Holidaze

Semester’s over, finally! It was pretty crappy overall, and not even just for me or Nate. Seemed like everyone had a pretty lame last couple of months, and then nature decides to throw itself into the mix with a nice blizzard! Hooray!
We were planning on making a snow tank, but the snow was too [...]

Chilly

It’s gettin’ cold out and is almost time for scarves and handwarmers and coats and sweaters and hats. Well, I’m actually already in the habit of wearing sweaters and we have broken out the scarves at least once in the past week. I’m not much of a hat-wearer, though, so it’s plenty odd that I’m [...]

I wonder about me

Car’s fixed. Starter was replaced, and everything is running fine now. I fixed my PS2’s DRE problem (and didn’t even require a tiny screwdriver), so I can actually PLAY my PSX/PS2 games again. Go me!
Stressful week, not going to go into it. It was just… stressful.
I need some fiberfill for the Frog Beanie (Ravelry link) [...]

Sadface

I never realized how boring the internet can be when my friend Lunchbox isn’t on for dorky discussions about all the things we’re hardcore nerds for.
Anyhow, I think I’ve reached a sort of milestone as a crocheter, I guess. I’m working on my first true crochet commission, for my friend Vero. It’s a scarf, and [...]

Art, crochet and words

I’ve been productive. Usually when I think about what to write in this thing, I think to myself, “There’s nothing interesting going on. I’m not doing anything.” But then I realized I’ve done quite a bit since my last blog entry.
I’ve been doing some writing of a cooperative sort and it’s been inspiring me to [...]

Wool Patch

Since I’ve really started crocheting (and slowly learning to knit), I’ve only ever bought yarn from places like Michaels, Joann’s and Walmart, because they were close and affordable.

I did some looking on google eventually for a proper LYS (Local Yarn Shop/Store) and found one called The Wool Patch in Middleboro, right down route 28. I [...]

First scarf

I finished a simple scarf pattern I found some time around the middle of April, but didn’t get around to snapping any photos of it until now. So, here it is~

It was simple, and worked up incredibly fast. I was actually so used to going through the motions that I wasn’t even paying attention to [...]

Ravelry

Combine myspace, deviantart, last.fm, flickr and a love of yarn and you basically get Ravelry. It’s currently invite-only beta, so I can’t directly link to anything anyone would be able to access, but it is a dream come true for me. Patterns, topical social networks and a way to organize and keep track of my [...]

Hobby Battle

I had a feeling this would happen when I decided to pick up crochet as a hobby, but I somehow thought I’d be better able to balance it against my other crafts and pastimes. Guess I was wrong!
Crochet has become an obsession. I scour the internet for interesting patterns I feel confident enough to tackle. [...]

Spinning a yarn

I first learned some basics to crocheting from my paternal grandmother during one of my visits up in Washington state. Essentially, I learned how to start with a slipknot and how to chain, but that’s about it.
Last autumn, I started to pick it up again and bought myself some basic supplies and a book for [...]