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
Hey, maker-peeps…s’up? In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been like, um, kinda sorta away for a bit. And why, pray tell, did I abandon my beloved blog for, like, EV-VER??? Reasons abound, but to keep a long story short(ish – y’all know who you’re dealing with here) last year was annus insania. That’s Latin for… Read More What Absence Makes
There are few things more heartbreaking than working so unbelievably hard on something and really really really wanting and expecting to love it, only to have it not work out the way you’d imagined. I am sad. Looking at this sweater on its shelf in my closet makes me sad. Putting it on and… Read More Stonecutters Saga
I’m back. I apologize for being gone so long. Mental block…no worries, I smashed the block with a hammer. Further to my last post…somehow, despite all the starting, I did manage to “un-needle” a thing or two. (and, of course, “needle” and finish a few more…posts to follow) At the very very VERY end of… Read More Good Things Come to Those Who Finish
It’s official. I have been self-diagnosed with Start-itis. I’m afraid it may be terminal, because the stress is killing me! I can’t seem to stop putting new projects on my needles. Remember Rivel Cardi and Vestpa? Both in a deep deep sleep – coma-ville, in fact. Vestpa may even end up in the frog… Read More Can’t Stop Starting