. The hardest part is determining the size needed to fit between window and […]
Mystery Sampler 20 Bag
It’s pattern release Monday again! This time, I have a special pattern for you. It’s a great stash buster and learning experience rolled into one design. The pattern is called Mystery Sampler 20 Bag. The “mystery” isn’t that you are making a bag – it’s that the rounds are determined by a random number generator! […]