An Old Wise Owl

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In my last post about the baby owl I made to go with my daughter’s crochet owl “mommy.” I was curious to see when exactly I’d made owl mommy. It turns out it was 4 years ago. That must be very old in stuffed animal years. Anyway, she’s been much loved and needed a little makeover for …

6 Years Ago

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In a conversation the other day, I realized that many of the things that I made for my kids long ago still get used by them. One that particularly makes me happy is the first pattern I ever designed. I started my blog with a post about a rainbow and hearts blanket I’d made for …

All Fall Down

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My 4 year old stacked up these blocks today. When I saw it, I was fixated, staring. I could look at nothing else. I could relate. It’s way out of whack. The pieces lie crooked and many in the wrong direction. Until a piece or two gets pulled, the implications of that mislaid tower aren’t known. …

My Kitchen

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When we first saw what is now our house, the kitchen was not inspiring. In fact it alone was enough to make me strongly dislike this house. But there are a lot of other things this house has going for it so I tried hard to imagine what it could be. It would be a low …

The Art of Freedom

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My actual garden has been very finicky this year and so I may blame that in part for all of the crocheted flowers I’ve been making. Since I found a fun purpose for them I kinda went crazy. A week from today, there is a fundraiser event called The Art of Freedom in Sacramento and …

A New Day a New Look

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Today is pretty exciting for me. My husband makes incredible websites and we just updated mine majorly. I love the new look but it’s more than just that. My store and blog are together now and there’s a lot of organization. If you know me well enough, you know I love things to be organized …

A Few of my Favorite Things

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Fingerless gloves are one of my most favorite things to make. And these crocheted Twist Fingerless Gloves (below) are one of my most popular patterns. Many people have made these gloves and love the pattern and come back to it over and over again. But I get a lot of repeat questions too. Mostly people …

Christmas Crafting

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My yarn is flying into shapes, pulled by hooks and needles. Fabrics are being cut, folded, fixed into place with needle and thread. You might be, like me, checking off presents mentally and counting down gifts yet to make or get or think of. Christmas creating is fun for me and I like to make …

Validation Images

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My current output is this and it is my blog so this is what gets written today. No, I didn’t make anything and I didn’t even take a picture of anything. A bit of a different flavor than normal to this post. What can I say? I’ve been contemplative. I have beyond natural trouble reading …

Randomness

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Randomness… ’cause that’s all I got. Is that cheating somehow? I’m actually crocheting a new thing again. This makes me happy. And means that there will be a pattern of sorts on here again soon. Wanna guess what it is? I’m using up more of this yarn that I up-cycled from a sweater. It’s really …