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More Project Photos…

A few more recent or current projects, as threatened!  ;o) My as-yet unfinished Calorimetry: I had such plans for Calorimetry… I was going to make this one for myself, then make one for my mother and at least one of my sisters for Christmas– possibly make one for every female in my family.  (Ok, not […]

Wrap-Up– for Reals This Time ;o)

Ok, time to really wrap up the (handmade) Christmas gifts.  When I started (and named) this blog, I didn’t realize that I’d eventually become so enamored of crochet (and knitting).  I expected to spend more time learning to sew than I do– but I do still sew a little, with plans for more, eventually– and […]

Christmas Project Wrap-Up

Whew.  As much fun as it is, it’s still good to have the busy-ness of Christmas over.  I’m happy to have relatively guilt-free craft time, again– time when I can crochet or knit or whatever on any project that strikes my fancy, without feeling that twinge of “I really ought to be working on Secret […]

The Shame! & Popping Head Up From Pile of Secret Projects

I just discovered/realized that Ravelry has a messaging/mail feature.  And I have quite a few (by my standards) messages that I haven’t even looked at, so potentially several people have thought I’ve been ignoring them…  *guilt-blush* Of course, I’m pretty awful about answering non-urgent e-mail and comments on other sites/blogs, so it wouldn’t be completely […]

Sewing Machine, Resurrected! (?)

Last night, Donald (my sweet husband) looked at my sewing machine for me. (I believe I mentioned that it had suddenly stopped working?  The needle had stopped moving, and I was afraid it would be impossible or too expensive for its value to repair, and was dreading having to shop for a new or used […]

Summer in Sweden, Specifics

Someone expressed an interest in the exact color combinations I used in the squares for my Summer in Sweden Throw, and since I’m looking for ways to procrastinate various things I ought to be doing, why not? ;o) (If you’re wondering what throw I’m talking about, you can read about the “Summer in Sweden” crochet […]