Lots of major happenings in the past couple of weeks, but things have been so crazy I haven’t had time to tell you about them all!! First of all, I want to just mention how terribly cold and snowy it is here today. Yes, SNOW. And ice. Enough to make it super-slippery early this morning. […]
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From the desk of a stashaholic…
Disclaimer: The links below may be affiliate links. If you purchase any products after clicking on these links, at no additional cost to you, A Simple Homestead will receive a small commission for making you aware of these important resources. I have a serious stash problem. And then my family says, “well, duh!” Not that […]
#WWKIP 2017
Yesterday (June 10) was World Wide Knit in Public Day. It’s an annual event that encourages knitters and crocheters to get out of their homes and show the world their craft. Anyone can organize an event – yarn shops, guilds or private individuals. I know there were at least two gatherings in our area. My […]
FO Friday – stitch markers
At the end of May I accomplished two brave goals. One was to publish my Trinity Cabled pillows. The other was to finally get some stock into the ASimpleHomestead Etsy shop! I’ve been making a variety of different types of stitch markers for a while now. In the past I gave several away to friends […]
Another dyeing failure
I’m beginning to wonder if the sheep that were sheared last year wore acrylic fleece instead of wool. Sigh For my latest attempt in natural dyeing, I was sure this was going to work. There were great instructions over at Knit By A Hen Shop. She used black bean “water” to dye her yarn and they […]
FO Friday: Wonderland mittens
This was week #2 for the #12DaysofChristmasCAL and the project for the week was mittens. I opted to make the child-size mittens and got them done just in the nick of time. Not that I procrastinated much – we only have a week to make each project to enter the giveaway contest! I liked both […]
FO Friday – Summer crafts
Summer is a great time to small projects. Portable projects you can take on trips, to various functions, or even work on in the car over your lunch break :-). Something small – not like small afghans which make you hot while sewing them together. I’m still using up a bunch of my cotton yarn […]
FO Friday – gifts and prizes
What do you get when you take a bunch of scrap yarns, a chance to participate in an international craft swap and a basic idea? One amazing, freeform butterfly! I don’t usually participate in swaps, but I ran across one over on Craftster that sounded like a perfect match. It was called “Yarnies vs Sewists”. […]
FO Friday – Valentine hat and stitch markers
Some bug hit me after our trip to Florida – I’ve been achy, a bit stuffy with a sore throat, and just generally feeling blah. It’s almost like the start of the flu but it doesn’t get worse – just hangs on. It’s been negative temps every morning this week and on top of that, we have […]
FO Friday – doilies and jewelry and sewing, oh my!
Weird title for this post, but I couldn’t come up with a better one for the vast array of projects I’ve finished in the last week of the year and the first days of the new one. To start, I learned a new craft … on December 22. It was for Christmas presents of course. […]