Day 18: Craft Books
As I’ve done all through this photo challenge, I’m focusing on yarn crafts, so I left out any books about other crafts. These are (most of) my crochet and knitting books and booklets. I’ve left out one book by accident and a few vintage pamphlets/magazines by design (didn’t want to dig them out), but this […]
Day 17: Last FO I Used
Not counting the FOs I use continuously– doilies, decorative pot holders, dish scrubbers, and my crochet/knitting tool pincushion– I think this is the last FO (finished object) I used. This is my “Very Vintage V-Stitch-Ghan”. It’s not exactly afghan weather here (hasn’t been for a couple months and won’t be until late October, probably), but […]
Day 16: Texture
The next prompt in the Month of Craft Photos Challenge is “Texture”. This is some of the most highly textured yarn in my stash. It’s Yarn Bee Highland Thistle (now discontinued) bought on clearance years ago. I kind of like it, though the colors are very pink and purple, which Little Girl Me would have […]
(Formerly Known as) the Ravelympics
So, apparently there’s a big to-do about Ravelry’s “Ravelympics” and the USOC demanding that they no longer be called such. (And I’ll admit right now, I only skimmed their lawyer letter. Life’s too short to read legal mumbo-jumbo, unless it’s a contract you’re about to sign…) I think there may have also been something about […]
McCall’s Christmas Make-it Ideas
I ought to be dusting the living room, sorting through accumulated “stuff” on kitchen and dining room surfaces, or cleaning the bathrooms. Therefore, I naturally set about figuring out how to work our new(ish) scanner. (I’m such a great housekeeper!) Quite some time ago, I was given (among a bunch of other things) an old […]
Day 15: A New Skill
The newest knitting skill I’ve learned is how to knit the “feather and fan”/ “old shale” pattern. It’s the laciest knitting I’ve done to date… possibly excluding the One Row Scarf– but that one didn’t feel as much like lace as this does. (I need to get back to work on Multnomah again…) After I […]
Project Updates
I have things I should be doing, so naturally I’m procrastinating. There’s nothing to give the old blog a boost like a long to-do list! ;o) – – – – – – I finished the t-shirt yarn dog toy basket yesterday. It looks… kind of raggedy. Well, it is made of rags, so… It’s fine […]
Day 14: Where I Craft
Though I occasionally crochet or knit while sitting in bed, most of the time, I’m seated either right there at my favorite spot on the couch (note the crochet thread and doily on the end table) or at the computer desk in the background.
Day 13: Inspiration Indoors
I’m probably taking this more literally than intended, but this is where I get most of my inspiration– online (Ravelry, for instance) and from the photos of craft books. I have to be careful, though; looking too much at patterns and finished projects in either place can make me want to drop whatever I’m already […]
I Hereby Decree…
I’ve decided that I’m taking a day or two off the Month of Craft Photos thing. (Since I’m not even playing along on Flickr, who’s to care?) I just don’t feel the motivation on the weekends, and this (late) afternoon, I’m so tired. The thought of figuring out what to photograph was not fun at […]