I ordered my first crochet afghan kit a few weeks ago and recently finished the project. There were definite pros and cons to working with a kit, but they didn’t end up being what I thought they would be. The kit I purchased was Western Sky Afghan, specifically by Herrschners. I have ordered […]
3 Summer Crochet Projects (for cooler weather)
I have 3 main crochet projects going on this summer. They are really for cooler weather, as explained below, but one is finished, one in process, and one with yarn ordered. I had previously thought of crocheting as a winter activity, partly because it involves sitting and partly because it sounded hot with all that […]
For Me Trying To Be Calm is a Psychological Disorder
In a world where being calm is rated as the 10 of psychological beauty, I might be about a 2. Maybe a 3 when I have a fever. It’s not that I’m normally frantic, but I need some combination of action and expression to feel my own version of relaxed. I discovered many years ago that […]
How to Sew a Simple Crochet Hook Travel Case
As I have picked up some speed in my crocheting, I have found myself increasingly going through the painful process of identifying crochet hooks from their jumble in a one compartment pencil case. I either had to dump them out, or I felt I ended up looking at the same ones over and over while […]
Learning to Crochet Later in Life While in Hospitals and on Airplanes
When I was growing up, I didn’t even know what crochet was. I had heard of knitting, but sewing was what my grandma was an expert on, so I was inspired to that as soon as I was old enough to reach the sewing machine peddle. Upon meeting my husband, I discovered crocheting was popular […]
