Made By Humans
This year I set myself two tiny goals for each day: that I would do a plank every day and that I would write little poems. Not exactly haiku, just short little poems, a few words to a few lines, that expressed something about my day or how I was feeling. Sometimes they are funny, […]
These origami fabric hearts are super simple to make as a decoration for Valentine’s Day, to add to a card or whatever else you would like. I see a lot of origami hearts this time of year and it got me thinking. I wondered if you could do such a thing with fabric. Well, of […]
I made this little Valentine heart knitting pattern as a challenge to myself to see if I could knit a heart in the round. It’s actually really easy to do and a pretty fast project to do with a bit of leftover yarn. I ended up making three of them, each a little different based […]
A lot of yarn crafters learn either knitting or crochet first based on their interest or if there is someone around to teach them one or the other, but if you have a choice on knitting vs. crochet, which one should you choose to learn? My History of Knitting and Crochet My grandmother and mother […]
I’ve been sort of working on an ebook on how to use your yarn stash for a few years now, but in the meantime I wanted to share some stash-busting basics that I’m using to help pare down my stash. I decided that this year (as I have several times before, with varying degrees of […]
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 […]