Entries from April 2004

Sheepie’s Good Ideas

April 30th, 2004 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

Sheepie said he wasn’t getting enough time to run about grazing and doing the sort of things sheep love to do. Said he was too busy in my sidebars. And he said it was getting so crowded around here, he was getting claustrophobic. So, he suggested a lighter work schedule for himelf and gave me […]

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Unraveling Sweaters for Yarn

April 29th, 2004 · 14 Comments · Uncategorized

You may remember last month I was inspired by Marlo to embark upon the exciting adventure of unraveling thrift store sweaters for yarn. Today, Ro joined the Crochet Blogs ring. She has just unraveled her first sweater and, in her new crochet blog, posted this great link: How to Unravel a Sweater. A few other […]

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Grab the nearest book…

April 28th, 2004 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

“When I looked up through the web of trees, the night fell over me, and for a moment I lost my boundaries, feeling like the sky was my own skin and the moon was my heart beating up there in the dark.” The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd 1. Grab the nearest book. […]

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Squares 4, 5, 6 , and 7

April 27th, 2004 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

Finally! An update on my 63 squares afghan. First, I’ve made a photo gallery for it, yippee! In the photo gallery, I’ve listed the hook size I used for each square. And second, I’ve finished four more squares. #4 Treble crochet: I didn’t like this one at all. A bunch of rows of treble crochet […]

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My little scrap lot

April 24th, 2004 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

I bought this lot of yarn scraps and bits on eBay. Right now my own scraps are really uninteresting, and I want to try some free-form crochet. Here’s an example of the gorgeous, funky stuff you can do with free-form: Knitting & Freeform Crochet by Prudence. My eventual goal is to create an artsy wall […]

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