Well, most of my seedlings survived to be planted outside this week! I was hoping to get them out sooner, but it was in the 40’s at night up until recently, and they are still pretty tiny baby plants. We don’t have the dramatic flowers right away or the mature plants that we would have… Continue reading Plant Update
I just got a Tigress sock kit from Urth yarns, which I’m pretty jazzed about. Partially because it knits up self-striping tiger stripes. And partially because for each kit (or any of their yarns) you buy from them, they fund planting a tree in partnership with Trees for the Future. Check out their Story section… Continue reading Not Entirely Frivolous Stash Enhancement
For anybody that is or was a member of Bluprint (previously Craftsy), they are shutting down. If you have credits with them, you need to use them up by May 31st. If you have purchased classes from them, they are working on a way to let people download their classes. They are posting info on… Continue reading Bluprint/Craftsy News
Well, I finally made the decision between my rainbow yarn options, and wound up my Knitted Wit Radioactive Rainbow. It is very bright and cheery and makes me smile every time I look at it. Also, ultimately this is me with my Gnarledpaw yarn It’s my own, my Preciousssssssssss! How about you – have any… Continue reading Pride Sock KAL Prep
VK Live is doing another virtual event in early June! Link to register is here. Classes are selling out already again, but there were some left last time I looked, for anyone interested. There have been hints that they might do a bunch more of these, which I am definitely hoping for 🙂 Also, this… Continue reading More Virtual Events
I mentioned in yesterday’s post that my favorite dessert is funny cake, and many of you wondered what that is. Funny cake is a Pennsylvania Dutch dessert, which I like to call “the cake pie of my people”. It is just that, a pie with cake and chocolate sauce in it. The funny part comes… Continue reading Funny Cake
Karen at nothingbutknit came up with this great Q&A – check out her blog! What one thing has kept you from losing it entirely the last couple of months? It can be crafting but feel free to step outside that box. What meal is your absolute favorite? Be as vague or specific as you wish.… Continue reading Happy Thoughts Q&A
We are getting some oddly warm weather here – its been in the 50s and 60s every day for the last week or so, with more of the same this coming week! I’m always hesitant to believe it’s really time to get our plants out, because I’ve been stung on this before. But I think… Continue reading Spring May be Springing
I recently decided it was time to go through my stash. It has been getting a little out of hand lately. I got a start Sunday afternoon – I excluded all the cats from our room, spread out an old sheet, and dumped everything out from a couple of bins. It took an hour or… Continue reading Organizing with “Helpers”
