Yarn Over

Shelba took some gorgeous pictures of her daughter in her Mimi & Boo hat. I’m so pleased with the way that one turned out, and that Zorba apparently loves it and actually wears is (unlike my daughters, who refuse to wear any hats any longer than it takes me to snap a picture of them. [...]

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My first official commissioned blanket is finished. I need to rinse the dog and cat hair out of it and block it, and then it will be mailed off. I wasn’t quite sure about the yellow border, but I think I’ll leave it. It’s a little, uh, bright, but that’s ok. Right?
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So. Freaking. Funny.
Really, there is not enough crochet-related humor in the world. Particularly in relation to all the hideously entertaining crocheted things in the world. (So easy, even a newbie can make completely incomprehensible crochet pasties and underwear!)
This fills the hole that was left when You Knit What stopped updating. Thank goodness. I am once [...]

Here’s the thing. I blog about my daily life, crazy family, grammar pet peeves, books, tv, parenting in general, parenting in particular, and whatever else pops into my head over at Mimiboo. I started crocheting again last November and have written about it a bit there. Then in January desperate financial straits led me to [...]

The combination of $5 in Borders Bucks and a 40% coupon in my email this morning meant my lunchtime destination was fixed. I love working downtown and having the Borders literally a five minute walk away. And when I say Borders, I mean THE Borders, the headquarters/flagship/main/whatever store.
Anyway. So I found myself at Borders and [...]