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yaRRns

the area of the blog where I look at yarnthings, knitting and crochet.

#WIP Wednesday: Unfinished Yarnthngs

  Fellow Crafters… I have been in a creative slump. So many beautiful, springy yarns in the stash and no desire to do anything with them!  Besides shooing my Lil away from my yarn room, the only action my yarn stash gets is to move it from bag to bag as I thin out the collection of bags that I am…

World Knit and Crochet in Public Day

World Knit and Crochet in public day is actually a week long celebration of needle arts. Crocheting, and now knitting, can be such a solitary activity but this week one is encouraged to join a group of like minded crafters and get hooked.     Want to get started but not sure where to begin? I share some of my favorite…

#MondayListicles Struts It Stuff

This week Stasha is asking us to share ten things that make us proud. Shockingly to NO ONE I had such a tough time creating this list. As a mother, woman, person, I am always quick to share some negative, negate some compliment or in general wave away any praise but dagnabit I am going to hold my head up…

Friday Favorites: As Seen on Twitter

The end of the week!Yay!Cue Rebecca Black. This week I favorited these things on Twitter. It’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week and I read a heartbreaking article about an anorexic kindergartner. I have never been afflicted with an eating disorder and pray that I never will. I have been reexamining my relationship with food and trying to be more positive. Ahh…The Onion. And the…

Tangled Tuesday: Dusty Hooks

Last year I wrote about losing my crochet mojo and I found myself once again feeling blah and meh about yarn things in general. Is it the time of year? My failed venture into a business? Is it that I am not making time to foster my craft? I dunno! Whatever it is that has me ignoring my hooks I…