Rubber-Handled Crochet Hooks

The Tulip Etimo Rose hook arrived earlier this week, so I decided to pull out all my similarly sized rubber-handled hooks and do some comparison. (I left the Clover Amour hook mostly out of it, because that’s a steel hook and the handle is not likely to be quite the same size as a Clover […]

A Little of This, A Little of That

Last weekend, I started the border for the Mysteryghan.  I’d just started the time-consuming cable round before becoming completely sidetracked. Then I picked up the Frosting cowl again.  I’m on to the third (and final) ball of yarn, trying to decide how long it should be before I have to figure out how to seam […]

Finished Pillow Slip-Covers (and More)!

Not exactly “tomorrow”, but… The pillow slip-covers are done and on the couch!  I’m still not the very best at cutting perfect squares of fabric, but I think the string quilt kit is within the realm of possibility, now.  Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ll start working on it right away… So many other projects […]

What?! Actual SEWING??

When I started this blog, I expected to write occasionally about sewing projects.  (Hence the blog’s name.)  I hadn’t even really learned how to crochet, at that point. Since the first entry (written in November 2008, which boggles my mind, because can it truly have been that long ago?), I’ve teetered through the learning stages […]