This year I’m taking part in a secret Santa ornament swap (well, I guess it’s only secret until Monday, when we all blog about what we got). I has a lot of trouble coming up with exactly what I wanted to create for my recipient. Knitting something probably would have made sense, but I didn’t have any particular inspiration. I ... Read More »
There’s an epidemic of pregnancy going on among my mom friends right now. Between actual friends and Facebook friends I probably know a dozen people who are expecting or just gave birth. And while certainly all of those people aren’t close enough to me to get gifts, those who do get showered get handmade gifts. I usually make a baby ... Read More »
I don’t know exactly what’s come over me. it oculd be that I suddenly realized I’m going to have this baby in about 10 weeks and as it is baby has no place to sleep (well, there’s a crib with no mattress), almost nothing to wear, no diapers, towels or other supplies, and nothing but a couple of simple sewing ... Read More »
I was really excited to read an article in the New York Times this morning about parents in this new economy scaling back purchases for their babies, buying things secondhand or getting them for free when in the past they might have bought the top-of-the-line new products for each child. Unfortunately it was an article in the fashion section, so ... Read More »
As promised, I’ve practiced my crochet every day for the past few days (I think it’s four days in a row so far, haven’t done any today) and I can definitely see some progress already. I took another swing at a half-double crochet cloth: and it came out a lot better, though I was losing width there at the very ... Read More »
I’ve been what I consider to be a pretty good knitter for a relatively long time now, but I have never been one to crochet. It just never took the way that knitting did. I’ve been trying on and off to do something about that for the past couple of years, and it occured to me the other day that ... Read More »
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