My friends know. They know that if they even hint at something they want me to crochet them, I will have it to them as soon as possible. My friend asked me for a grown-up-sized scoodie after church one day. I had it to her in a couple of hours. A few weeks ago, another… Continue reading A Star-Shaped Suggestion
One of the basic rules of business is to sell high, buy low. I haven’t actually figured out how to make money in my crochet business yet, but I am at least aware of the basic principles. The less my yarn costs, the more potential I have to make a profit. If you only crochet… Continue reading The $5 Baby Blanket
I’ve never been good at drawing, measuring, or being precise, but give me a piece of clay and I can sculpt it. I have always loved playing with clay, and even took a wheel throw class in college. I think that’s why I love yarn. I’ve tried quilting, but get in trouble with the “being… Continue reading Crayon Box Throw
By now you know that I have a problem with yarn—I buy it. Lots of it. Recently, I visited one of my favorite yarn sites (probably after getting an email)—Herrschners—where they were having a sale on bulk yarns. I picked a color I liked and bought a bag of 10 skeins of Cloudsoft yarn. I’ve… Continue reading Cloudsoft Spiral
I can’t get enough of the Personlized Baby Blocks Blanket. There are so many options of how to personalize it. This time I opted to do initials with sunbursts in the corner. You can buy the pattern here. But the Sunburst Square pattern is free here. This blanket was made for a little guy born… Continue reading Sunburst Square
In the days of gift registries and gift cards, it is sometimes seen as rude to give something different. I, of course, don’t agree. And neither will the recipient of this blanket when they see how perfect it is for their child. This is the Personalized Baby Blocks Blanket. The pattern includes 28 different block… Continue reading A Special Gift for Baby
As I was typing the title to this blog post, I realized I’m one of those people who says “Sher-BERT.” Spell check told me I was wrong. I shouldn’t be surprised. Growing up we had an ice cream shop known for its soft-serve orange sherbet. You could get it alone or with vanilla twist. The… Continue reading Sherbet Blanket
My last post was on the Call the Midwife Blanket, but I had to post again because the pattern just does not disappoint! Today’s color way is Lion Brand Ice Cream Yarn Big Scoop Lemon Merengue. The previous was Mint. Both are beautiful and classic. And I have enough yarn leftover to make one more… Continue reading Call the Midwife…again!
Blog posts haven’t been quick in coming lately. I’m not working on anything new and exciting. I’ve been working on blankets for a pregancy center again. This one is in the Detroit, Michigan, area and is just starting up. I wasn’t sure if I should send my blankets outside our area, but it just seemed… Continue reading Comfy and Classic
I feel like all I do on this blog lately is talk about the weather. I obsess over it because of my temperature blanket. I complain the spring is never going to come. Last week we hit 70 degrees only to be pummeled with snow two days later. Spring will come. It happens every year.… Continue reading Spring Daffodil Blanket (Paid Pattern)
