gossamer helps me make crafts
Baby #1 got the simplest gifts, not because I love her mom any less than any of my other friends, but because when I checked in with her parents, it turned out she already had lots of people pledging to make things AND my friend had some disturbing memories of some horrid crochet dolls from... Continue Reading →
"The time has come," Gossy said, "to write of many crafts." "Which crafts, Gossy?" "Miao. Miao. Miao." "You're no help." ------- Since I last posted here in August 2015, it doesn't really feel like I've done much. Aside from a set of baby presents (hat, booties, cardigan - all basic patterns I've posted about before)... Continue Reading →
It's been so long since I've blogged about crafting that I actually had to go back and read my old posts to see where I left off! In the past month, I finished (ok, so I still have ends to sew in) the secret project, made two more mug cozies, and made another Geoui scarf.... Continue Reading →
One thing I've wanted to do for ages is make more exploded lace - patterns originally intended for tiny hooks and thread made with large hooks and heavier weights of yarn. In early March, using some of yarn from the Massachusetts windfall, I made a throw rug for our bedroom, which has needed one ever... Continue Reading →
Roughly two weeks ago, I was in China visiting my partner's extended family. Auntie Yuming admired my knitted-look headband, and Gene's mom bragged that I'd made her one for Christmas. Well then, the next obvious step was to make one for Auntie Yuming. Yarn, it turns out, was easy to find in this unfamiliar city.... Continue Reading →
Maybe the title should include an "at last!" "Gene, please remind me never again to do a project with so many stripes." "OK. Hey, you know what I think?" "What?" "You should never again do a project with so many stripes." "Ha, thanks." Pattern: Crocheted Baby Sweater After the blanket, bonnet and booties, I didn't... Continue Reading →
This time for my mom's neighbor's baby and toddler. Older brother gets a dinosaur! Pattern: Longneck Dinosaur New, baby brother gets a cat hat and booties... ...and a bonus little pom-pom hat because I wanted to use up all the yarn I bought for these projects. All that's left is some dinosaur green, but I... Continue Reading →
Blue shawl: Aphrodite Shawl. Not a pattern for the fainthearted because it hasn't been charted yet. As such, the text directions are kind of a nightmare and take some experience with similar patterns to decipher. Made for: the living room Made with: Coverette Thread , held double, from a rummage sale. This is the thread... Continue Reading →
Pattern: Small Talk Shawl Recipient: Mom What began as this vest, picked out of a box of free clothes in the laundry room: Ended up as this shawl: Sat upon by this cat: With just this much yarn left over:
On the plane back from my cousin's wedding, I dropped my ipod cozy somewhere and couldn't find it after we landed. No great loss. It was pretty much just a sheath whipped up out of some leftover wool after I realized the ipod was getting scratched in my bag. I always intended to make a... Continue Reading →
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