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This Tunisian Crochet Earwarmer is an easy way to learn the basic Tunisian crochet stitch and make a quick winter accessory for yourself or for gifting. I bought some of the Red Heart Heat Wave yarn, which is sunlight activated to be even warmer than regular yarn. I wasn’t sure what to do with it […]
Do you have a knitting bucket list? Every year I seem to set the same knitting-related resolutions or goals: I want to knit more and to use more of my stash. If I’m being honest, I don’t usually put a lot of thought into what I’m knitting next. Either a pattern catches my eye and […]
Like most people I know who have access to Disney+, I’ve recently been watching the nearly eight-hour Beatles’ documentary “Get Back.” Probably unlike a lot of people, I’ve been seeing creativity lessons everywhere. Creativity Can Be Boring One of the primary feelings I felt when watching a lot of this project was boredom. I was […]
This fisherman’s rib scarf knitting pattern is super quick and easy to knit. It’s great for gift knitting or to make a cozy, squishy scarf for yourself. I made this scarf for my daughter’s teacher, who is often on the dropoff line in the mornings and looked like she could use a new scarf. I […]
I’ve been coming up with a little word for each year since 2013 (though I haven’t always written about it). I don’t always do a great job of keeping the word on my mind through the year — last year’s word, experiment, didn’t come up much in my daily life — but each year I […]
We decided this year not to put up a Christmas tree (because we have kittens who are very much like toddlers in the sense of wanting to put everything in their mouths), but for a little holiday cheer I made this upcycled Christmas ornament. Mine is made from a piece of old jeans and some […]
I didn’t intend to be bad at something when I innocently tried to make a holiday decoration, but here we are. It was actually a great thing. My Sad Attempt at a Christmas Tree We decided this year we aren’t going to put up a Christmas tree. We have kittens who are about nine months […]