Rantings & Ravings

We will all miss you.

Here are some of the Handmade Holiday Pins that Stevie gave to Laura over all the years (He bought them from a lady at work and handed them out to ladies he liked)

Watched the Iditarod Ceremonial Start, and stitched on a baby blanket WIP (Work In Progress) as part of the 9th annual Iknitarod. Hoping to finish the blanket by the time the Iditarod finishes.

Laura spent the weekend visiting yarn shops as part of the LA Yarn Crawl 2018. There were 26 total shops participating, but this year she only made it to 7. 7 must be her lucky number though, as she was the lucky winner of a Daily raffle at Jennifer Knits (Torrance) where she won a […]

Local Yarn Store Day!
(Conveniently scheduled over the 2018 LA Yarn Crawl weekend )

Lazy Saturday on the Couch.

Taught a fun class in how to make a Crochet Edged Fleece Blanket in June. There were about a dozen people in the class and everyone caught on really quickly – there was even one person that had never crocheted. I did all the prep work on the blankets (cutting, hemming, poking stitching […]

Did a crochet pattern test recently.
The pattern (”Sweet Little Old Fashioned Flower Basket”) will be available on Ravelry (www.ravelry.com) soon. It was fun to crochet, and the finished basket is only about 3 inches across.

Adjustable Crocheted Necklace - Photo Tutorial. Very easy crocheted necklace (only chain stitch used) that is adjustable in length. Easy and fun to work up, and they make great gifts! Also available on Ravelry.com as a free download - click here to download the instructions