Happy Easter!
Ehm, it has been a wee bit since my last blog post (the understatement of the year!) so that perhaps celebrating Easter will also bring hope that I will be able to start posting a bit more frequently? It hasn’t … Continued
Happy Thanksgiving!
. . I just LOVE cranberries! I like the red color, the tartness and the many ways you can use or prepare them. I pretty much like them in any form but I especially look forward to the fresh cranberry season … Continued
Cowl Naming Contest
© Daniela Nii © Daniela Nii I am getting ready to release the pattern for this wonderfully drapey, knitted cowl, BUT I am struggling to come up with a name for it and need your help! The cowl uses Indian Cross mock … Continued
Lots of Green in My Stash
With today being St. Patrick’s Day and all kinds of green popping up everywhere, I wondered how the color green was faring in my stash… I sure was surprised to find out that I had such a variety of greens in … Continued
Experimenting with Non-Traditional Yarn for Tatting
I’ve been experimenting a little bit with using different yarns for tatting than the traditional tatting threads in preparation for teaching my upcoming “Beginning Shuttle Tatting” workshop at the end of this month at the Interweave Yarn Fest in Loveland, … Continued
Sexy Crochet
It’s been such a beautiful sunny and warm day here in Colorado that I had to take a short break from tech editing indoors, stuck in front of a computer. I grabbed my Sexy yarn from the Buffalo Wool Company, … Continued
Bobble Snowflake Hotpad
Since I’ve allowed myself to consider myself a designer (yep, that took a while because I have absolutely no formal fashion, drawing, or art background whatsoever and feel intimidated by all those fabulous designers out there), my mind has become … Continued
Wonderful “Thank You” Mail
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from one of my blog readers who was in search of some yarn to complete a project. As it turns out, the yarn was no longer available in the weight she used … Continued