Red sky in the morning
This photo is not from today, but we had a sky like it today for just a few moments. Our first real snowfall happened later in the morning. Being on the coast, we really...
Category: crochet
Items of interest
I was thinking I have nothing to post about. Then I looked out the window and noticed this tree. It struck me that it looks very odd at this time of year. It’s a...
A place of trust
It’s Thanksgiving. I’m cooking a pecan pie. A little later, will roast squash and brussels sprouts, make mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. We are going over to a cousins’ house. Even so, I cook...
Tunisian crochet hats
In my slow study of routine over the past year-plus of pandemic isolation, I’ve come up with a special time of day I call “mindless mornings.” It starts after tea is prepared, or maybe...
Socks! And ball winder
I finished my first pair of socks! Made with crochet, using the Tipping the Scales pattern from The Crochet Project. It was a challenge. I had to frog the ribbing several times before I...
Tipping the Scales socks
It’s becoming a tradition to crochet something this time of year. I love Joanne Scrace’s and Kat Goldin’s The Crochet Project and this year they offered a mystery crochet-along for socks. Perfect! I’ve been...
Spun Gold shawl
I didn’t go to California for Becca’s birthday party. I really wanted to make her a gift instead, so I crocheted a shawl. Pattern: Spun Gold from The Crochet Project I love Ravelry. Finished...