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Broomstick lace is a really old technique, which may originally have actually been done with a broomstick but is now usually worked with a giant knitting needle and a crochet hook. You form loops on the knitting needle with the help of the hook, then work the loops together into crochet stitches. It makes this […]
Pretty much everyone knows that I’m pretty much always cold, and I’m doing everything I can this winter to keep from feeling cold all the time. I’ve been wearing handknit socks most of the time because they are so much warmer than commercially made socks, but I feel a longing to knit and crochet slippers […]
There have been times — and there still are — when food has been a struggle for us with the girl. We like a much more varied menu than she does, and would be a lot closer to vegetarian without her influence over our meal planning. Still, I know we’re lucky that she eats as […]
As a yarn crafter, I know I am not alone in the problem of having too much stash, yarn kept for someday projects that might never happen. And while fall and winter are great knit-like-crazy, use-all-the-yarn-you-can times, I know it’s probably still not enough to bring my stash down to reasonable proportions. I’ve come to […]
I am a part of the Sensory Processing 101 affiliate program, so if you click on a link in this post and buy the book, I’ll get a little money. I’d appreciate it if you did! All opinions are my own. Our bodies are amazing things when they work properly. They allow us to sit, […]
This needs to start with the big disclaimer that I know the author of this book in an online friend sense. We used to be colleagues at About.com and she has gone on to do amazing things, including writing three books and working for Understood to be an even bigger advocate for kids with learning […]
For being a knitter, crafter, designer and someone who just wrote a book about color knitting for cryin’ out loud, my house is not at all colorful. We moved in almost exactly four years ago and every single room is still beige. I know painting is not the only way to get color into a […]