A warrior is someone who is “engaged or experienced in warfare” (m-w.com). According to The National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, MS is “an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.” In other words, those with MS have a battle happening… Continue reading Crocheting for a Cure: MS Warriors
Knock, KnockWho’s there?OrangeOrange who?Orange my favorite color. Orange may be famous in knock-knock jokes, but in the real world, it can be a very polarizing color. Some people love it and some people hate it. I love it. I think there are two reasons I like orange (and, hilariously, they contradict each other). First, my… Continue reading Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say…
Gender Reveal Baby Blanket: buy the pattern HERE. I never had a gender reveal party. But I did find out the genders of each of my children. Once we found out, we wasted no time sharing the news with others over the good, old-fashioned telephone. Lately, gender reveals have been getting a bad rap because… Continue reading Gender Reveal Baby Blanket (Paid Pattern)
It has been a long time since Baby Boom (Part 1), but people keep having babies. I love babies, and I love giving babies baby blankets. After having a Baby Boom in our homeschool co-op a couple of years ago, we have had another with six babies being born in just a little over a… Continue reading Baby Boom (Part 2)
It’s a liger. It’s probably my favorite animal. It defends itself with its growing skills in the field of magic. -Napoleon Dynamite According to Napoleon Dynamite a liger is a mix between a lion and a tiger: a pretty special thing. The project I just completed is pretty special too. In a Tizzy by Polly… Continue reading A Liger in a Tizzy
It has been far too long since I have written a post, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. I’ve taken to mostly posting on Instagram (@thehazelnutskein) because it is quick and easy. I apologize to those of you who appreciate a longer post. I hope to post at least once a week from… Continue reading Commissions, Blankets, and Balance
Essentials Co-op Blanket (paid pattern) I’ve been on a very specific design kick recently–very specific because the blankets I’ve been designing will not have a large following. But I don’t care. These blankets are for me and the other people who both crochet and school their children using Classical Conversations–in particular the Essentials program. (You… Continue reading Essentially…It’s a Blanket
When I was in 8th grade the popular perfume was called Flower Power and it came in an aerosol can. We sprayed so much of that stuff on ourselves that I’m surprised I can smell anything else to this day. Those were the beginning of my hippie days. In high school I grew my hair… Continue reading The Hippie In Me
This day has been two years in the making. Two years ago, I published the first pattern in the Spring Blossoms Pattern set, and today, I finished the last. The Spring Peony Blanket Pattern is now live and for sale on my Etsy shop. Not only that, but you can instead choose to purchase a… Continue reading Spring Peony Blanket and Spring Blossoms Bundle (Paid Pattern)
I heard the statement lately (somewhere on the Internet, source unverified) that the expected pandemic baby boom had not happened. That’s not what I see from my point of view. In my small homeschool community group I have five pregnant mamas! Five! Well, currently four as the first of the babies has already arrived. We… Continue reading Baby Boom (Part 1)
