No more tangled yarn: make a center pull ball

February 22nd, 2008

Notice the yarn coming out of the center of the ball.

When you are working with a hank (a long ring of yarn that is not sold in a ball) or a skein (more of a figure eight wound portion of yarn) you can easily get into trouble where you find your yarn has become tangled […]

So Simple Crochet Baby Hat

September 8th, 2007

This was cute and simple -a great intro to crochet that made a cute gift as well.

I’ve been so very busy this summer. I started a new job that has been demanding, but rewarding leaving precious little time for knitting or crochet. The summer seems to have flown by. My best friends sister […]

My take on a no pattern Granny Square formula

April 21st, 2007

I need simple in my life and I need simple in my creative life to really enjoy myself. So here is my approach to the simple, granny square. Firstly the granny square -at least my simple one, breaks down into corners, edges and spaces.
The corners of the square are made up of 2 clusters of […]

Crochet -simple granny square pattern

April 14th, 2007

photo ftom: knitgarden
I am still learning to crochet. I am hummin’ along with my crochet blanket -but I am still dropping and adding the odd stitch at the turns, its good practice I keep telling myself, but dam it’s disappointing when ya hold up the thing and it veers off into oblivion. If I […]