Moving Hiatus

I have been diligently trying to keep posting recently while we've been house hunting and packing. Now that we're on the cusp of actually moving, I realize that I need to take a break. I just don't have the time to keep knitting and also post here. Since I want to keep knitting and it...

Five Years of Daily Creative Thing

According to my calculations, yesterday marked my five year blog-aversary! It is really hard to believe I've been at this for five years. On the other hand, it is also hard to believe that I've only been knitting for four years. My crafty hobbies have become a really big part of my daily life, and...

Transverse progress

This is where most of my knitting time has been spent lately. I started on the second mini skein from my advent and I'm about halfway done with it already. The short rows are finished and I just have about 50 rows of raglan increases to knit before I split for the sleeves. That should...

Pull Me Over progress (6)

I picked up the first sleeve and am about 20 rows in. Those first two rows of picking everything up and establishing the pattern are so nerve-wracking. It's already a fairly reasonable short sleeve length and I still have plenty of yardage left. The sleeve looks very small and funny because of the ribbing, but...

Gingerbread House Stitch Marker

After seeing how cute the stitch markers from The Corner of Craft were in person, I decided to try my hand at making one myself. She has a nice tutorial video on her YouTube channel that explains how. I'm pretty proud with how this one turned out, even if it took me several hours of...

Cozy Classic Raglan progress (10)

As you can see, I did not take a break from my sweater to work on my socks. I finished an entire sleeve minus the kitchener graft by Monday morning. The graft itself was slow going and I think I got it slightly wrong for the first few stitches but it's done. For this sleeve...

Hex Blanket progress (2)

I've spent a little time setting up the next round of joining for the blanket, and I've crocheted a few new hexes as well. Four different colors of yarn have been completely used up so far, and I'm close to finishing off a fifth. I have no idea if the yarn I've chosen for my...

Christmas Ball Advent Calendar Days 1-2

I've gotten a bit hooked on watching Arne & Carlos lately. They have a delightful blend of interesting information and good-natured silliness that is exactly what I need at this point in the year 2020. They are hosting a knit-along to make the 24 Christmas Ball patterns they released this year and I could not...

October 2020 Goals

September was one of the hardest months of my entire life. Losing my Mom, on top of COVID and everything else going on in the world, was just too much for me to handle. Thank goodness I was able to keep myself steady by knitting and crocheting. I finished a lot of small projects since...

Unraveling

I started these gloves over a week ago. They were meant to be an xmas gift for my mom. I was working on them when I got the call last week that she had been rushed to the ER with chest pains. I brought them with me when I drove up to be with my...

September 2020 Goals

August was very hot and very wet around here, not the best weather for yarncraft motivation. I still managed to complete my longest-running WIP and several other projects, so I'm quite proud. Completed in August: Stormy Day Socks - knitVampire Squid Blanket - crochetWelty Socks - knitOne Skein Wonder - knit (I'll share this one...

Vampire Squid “Mermaid Blanket” Finished!!!

Ok folks, this is hands down the most insane thing I have ever created. You've heard me talk about my "red blanket of doom", but I didn't post many photos of it. The truth is I was keeping it a secret until it was finished because the idea is so ridiculous and I wasn't sure...