I went shopping today because I needed a new self-healing cutting mat to slice up fabric for a new quilt I am working on. I wound up buying more stuff than expected-a set of sheets for our bed for example-but I also came home with three cutting mats instead of one. Oops. Whoever was stocking […]
Archive for the ‘crochet’ Category
January 25, 2010
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Something cute
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodI had some narrow strips of fabric left over from my log cabin quilt block, so I sliced them in half lengthwise and sewed a miniature log cabin block, then made it into a pin cushion. Stuffed it, sewed it shut and embroidered my initials on the back, then I attached a little crocheted strawberry […]
January 23, 2010
7
24 hour hat
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodJana wrote the pattern and it took me about 24 hours all told to finish it. Easy. And it hurt my brain only a little. Not the prettiest picture of me, I know. Orange and lilac, if you couldn’t tell.
January 19, 2010
3
Quilting homework
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodI kind of hate doing the sewing at home because it hurts my back. Well, and because it’s just more fun when there’s a group of like-minded people all messing around with fabric together. And, to be perfectly honest-and my mother can attest to this truth-I’ve never been big on homework. Ever. I think the […]
January 12, 2010
7
I am a quilting b
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI started a night school course at The Workroom in Parkdale-the quilting sampler course. I’ve done plenty sewing in my life, but I will be first to admit it’s all been pretty slap-dash. Quilting is the polar opposite of slap-dash, you need to be very precise, measuring, cutting, pinning, all those things I’ve never been […]
January 10, 2010
7
What’s the difference anyway?
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodSince switching (back) to knitting-from crocheting-I’ve noticed my attitude towards yarn has changed drastically. Because crochet is such a yarn suck, I pretty much used acrylic yarns exclusively. They work great for amigurumi anyway, cheap and bright. Now that old stash lays dormant in my bins, and I buy nicer yarn for knitting. Here’s my […]
January 6, 2010
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Gorgeousness and gorgeosity
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, crochet, GripingI got this yarn in the mail (fishy wishy in a dishy, 105g, 400yds) yesterday from Seejayneknityarns. It is even prettier in real life, lemme tell you. The colours are crazy, now to decide what to do with it-and the other balls of yarn in my ever growing stash. I’m sure I will figure something […]
December 30, 2009
5
Yay for pom poms
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI was going to write a long blog entry about the year that is just wrapping up, maybe answer a bunch of questions like Gillian does every year (now that is dedication!) but I found myself losing interest in answering them around #5. I just can’t lie on those things and telling the truth could […]
December 22, 2009
4
Cuba, farewell
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, food, loveSince the Cuban authorities had other ideas about our vacation (Shannon called it 20 minutes, but it was really closer to an hour total on the ground there), I’ve had to figure out other ways to amuse myself while off work for a few days-other than wound licking. I’ve done some more knitting-the shawl I […]
November 24, 2009
9
Yay for mail!
By Caitlin Jane in crochetI got some gorgeous yarn in the mail today, it’s called Banana Problem and it’s from play at life fibre arts. It’s sock yarn but at the rate I knit socks, I doubt that it will ever be footwear. And because I am pretty much exclusively knitting gifts for xmas this year, this will go […]