Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Hey there my Lovelies! You didn’t keel over from the shock of seeing a post from me, did you? ...

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A Fabulous Design Star!

A Fabulous Design Star!

Confession. I stopped watching this season’s HGTV Design Star around the third or fourth ...

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My Therapists Have Whiskers

My Therapists Have Whiskers

One fine Sunday in July, hubs and I went out to breakfast. On the way home, we spotted a yard sale ...

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Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

My nesting gene has lain dormant the last few years, a function of limited space and limited money. ...

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Life as Dominos

Life as Dominos

One thing leads to another. Meeting so-and-so led to this-and-that, this-and-that led to meeting ...

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Stressful TV

Stressful TV

Okay, TV producers, showrunners and programmers, enough. I can’t take it anymore. Uncle, ...

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Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Random favorite vintage pattern. The abbreviation “n” here stands for ...

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Category Archive for: ‘HOOKS & NEEDLES’

Doris Day Knits

Do I Look Like a Grandma?

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I’m not sure where the idea that only grandmas work with yarn ever came from. Just look at these classic [...]

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German Pattern

Crochet. It’s an International Language.

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Scholars and business people might say that English and Spanish are the universal languages of the world. I disagree! Plunk [...]

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A Woman’s Work is Never Done

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Or, sometimes a woman’s work takes 67 years.   Take heart all you needle artists with WIPs waiting to be [...]

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Tuxedo Lace Vintage Knit Pattern

Tuxedo Lace to Knit

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Random favorite vintage pattern. The abbreviation “n” here stands for “narrow” and it’s described as: Not very clear, is it?

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Metallic Stitches

The Art of Working With Yourself

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Everything needs to line up perfectly on a project. First A then B and C – there’s no way I [...]

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Entrelac Knitted Kindle Cozy From About

Take Your Library With You – In Style

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eBooks are fabulous. I’m not going to mention the one I wrote, again. Oops! I guess I just did, huh? [...]

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Crochet Ladies Dress 1

Used NOT As Intended

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Ready-made paths aren’t for us creative types. Dart out into the rough – that’s what we like to do. We [...]

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Pink Crochet Scarf 1

Wandering Eyes and Creative Flings

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Big projects require big commitments. I’ve got two biggies going right now — editing the second draft of my novel [...]

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Crochet Lace Trimmed Bag

Lacy Elegance: Create it Quickly and Simply

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Crocheted lace is quite possibly the most elegant thing in the world. Delicate stitches made with tiny threads, especially, just [...]

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Crazy Lady In Mermaid Costume Balancing On A Ball

Crazy Lady in a Mermaid Costume

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In late October, I posted a list of WIPs that I really wanted to finish. I felt a lot like [...]

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