Thank goodness for yarn, eh? No matter what you're dealing with, there's a knit or crochet project that'll help you through. Feeling so stressed that you just gnawed your own leg off through sheer nervous energy? Allow me to recommend a simple ripple blanket. Practically expiring from ennui? Why not intarsia a reproduction of the Mona Lisa in laceweight? (Because it'll shred your last reserves of sanity, that's why not.) I've been glad of a couple of easy projects these past few weeks. Continue Reading
Comfort-Yarning
Knitting and crochet are like food for the soul. Just like real food, they can satisfy, intrigue, nourish, challenge, and comfort. And just like with food, you can crave different things when in different moods. I've been plugging away at designing the big-secret-crochet-house-project (which is n-e-a-r-l-y finished), but tonight, forget all that: I need simple, warm, comfort-knitting. And I need somebody else's pattern, so that I don't have to think too much. So I'm back on my other project: Continue Reading