2022 was a year for me. But, then again, so was 2021, as well as 2020. Basically the entire pandemic was a gradual descent into, what I can now retrospectively look at as, a mental health catastrophe from which I almost did not emerge. I was lost in my head without an exit door. I…
“A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Ukraine as attacks of war put millions of lives at risk. Innocent families, women and girls, and the elderly will suffer most. CARE’s immediate crisis response aims to reach 4 million with your help.” From Care.org Through March 31, 2022, 100% of the revenue of my Crochet Sunflower Pillow…
Even though I’m always learning new techniques and finding new textiles, I have consciously stayed away from wool. In my mind, it was itchy, not very comfortable, and always managed to find its way into my regular laundry. So when given the chance to focus on nothing but wool for this collaboration with Joann Fabrics,…
Never did I ever think that I would ever fall in love with knitting needles. Alas, the unthinkable has happened and I’m absolutely smitten with Knitter’s Pride’s The Mindful Collection. I’d done knitting in the past and was able to pick up crochet fairly easily, so I never went back to it. But when I…
A few weeks ago, I started this blue crochet hat while I was on the Shi Show over on the Lion Brand Yarn Facebook Page. Shira founded Hat not Hate, which is an organization and campaign which uses blue hats as a beacon for the fight against bullying. Seriously check it out, it’s definitely something…
