Mild. That’s what I would call 2020 so far in terms of weather. We’ve had very little snow, temperatures above normal, and even some sunshine—unheard of in January in Western PA. Having finished my 2019 Temperature Blanket (Split-Square Temperature Blanket) a week ago, it seemed time to finally begin my 2020 project. Tonight, I caught… Continue reading Rising Temperatures: Temp Blanket 2020
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
When we younger, my best friend and I used to listen to Oldies—real Oldies from the 50s and 60s (the 80s aren’t oldies, people!). One song she loved and that I remember calling the radio station to request was “Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. The rhythm and beat of the song are just fun! It has… Continue reading In the Summertime
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
When I was growing up, our city had a service called Time & Temperature. There was a number we could call (on our corded phone). The only thing it did was tell you what time it was and what the temperature was. Ahhh…the things we had to go through before the Internet really was a… Continue reading Time & Temperature
In our home school, my kids just finished a unit on meteorology and climate. It was fun to learn about the different kinds of weather, the ocean currents, and that sort of thing. (Because it’s home school, I just finished the unit, too.) There were definitely some interesting tidbits, but didn’t necessarily always relate to… Continue reading Meteorology Becomes Cool
What’s the phrase? If you don’t like the temperature in *insert your state here* just wait 10 minutes. Weather is unpredictable. That’s what makes it so fun to track with yarn. I once heard that humans are not able to pick random numbers, colors, etc., because our brains will find a pattern. Well, the weather?… Continue reading Tips for Temperature Success
Compared to last year, my first three days of my new blanket are tiny. It honestly took me longer to sew in my ends than it did to crochet it. Here in Western Pennsylvania, we started the New Year with temps in the 60s. That yellow at the center of the square is unlikely to… Continue reading Happy New Temperature Blanket!
I’ve stalled on my 2018 Temperature Blanket again as I wait for more yarn to arrive in the mail. The problem with never having done it before is that I didn’t know how much yarn I would need. Obviously, more than I thought! So, since I am waiting, I took the opportunity to work through… Continue reading Temperature Blanket 2019: The Pattern
