r’s note: Affiliate links are used in this post Lately my favorite type of yarn to work with is bulky or super bulky. Projects work up quickly giving that lovely sense of complete when you weave that last end. Within a few hours you have a freshly finished object, as was the case with a hat and cowl I made…
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For my birthday Effin Guy gifted me a bunch of yarn (he’s just awesome in that way) and last week as I procraftinated, I finally worked up the pattern to go along with the two skeins of KnitCol Trends for a Hat/Cowl combo and it’s a pretty cool hat. First, let’s talk about procraftination: I don’t know why…
r’s note: This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. A few weeks ago I stopped by Loop Yarn and treated myself to some yarn. (This was celebratory yarn because I had just did this awesome storytelling at The Art Sanctuary and was feeling really good but I digress). Anywho,…
Lori Kleppe received the news every military spouse dreads when her husband, Navy pilot Ed Kleppe, was killed in a helicopter accident. Lori had a one-year old son and another little boy on the way when her husband died. Their futures weighed heavily on her mind. Help Families of the Fallen Nearly 20,000 military children have tragically lost a…
Holidays have been hard for me. The pressure to do more, be more, have more can be so intense that I usually ignore the onslaught of commercials and ads and all things jolly until I feel a monumental guilt that I need to get n=my but in gear and then I rush out to do something that is not what…