Wee Gifts and Other Sickeningly Cute Things
My kids say anytime I'm trying to convince someone to do something, I add an "ie" to the end of words. As in: "Want some Starbuckies?", "Let's watch Freakie Geekie"…
Favorite Slouchy Hat So Far
I have the same problem with all slouchy hats: they either fall off if I run in them or fall down, Dumb Donald style, over my face. I love Fat Albert's…
Black Swan
I really needed this. It's Black Swan by Tara Shade and it was the thing that took my mind off of a holiday flu/ migraine bummer. Big needles are like my grandmother's…
Clutch KAL, Week 1
This is week 1 of the Scallop of the Sea Knitalong. Have I said how much I love these colors together yet? (My son set aside Assassin's Creed long enough…
Why Do Sewing Needles Scare Me?
Maybe it's the cut-offs I tried to hem in high school; they ended up shorter in front than in back. Or it may be the lining I sewed into this…
Recycling a Sweater
Years ago, I read an article about recycling thrift store sweaters by Ashley Martineau. I promptly went out and bought a rubbermaid tub full of thrift store sweaters to unravel.Two…
Two Accessories in the “Before” Stage
I mentioned that I got stuff in my last post. One of these giveaways was on Katie Canavan's blog for enough yarn to knit her Scallop of the Sea clutch,…
Where’s my Stuff?
Remember Melanie Hutsell's "Where's my stuff!?" bit on SNL? https://youtu.be/yELo-yNFv6Y I don't blame you if you skipped it, but it takes me back to my first election to ever participate…
Sofa Hack
We needed a couch, one that could withstand growing people who flop rather than sit and a cat's occasionally claw honing. I kept going back to this and this; only, I knew this…