I never thought I’d visit Kansas. There certainly wasn’t anything there worth seeing. Then, I married a Kansan. My husband grew up in an unincorporated town on a gravel road just outside three other small towns. His grandparents lived a few miles away and raised sheep and cattle. His graduating class was about 30 (mine… Continue reading Ruby Red Slippers…er, yarn
Driving down I-70 today (which if you’ve ever driven you know is full of trucks and not much else), I happened to see a sign that boasted, “World’s Largest Rocking Chair.” We had kids that needed to potty and one who was starting to feel carsick, so we thought, “why not?” Imagine my surprise when… Continue reading World’s Largest Crochet Hook
Thursday night, my husband and I had the chance to attend the annual fundraiser dinner for Choices Pregnancy Services. You’ve heard me talk about this organization before as they were who we made blankets for during last year’s blanket bee. I have a friend who works there as an advocate and phlebotomist. She has been… Continue reading Standing Ovation
I have a little friend named George. He’s adorable. He’s sweet. He’s loud. He’s 18 months old. George will always be Curious George–the moniker of a curious, mischievous monkey. At least his mom told me that he would always be Curious George…for Halloween. She needed a hat. So, I searched Ravelry for the perfect one. I… Continue reading Curious George in a Hat
For six weeks every year, we get to enjoy the kids at our Classical Conversations co-op learn music theory through the tin whistle. Enjoy. The word might be a little misleading. It’s not fun to hear a room of 4-year-olds blow as hard as they can into a metal tube. It is very hard for… Continue reading Tin Whistle Sleeping Bag
I love crocheting blankets. I do it more than anything else, but it’s time consuming. A blanket can be worked on for weeks or months or years. I made a goal to donate more blankets to the local pregnancy center (see this post from last year), but I wanted quantity. Something that would work up… Continue reading The Oh, No! Blanket (aka the Four-hour Blanket)
New yarns are coming out everyday. I’m not sure if that’s true, but it sure seems like it. And I want them all! If I buy new yarn, I can blog about it, thereby justifying the purchase. If I buy the same old yarn without a project in mind, I can’t justify that. Thank you… Continue reading A Zig-Zag Here, a Border There
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
