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)
The perfect finish to a coffee date with friends is a stop at the yarn store. It’s been a long time since I went to a real yarn store: one with a kaleidoscope of colors and textures and fibers. Darn Yarn Needles & Thread is located in the quaint downtown of historic Harmony, Pa. (In… Continue reading I Love Yarn, Darn It!
A few years ago, I introduced you all to the Moogly Crochet Along (CAL) which I have participated in either fully or partially for the past six years. Interestingly, I still have sewn together my squares from 2016. It keeps going on my to do-list, but then falls off of it. It wouldn’t be hard,… Continue reading Jumping on the Bandwagon
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
There is no such thing as a magic blanket. But blankets can definitely be magic. A friend of mine has a father who is going through a really rough time. He has been in and out of the hospital and is currently going through a stint in rehab (the physical therapy kind). He hopes to… Continue reading Healing in a Blanket
This pattern can be purchased on my ETSY site for $1.99 here. “To Know God and Make Him Known.” That’s the slogan of the homeschool co-op that we’ve been a part of for the last nine years. I’ve been making a lot of patterns related to homeschool lately, but that is what has been on… Continue reading A Constant Reminder (Wall Hanging Paid Pattern)
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
Around the world, Christians are being persecuted right now…today. It is nothing new. From the times right after Jesus’ crucifixion it has happened. In the 1500s and 1600s the Covenanters sought to separate themselves from the idea of the king being the head of the church. They signed multiple covenants declaring that Jesus was King… Continue reading Blue Banner (Paid Pattern)
