It’s been a trip full of travel time – Germany to Chicago, Chicago to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne… This is generally good for crafting if you can get out of being the driver. Which didn’t even come up. Thus, on this last leg (4+ hr drive from Pitt to… Read More »More progress and an easy win
A little while back somebody at my knitting group asked about the spindle I was using and how much I paid. I gave an estimate of around $70 as I don’t remember the exact price, and several people were really surprised. Some don’t spin, and thus have no point of… Read More »Don’t underestimate the spindle
This weekend was gorgeous – sunshine, mild temperatures, slight breeze instead of a wicked fast wind. Which was great since I had a bunch of errands to run Saturday and it meant kitten and I could do a little walk Sunday (she rides in her cat carrier backpack). Today, we… Read More »Alpaca to the Rescue
And the first casualties Last Saturday we had a little adventure with a very important goal: a new kitten. We had a three hour ride up to Rostock, where her breeder lives, and I got a good bit of a sock started: I’m planning to use an adapted version of… Read More »Not good for crafting productivity
You think assembling Ikea furniture is a quick and easy project. I’m pretty sure that most of the world considers assembling flat packed furniture like Ikea stuff to be at best an annoyance and at worst a frustrating hair-pulling experience involving many swear words. Yet, Saturday afternoon I found myself… Read More »You know you knit too much when…
I know there are one-project-at-a-time knitters, crocheters and spinners out there. I have even met a couple. If that works for them, that’s great. But I think saying that you “get things done more quickly” is BS. If you know yourself, and know that if you let yourself start multiple… Read More »Multi-Project knitters get things done
On Saturday I completed an act of bravery – I ordered yarn online, from a German site, and didn’t use Google Chrome’s translation services. Nope, not a word. Found my yarn, the right colorways, check out and everything. Even figured out the shipping and returns policies to a sufficient degree… Read More »Daring and a bit of Good Luck
Confession – I like to read Dear Prudence on Slate. On Friday I was reading the latest Dear Prudence and felt a crafter’s sense of indignation over the woman who complained her daughter-in-law was “improper and stingy” for giving her a blanket she’s made from materials purchased with a gift card given… Read More »Giving and receiving handmade gifts
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. This is our second in Germany. Last year we used the Thanksgiving holiday to visit Germany and check out our future home. We ate dinner on Thanksgiving at an Indian restaurant. This year, we ordered takeout from the same restaurant Wednesday night so… Read More »Thanksgiving
We woke up to a grey chilly day yesterday. It had clearly been raining all night and a light rain was still coming down. Add to this that we only get about 9hrs of daylight right now (if you think that’s not bad, consider that for a “standard” white collar… Read More »Comfy Handmade Clothes
