Made By Humans
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 […]
I had so much fun stitching up Twinkie Chan’s Crocheted Doughnut Rattle I just had to tell you all about it. The backstory is that one of the girl’s teachers is pregnant, and they were doing a baby shower for her. I thought I had some baby items in reserve and that I could just […]
The girl loves dressing up and for Halloween this year she decided she wanted to have the Uraraka Halloween costume from My Hero Academia. We made this a pretty simple DIY cosplay that works for Halloween or to get ideas on how to make your own costumes from readily available items. What Does the Uraraka […]
The uniforms for the Olympic Games change from year to year, so this team USA hat knitting pattern doesn’t look like the ones they have for the 2022 Games, but it is a classic design for cheering on your team (or making plain or adding a different word). I designed this hat when I worked […]
This ghost tassel project takes just minutes to make and it’s a fun addition to your Halloween decor, a cute little thing to put into a boo basket, or make a bunch and turn them into a ghost tassel garland. Have a knitting machine? You can also make these cute knit ghosts to go with […]