Welcome to 2014

A New Year! A New Start! A great time until one needs to change those big plans. Mistakes and u-turns, ripping out progress in disappointment has been my theme so far this year. I LOVE the summer sweater/shawl pattern from an issue of Keitodama 157 I purchased last summer. It has been at least sixContinue reading “Welcome to 2014”

Purple Baby Alpaca Scarf – DONE!!

Before the End of 2013, I will finish…this lovely lavender, 100% Baby Alpaca scarf.  75grams of super warm, squishy softness in varying shades of lavenders, has been my train companion for the past several weeks. Whenever I can get a seat on the train, I pull out a special crochet project. One that is smallContinue reading “Purple Baby Alpaca Scarf – DONE!!”

“Leap and the Net Will Appear” – Julia Cameron

After decades of deliberation, finally in 2010, I decided what I wanted to be when I grew up: an Artist! Then came the hard part; The Leap! Where do I start? How do I begin this new journey that I really felt like I was coming in late to the game? Just as I made myContinue reading ““Leap and the Net Will Appear” – Julia Cameron”

Pizzelle Beret = Done!

Another item on my “Before the end of 2013, I will finish…” is completed! During the Tokyo Yarn Crawl, I picked up a lovely milk chocolate brown lace yarn with a coppery sheen from Avril to crochet the Pizzelle Beret by Linda Perlmann. This is one of the first patterns I’ve done that isn’t chartedContinue reading “Pizzelle Beret = Done!”

Flutterzags and Puddles

The most beautiful yarn, colorway inspired by the Ulysses Butterfly in Australia, has been crocheted into a scarf for my MIL. Lovingly dyed under the Australian sun by Solar Flair Fibres it creates the most amazing pattern using the Pavement Infinity Scarf stitches. Starting out it was creating nice diagonal stripes but the zagged forContinue reading “Flutterzags and Puddles”

Before the End of 2013, I will finish…

With just one month left in the year, I feel really good about all I have accomplished this year so far. I just have a few loose ends to tie up or finish off before the new year: several works in progress I’d like to accomplish before the end of 2013: Ulysses Butterfly Cowl: AnContinue reading “Before the End of 2013, I will finish…”