Miscellaneous Design Studio

Category: crafting

  • Week Three, Four, Five: YOP Update

    Well. Here are are. I’m working on the same 2 projects. A sweater that will be short sleeved and a crochet blanket. I’ve divided the body from the sleeves. Yeah. It’ll likely be a bit cropped and boxy. About 7” of body complete. My other project is a crochet blanket. I finally laid it out…

  • Summer Friday

    Well. It appears I’m back at the pool with the children. I’m not a pool kinda gal. I love swimming in the ocean, and that’s about it. Last week I gave myself some truly AWFUL sunburn by neglecting to sunblock. I was in the shade of a tree the whole time. Not enough. Today I’m…

  • Week Two: YOP 25/26

    Going back to work full time 19 months ago has REALLY eaten into my creative time. I lament the days I had a couple hours, but never thought it was enough. This week I continued work on the yoke of my sweater and got a number of rows on my crochet blanket. This afternoon I’m…

  • Week One: 25/26 YOP

    Welcome. This is a Year of Projects post. A Ravelry adjacent collective of crafters that blog their craft plans and the hijinks that ensue when plans go off the rails. Maybe that’s just me. My plans: 1.) restart my blog. Seriously. Working full time has really thrown a wrench into writing about being creative. I’m…

  • Year of Projects: September 2024

    Oh hi. It’s Sunday. Inspired by fellow blogger, Backstage Knits, I decided to pop into YOP. Earlier this year, I started a 12-month position at the high school in my neighborhood. I thought there would be more knitting on my walks to and from work. I was mistaken. I’ve gotten a reasonable amount of crafting…

  • This Chilly Life

    The generally temperate winter temperatures of Maryland have briefly abandoned us. Our usual high is in the 40s this time of year, and we are experiencing a bit of a cold snap, that brought SNOW! This past week I suspect we have gotten more snow than in the past 2 years combined. The kids already…

  • Oh. Hi. It’s the End. Of the Year.

    While I did not consistently blog like I wanted to, I never stopped creating. Working put a dent into my crafting time, and 2024 is going to bring me a full-time benefited position with the school district. My new post is close enough to walk, which I will be taking advantage of daily. I’m excited…

  • YOP: Y13-W7 thru 11

    OH. I blinked and its now September. Back to school has turned into our daily routine. This year is looking a bit different, I was offered, and accepted, a long-term substitute secretarial position (until roughly mid-November) in the counseling office at my favorite high school. I love interacting with the students outside of class; and…

  • Cinna and the Machine

    Another chapter in the Shoddy Seamstress Adventures I’ve done a fair amount of sewing this year. I consider myself a relatively shoddy seamstress, mainly because I half-ankle everything and rarely bother with a real pattern. Sometimes I watch a tutorial while scrolling through Pinterest for inspiration, then change half of what they tell me to…

  • Half a Dozen Dishcloths.

    And a coaster. Lovecrafts was running a clearance sale and I picked up some random stuff. Including a “super size” ball of Sugar n’ Cream in Hot Green and a 50g ball of Deramores Studio Cotton DK in Firefly (orange). Colors that are not my jam. But for a couple dollars each, they are perfectly…