Remember how I said 2022 was The Year of Crochet? Yeah, well, truth be told it’s a lot more like the Year of Knicoleknits Learning Crafting Humility. Here’s me all “I’m an expert knitter and crochet is really just knitting with a hook, so hold my martini, I got this…” Um – well – perhaps… Read More The Fast and the Making Me Furious
Many kids have a special fondness for a particular blanket. Sometimes that fondness borders on Linus Van Pelt-esque neurosis, as many a parent could attest, but I’m not gonna judge. Blankets rock. I know it – you know it. I talked all about it in a previous post. My grandkids are no different. They love… Read More The Eyes Have It
Somehow this (long) weekend got away from me. As you know, I normally post on Sundays, but yesterday was all about V-day togetherness with my Handsome Man, so I set aside today (aka Second Sunday) for the blog. However, this morning it came to my attention that I had a rather large number of compromised… Read More Teasers
Once again, my works-in-progress – aka WIPs – are OUTTA CONTROL!! (channeling a little Regis Philbin there). I’m stranded on WIP island. I feel like I’m knitting and knitting and knitting and nothing’s happening. Of course, stuff is actually happening – loops are getting pulled and pushed through other loops – but there’s no gratifying… Read More Cracking the WIPs
I’ve been thinking about blankets. It’s quite fascinating that something so seemingly insignificant – a really big swatch of knitted or woven fabric – has a truly, well, significant place in our lives. Think about it – to a person, we are swaddled in one at birth. We snuggle under them on a cold day,… Read More Blankety