I really hope two particular friends don’t know about this blog (I’m pretty sure they don’t) because they’re about to get some gifts from me.  These are so overdue; I’ve been meaning to make them something for ages but couldn’t settle on what until I made a cowl for another friend with Lion Brand Scarfie…

My flurry of holiday crocheting included three types of items I’ve never attempted to make before.  And I wanted to make another useful household item – two of them, really: one for each parent.  And what could be more useful than a crocheted basket?  Okay – there are a lot more useful things, but for…

This is the project that inspired me to attempt the Nessie amigurami:  some very small items for my mum.  She has a particular fondness for both acorns and ladybugs and wouldn’t you know, I had an over-abundance of brown, tan, red and black embroidery floss. Amigurami is a very fussy craft to attempt, particularly the…

So now that my holiday gifts have been distributed, I suppose I can mention them.  This year, I made three market bags, two pairs of slipper socks for women, one pair man-sized slipper socks, two baskets, one hat (with a skull and crossbones), another hat (sans skull and crossbones) and one cowl. I used three…

This project occurred because of the convergence of two events. About a year and a half ago, my mother and I went to a local yarn shop and I saw some Malabrigo Rios yarn in Bobby Blue that was sublime.  And, although I’ve crocheted since I was nine years old, I had never really worked…

I reached this sweater through a rather circuitous route.  First, I was going to make the Overcast sweater.  I wanted it to be a bit heartier, so I bought some Caron Big Cake yarn (the worsted weight, not bulky), which necessitated the use of a 5mm hook.  I figured that would be okay, since I…

Last Christmas, my mum gave me several skeins of Patons Canadiana yarn in Teal Heather.  (Yes, it took me this long to figure out what I wanted to make with it…)  And after crocheting several items for gifts, I thought I’d take a break and make something for me, particularly with the weather getting cooler….

I hadn’t planned on venturing into the realm of amigurumi, but an unrelated project inspired me to make a few wee things for my mother for Christmas (which I can’t show here until December 26th…) That project inspired me to attempt something on a larger scale.  Jack and I have a plethora of ornaments and…

I can’t remember what prompted me to make these.  A discussion?  A photo I saw?  Both? At any rate, for whatever reason, I felt compelled to crochet some pumpkins: This is the pattern I used: Medium Crochet Pumpkin Pattern The resulting pumpkin was very small (the smallest in this picture); only about four inches across. …

I’ve seen Lion Brand’s Shawl-in-a-Ball in various stores and until recently, walked past it without a thought.  But a recent posting on Facebook crochet page (where else…) prompted me to give it a try.  To be truthful, I didn’t buy into the name – how could an entire shawl be made from 440m of yarn? …