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Year of Projects: Weeks 30/31

Sometime I feel I need to post only when I have groundbreaking stuff to share. I don’t. I’m going to blame the month of March for my lax blogging. No reason. I just don’t want to take responsibility for being absent. I stash busted a C2C baby blanket for my spouse’s niece. Who is due…

March 22, 2021
Just Perfect

That was sarcasm. And today (and the week) was fine, otherwise. You see, last week a friend of mine mentioned a need her and her family had. It was something I could help with. I was all, “Say no more, I’ve got you”. Then today, when I needed it most, the dryer stopped working. PERFECT.…

March 17, 2021
Year of Projects: Week 29

This week had me checking off a surprising amount of tasks on my YOP list! I finished my Right Round Scarf AND the Right Round Cowl last week. I crocheted a couple baskets to wrangle laundry room clutter My Stash Bust total for the first week of March is 6 balls!! My YTD total is…

March 7, 2021
At the Finish

I finished the Right Round Scarf on Monday (March 1st), and IMMEDIATELY launched into the worsted cowl version! Which I finished up Friday. While winters are generally pretty mild at my Mid-Atlantic location, some days are beastly between the bitter cold and the biting wind. No amount of scarf coverage will block the wind, it…

March 7, 2021
Year of Projects: Week 28

Goal share time: I can say with a fair amount of certainty, I didn’t buy yarn in February of 2021. I more than made up for it in January; I had an advent box to open for the first 2 weeks of February- but the yarn was PURCHASED in January! One of 3 months of…

February 28, 2021
Getting Lost

I’m the kind of person who easily gets lost in a good book. Last summer, I discovered that the RIGHT audiobook is just as easy to get lost in as a physical book. This week I fell into Octavia Butler’s Kindred. I have been meaning to read her work since college, but would forget to…

February 25, 2021
Year of Projects: Week 27

I’ve been working almost exclusively on the “Right Round” Project. I am currently about 55% of the way through the project and I love it more every day! The fingering weight yarn and size 3 needles are not particularly quick, but the project is really great. I’m already planning a cowl version AND a “windscreen”-cowl…

February 22, 2021
What’s Today?

This week has been feeling chaotic! Our schedule has been thrown up in the air; a holiday here in the USA, a new learning model with school, a snow day! I woke up thinking today was Monday. It took me a minute to realize it’s Friday!! I managed to finally post my Magic Sea Captain…

February 19, 2021
Free Pattern: Magic Sea Captain Watch Cap

Magic Sea Captain Watch Cap: Solid, Colorblock, and MYOM (Make Your Own Marl) Versions Live your own life aquatic with this awesome Zissou inspired watch cap. The proportions seem all wrong, but when placed on the wearer, they magically become all right. Magic Sea Captain Watch Cap Solid/Color Block Sizes: Newborn/Baby, (Toddler/Kid, Tween/Adult Small, Adult…

February 17, 2021
Love Lines Advent Recap

In all the years I’ve been knitting, this is my first advent box. These boxes of surprise colorway mini skeins are frequently seen during the December holiday season. I have been curious to try one, but usually miss the order cut-off in the fall. When my absolute favorite indie dyer, Terri from AT Haynes House…

February 15, 2021