Magazines
Posted by: meredith on: February 1, 2009
I think if I were going to pick a magazine to subscribe to, it would NOT be Interweave Crochet, because they seem to be really fancy and suggest lots of expensive yarns. I think I might consider Crochet Today though.
Sugar ‘n Yuck
Posted by: meredith on: January 30, 2009
I don’t like Lily Sugar ‘n Cream. I just don’t like the way it feels in my hands. I guess the resulting fabric is good for…like…dishcloths. Since that’s what most people seem to make with it. I am working with the Pinky Stripes color; picked up 3 balls at AC Moore today. Paid $1.79 each which is too high, you can get Sugar ‘n Cream for $1 at Michael’s sometimes, but I hadn’t seen this color elsewhere. I do like the color, it’s producing some really nice stripes, but I just don’t like this yarn in general. Guess I’m not a 100% cotton kind of girl.
Super Score Day
Posted by: meredith on: January 22, 2009
Today was totally awesome. I went to Stitch DC on Capitol Hill and used my birthday cash to buy two skeins of Lacey Lamb by Jade Sapphire (one pink, one purple) and one skein of Piuma Gold by Karabella (pink – I may just fondle this and never use it). Then I went to the local thrift store and got a big skein of Bernat Soft Bouclé (kind of a wine color), two old skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease (Denim Twist), and four skeins of Patons Be Mine (two plushy pink, one furry rose, one wuzzy white). When I got home I discovered my Ravelry trade had arrived and I now have a bunch more fun fur!
Plus I picked up the best Freecycle offer ever. Check this out:
- Better Homes and Gardens: Simply Creative Crochet: 2004
- Woman’s Day Specials: Easy Knit & Crochet Ideas: Premiere Issue
- Family Circle Easy Crochet: Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall/Winter 2005
- Crochet!: Sept 2005, Sept 2007
- Crochet Today!: Aug/Sept 2006, Oct/Nov 2006, May/Jun 2008, Jan/Feb 2008, Sept/Oct 2007, Dec/Jan 2007, Apr/May 2007, Feb/Mar 2007
- Annie’s Attic #873720: Crochet 3 Dozen & One Bookmarks
- Interweave Crochet: Summer 2008, Fall 2007, Winter 2007, January 2005, January 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008
That’s right, 23 crochet magazines for FREE! I couldn’t be more ecstatic!
Mitten
Posted by: meredith on: January 20, 2009
I made a mitten! Exactly one mitten. Well, a flip-top mitten, with little finger holes. It’s a mitten though! Now I just have to make the other one. It will happen MUCH faster than the other sock, which I am still dreading just because it felt like it took forever. I made the mitten in about 5 hours (it was my first ever mitten, and I was watching TV and playing on the computer at the same time) so I figure that was pretty quick, I can do the other one fast. But the sock, man, that took forever.
Six Mice
Posted by: meredith on: January 13, 2009
Here, indeed, are the mice. I am so tired of mice right now. They all have ears, but only one has proper eyes; another one has little thread eyes that didn’t work out too well, so the rest are sightless. You’ve heard of the three blind mice, right? Here we have four blind mice, and one squinty-eyed mouse, and one very alert mouse. I am just far too tired of it! I am pretty sure the ears are all well secured though. My own cat’s mouse still needs to be repaired, though, since she tore off one of the ears. Oh man, I am tired of mice.
World Domination Plot
Posted by: meredith on: January 12, 2009
So I’m making these mice, see. My friend bought a mouse on Etsy, and when I yelled at her for buying one when I would have just sent her one, she mentioned that her cats don’t share toys well and maybe I could make another one? But she also mentioned that she likes the mouse pattern too, so I am making one for her! So I figured if I’ve already got several mice going, I might as well send out those other two I’ve been meaning to send to cat-owning, and when I mentioned those to someone, she wanted one for her cat too!
So I now have five catnip-filled mice and one catnip-free mouse. I have made five out of 12 base ears; still need to do 12 contrast ears too, then sew them all up. Meanwhile my cat is enjoying her mouse too!
I’m pretty sure these mice are going to take over the world!
Crochet Lites
Posted by: meredith on: January 7, 2009
OH MY GOD. I just got the Crochet Lites. Full set C-K. THE HOOK LIGHTS UP!!! I haven’t tried it in the dark yet. It’s a little odd, the handle is comfortable but the hook itself is plastic rather than aluminum, so it feels a little weird on the thread. I’ll be trying out the light-up bit tonight though, I hear it’s great for crocheting, even better than the Knit Lite needles!
Patons Kroy
Posted by: meredith on: January 6, 2009
I’m thinking about picking up a couple of balls of Patons Kroy at Michael’s. I’m still working on the socks with Bernat Sox, and it just seems like they are extra thick as fingering weight goes. From what I’ve felt of the Kroy in the store, it’s even thinner than the Sox, almost like the thread I’m working with now. I wonder how that would work up. It’s on sale this week, so I make check it out.
Crochet Lites
Posted by: meredith on: January 1, 2009
I just bought a full set of Crochet Lites, C-K, for $50. I am so excited! Yay eBay!
Most Beautiful Hook Ever
Posted by: meredith on: December 31, 2008
by Graydog Woodworks
