It has been a busy spring for us with so many events and celebrations! If I haven’t mentioned it, my husband and I have been involved with college ministry throughout our entire marriage in various forms. Some students we know in passing, some we know decently, and some we know quite well. The latter are… Continue reading Celebrating Humans Through Crochet
“Will you make Long Dog for xx’s birthday?” “I don’t know what that is, but sure.” Fast forward a couple of weeks when I’m reminded that I totally forgot to make this special commission and had only a couple of days to complete it. I downloaded the pattern, located the yarn, and began. It took… Continue reading Of Commissions and Cuteness
As is the case when creating any new pattern, some things work and some things don’t. In this post, I introduced the Hexi Temp Blanket 2024 and provided a free pattern. The pattern is a still a work in progress. I did not change the pattern, but I did change the yarn I’m using. My… Continue reading Hexi Temp Blanket 2.0
My husband is a visionary. He has great ideas and the ability to actually make them happen. This is why he ran a mission organization for 20+ years before settling into the full-time pastorate. But not every idea he has is a good one. Today I was fretting over the size of the temperature blanket… Continue reading When the Husband “Helps”
“Flowers are like friends; they bring color to your world.”–unknown And so the perfect gift for friends is…flowers. When I saw this Flower Shoppe Afghan kit from Herrschners, Inc., I knew I had to make it. It took some time, but the result is AMAZING. With the sun shining through the window on an early… Continue reading Into the Flower Shoppe
Pink. That’s the color that started ideas swirling in my head. A friend of mine asked me to make a scarf for her grandaughter. There weren’t any specifications except that it needed to be pink. I started off thinking I’d put hearts on it, but it wasn’t working like I planned. I took the scarf… Continue reading Spring Is Coming Scarf Pattern (Paid Pattern)
Join me in making the Hexi Temp Blanket in 2024.
I have a confession to make: Over the summer, I cheated on crochet, my first craft-love, my one and only. How did I cheat? It pains me to say this, but I learned . . . embroidery! Easy access to inexpensive kits and warmer weather coupled with the lack of personal creativity, came together in… Continue reading A Confession and a Promise
Imagine this: you’re on vacation and you get an email from a friend telling you about a yarn sale. You could ignore the email, or you could click on the link and treat yourself. I’ll let you guess what I did. Lion Brand yarn was offering a Christmas in July special–a Santa sack filled with… Continue reading Christmas in July
A warrior is someone who is “engaged or experienced in warfare” (m-w.com). According to The National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, MS is “an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.” In other words, those with MS have a battle happening… Continue reading Crocheting for a Cure: MS Warriors
