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January 2022 – Cozy Murder Mystery CAL

Last year I did my first every CAL and it seemed to be a hit with yarny sleuths, so I decided to do it again this year. This time I’m doing a row by row CAL instead of a block each month. We’ll still be reading a cozy murder mystery each month. I’ve written the […] Read more…

Cozy Murder Mystery CAL ~ March 2021

Welcome to my first CAL! Do you like murder mystery books? So do I! I thought it would be fun to do a CAL {crochet a-long} where we make a square and read a cozy murder mystery book each month. If this sounds fun, keep reading for the details! Now I love a good murder […] Read more…

Building a Portable Chicken Coop

I almost didn’t have a post today because I really couldn’t think of what to write about. Today, I was over at my parents & Dad was outside working on a portable chicken coop for his new chicks. Suddenly it dawned on me that, that would make a great post! It’s not quite finished, but […] Read more…

Crocheted Pixel and Lace Heart Scarf ~ Part 2

Today I’m releasing Part 2 of the crocheted pixel & lace heart scarf pattern!  The scarf works up really fast, even with the border. There is also a bit of surface crochet for the scarf, but it’s really easy to do. The written pattern & graph for the heart & surface crochet is at the […] Read more…

Crocheted Pixel and Lace Heart Scarf ~ Part 1

At the beginning of the year I released a crochet pattern for a pixel & lace heart that was just a free-form kind of pattern. I was thinking about doing a tutorial video for that pattern, but then I thought of another way to use the pattern. Thus the pixel and lace heart scarf was […] Read more…

Crocheted Pixel & Lace Heart ~ Part 2

Today I’m releasing Part 2 of the crocheted pixel & lace heart pattern!  I really wanted to add more, but I felt like I should finish it off for now.  I hope to have a CAL in the future that will incorporate some of these techniques & more.  This pattern has a bit of free […] Read more…

2017 Year End Roundup + Future Plans

The year is almost over & I can hardly believe it!  It’s time to look back, take stock, & clean out, so I can move forward into the new year.  If I have a word for this coming year, it would be “simplify”.  There are so many projects waiting to be completed in my work […] Read more…