This year has been a very trying one for me and last week just made it a whole lot tougher: I was laid off from my job of 12 years.I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around everything but my #1 goal for now is to spend all of my time finding a new job. A lot has changed since I was last searching for a job and from what I gather the majority of it takes place online and is also very time consuming. So because of this I am stepping away ... Read the Post...
12 Free Shark Crochet Patterns
When I was around 5 or 6 years old I saw my very first horror movie. The movie: Jaws.I remember like it was yesterday. I also remember how it totally freaked me out. From swimming in the ocean to taking a bath to swimming over the drain in our pool I thought Jaws would somehow miraculously appear and take a bite out of me.And then there was the time in seventh grade when I actually swam with sharks. . .Next Sunday, July 23 starts the beginning of ... Read the Post...
Yarn Palette | Fresh Hues
This month's yarn palette is from Design Seeds and is a fresh summer palette that reminds me of margaritas. Yum! Soft Sage: Caron One Pound Yarn Kelly Green: Caron One Pound Yarn Sunflower: Caron One Pound Yarn Yellow: Brenat Super Saver Yarn Lemon: Red Heart Super Saver L'il Ivory Lace: Caron Simply Baby Yarn I had a really hard time finding a good color for the very light green, so I went with an ivory color instead. I used acrylic weight ... Read the Post...
Pattern Review: Amigurumi Crochet Doughnut Pincushion
One of my favorite things to craft is food! I don't know why since I am not a huge foodie. Maybe it is the simplicity of the items. Or maybe the fact that they look good enough to eat, like my crocheted doughnut pincushion that I made using a FREE pattern I found on the Lion Brand Yarn website. (Contains affiliate links.) Have you heard of Amigurumi but have no idea what it is? According to Wikipedia, "Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting ... Read the Post...