Ever two weeks. That’s when the squares of the 2020 Moogly CAL come out. Though this is my 6th year doing the CAL, it’s my friend Rah-Rah’s first. So, we decided to crochet together. You can read about that here. The Score Rah-Rah and I are currently tied at 2-2. The first square was a… Continue reading On Saturday We Crochet
Crochet is better with friends. That’s part of the beauty of a crochet-along. Even if you are not in the same location as other people (thank-you Corona), you can crochet along with friends. Basically it’s people working together on the same square at the same time. They share progress, ask questions, and display their squares.… Continue reading Crochet with Friends: 2021 CAL
It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is a new day, a new month, a new year, and a new decade all rolled into one. I have plenty of crochet plans to keep me going all year long. I have many old crochet projects to complete. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to… Continue reading 2019: Year in Review
I have been working hard on a new pattern based on the Alphabet Blocks pattern (Personalized Baby Blocks Blanket, which will come out early next week). This has caused me to take another look at the Alphabet Blocks Baby Blanket pattern. In the initial pattern, the blocks in the first strip were written with backward… Continue reading Alphabet Blocks Revised
I feel like I’ve been waiting for this moment since completing the first square of the Moogly CAL last January. The blanket has been over a year in the making, and it is finally finished. With it’s daffodil colors and soft yarn, each of these squares have given me joy. I’ve learned many new techniques.… Continue reading Without Further Ado…
For the last three years I have participated in the Moogly Blog Crochet Along (Moogly CAL). Every two weeks a new square is released. At the end of the year, there are 24 squares to sew together and make a twin-sized blanket. I have participated in 2016, 2017, 2018, and now 2019. Unfortunately only one… Continue reading The Center Square
Earlier this year, I shared squares #1-17 in the 2018 Moogly Crochet Along. This is the third year I participated. My 2016 squares are still waiting to be joined. My 2017 squares (though I only did half) were put together and given to a family in need. This year, I plan to get my squares… Continue reading A Little More Bright in the Gloomy Winter: 2018 Moogly CAL
I posed the question on my Facebook page, “To border or not to border?” I was thinking definitely not. This pattern makes very straight edges on the sides and bottom. It can easily go without, BUT I listened to those who answered, “Absolutely.” (Mom and Mom-in-law, I’m looking at you two!) So, here are two… Continue reading Bordering the Blocks: Alphabet Blocks Crochet Along
As I was scheduling this post, I was struck by the date. September 11. I tried to teach my kids about September 11. I was really frustrated that they didn’t understand how serious it was–that to them it was just another history fact. They didn’t live through it. This is how my parents must have… Continue reading A Day of Remembrance and Crochet: Alphabet Blocks CAL Part 5
Happy, bright, cheerful–that’s how I would describe this year’s Moogly CAL. I know I’ve posted about it before, but I have all of my pictures from this year in one place, so I wanted to share them again. Moogly is a website run by Tamara Kelly. She specializes in crochet. I’m not sure how I… Continue reading Happy, bright, cheerful: Moogly CAL 2018
