Random This & That

I don’t have a lot to share since last time, but here’s what there is… I Just Need Some Space I wanted to make a space-themed watercolor doodle for this year’s Father’s Day card.  I’ve tried to paint “space scenes” or “starry skies/galaxies” a couple times before, but I haven’t been happy with my results.  […]

Long Weekend, Here I Come

Memorial Day feels early, this year, but a long weekend is definitely welcome, whenever it happens.  I’m looking forward to a little extra free time and made sure the monthly to-do list is in good shape so that a lazy Monday shouldn’t be a problem.   May has flown!  It’s felt busy, which is probably why […]

Three Materials Challenge & Knitting

Can it be?  Back on the third day in a row?!  It’s thanks to the 3 Materials Challenge.  (Or the Three Materials Challenge—I can never decide whether to spell out the first word or leave it as a numeral!)  Having a daily challenge gives something to post about every day and slight incentive to keep […]

Always Playing Catch-Up!

Gosh, I knew it had been a while since my last blog post, but I didn’t realize it had been that long!   For more than a year, now, Donald’s been sole owner of his web-design business, and I’ve been pitching in where I could, originally with small, sporadic jobs.  I’ve been depositing checks, mailing invoices (before […]

More FOs and WIPs

There’s another FO for the blog!  I’ve lost track of how many years this particular project has been in hibernation.  It spent some time in a basket in the closet, I think, then moved to the computer desk, where (surely!) I would see it and be inspired to finish it.  (No, I just stopped noticing […]

It’s Been a While!

It’s been a long time!  I got a new computer at the end of 2019, which necessitated getting all the programs reinstalled, including some so-called upgrades that actually mean more work rather than less.  (I’ll just go ahead and admit that I hate change.  I like things to be where I expect them to be […]

Christmas Projects (2018)

I ended up not doing much in the way of Christmas projects for 2018. The advent scarf went into hibernation mode.  (I’ll pick it back up again, eventually, when I’m in the right mood.) I did make some progress on those long (long, long)-overdue hedgehog mittens, but they’re also in time-out.  Next up is attaching […]

WIPs: Ahmanet and Japanese Stitches Scarf

I’m just popping in to give a couple of quick project updates.  First, I’m still slowly crocheting my way through “Ahmanet”.  It’s taken a backseat to my other current WIP, but every so often it gets a little attention.  Here’s the latest progress photo: It’s a little rumpled, but you can at least get an […]

FO: Cables and Lace Advent Scarf (2015)

If you’ve been reading along, you know that I recently washed and blocked (for the first time) an Advent scarf I knitted three years ago.  If I remember correctly, I finished the knitting not too long after the holiday season, but I then took a long, long time to decide how to finish it– then […]

So Much for Good Intentions!

Well, I washed and blocked the 2015 Advent Scarf. (I also blocked a couple of small cable swatches knitted from the same yarn, mentioned briefly at the end of this post.  Basically, they’re an excuse to try out cable patterns just for the fun of it, and I have nebulous plans to frame them for […]