I and three friends – Susan, Anu and Linda – have been going to lunch together for years. We used to work together and had many adventures, building, supporting and maintaining the software our company created. Although COVID has put the kibosh on our lunches, we’re still in touch. Okay – so what does this…

…but I changed my mind. I actually did this one a couple months ago, but forgot that I hadn’t posted about it. This all started when I saw the new Lion Brand Truboo yarn, which is, as the name suggests, made of bamboo. It is a pain to crochet with, but drapes beautifully. Also, I…

My friend Jackie and I (both vaccinated) took a road trip to visit a couple of (also vaccinated) friends a few months ago. One evening, while we were waiting for our food, she spotted a woman a few tables over wearing a sweater that she really liked the look of. I wandered over surreptitiously to…

I’ve been re-building my sweater collection after pretty much all of mine went up in smoke. I’ve already re-made a cardigan that I really liked and made – and then unraveled – a pull-over. Even in my favourite yarn (Lion Brand Jeans), a crochet pullover is too bulky. I don’t really wear that many pullovers,…

Around this time each year, cherry blossoms make their lovely and ethereal presence known. They are called Sakura are apparently A Thing in Japan, with many festivals held in their honour. The varieties I’ve seen in pictures of Japan seem to be mostly pale pink and beige-ish in colour. We have pale pink ones on…

Among the many things lost in the fire were our blankets. Besides the fairly simple quilts I made over the years, I also crocheted a few blankets. So I’ve started the process of replacing them. I have a fairly ornate one planned for me (check this site in a few months…). But Jack wanted something…

This is another brilliant design by the Make and Do Crew – this one is the Tate Wool Rancher hat. The brim is not as wide as the Cleo fedora and it’s made with a wool blend yarn. One of the lessons I’ve learned the hard way is to use the suggested yarn or the…

I hadn’t really planned on doing a fifth iteration of this scarf, but there I was, crocheting it yet again. This time, it was for the wife of a co-worker who I had worked fairly closely with. I really appreciated his willingness and ability to go into the weeds on various projects and wanted to…

This was a project inspired by Pinterest (the cause of much inspiration for many). I had pondered doing this for some time, but somehow had never gotten around to it. But just for yucks, I decided to give it a try. And discovered that although crocheting around rocks is a challenge, it’s not all that…

Well, as usual, I forgot to take pictures of some of my work, so you’ll just have to take my word for it that the suzette stitch cowl that I made for my mum with Hobbii Dream Colour fingering-weight superwash wool yarn in Midnight turned out great. I bought several in varying colours and hopefully…