A Life in the Making

The day after Thanksgiving only means one thing...Christmas can begin.   It was the day of the year we traditionally spent decorating the house.  Out would come the tree, the garland, the decorations, the strings upon strings on lights that were always missing just one bulb, the Christmas dishes...

  The hat was designed last year as a dare on facebook.  The first few ones I made were good, but had problems.  The spines flopped.  The yarn hung out the underside. Sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn't.   I hated this hat.  But it is so eye catching (it is the one that was featured on ...

As I lay awake in the middle of the night last night, inbetween a small squirmy boy and a larger snoring man, I thought of a really great idea...and then lost it. I wish I could say that that was a one off, but recently my brain seems to have gone into hibernation. I never lose anything, and yet...

It is no joke that Georgia's first word was "Roar". Having been roared at by her older brother and his best friend from birth, we think that she thought it meant "I love you" or some other term of affection. Even now in Georgia's mind, it is the sound most animals make and her favourite game. A...

I am in the middle of a shop update, pattern release and hat making frenzy. And it is chaos.  My little 'helpers' are omnipresent and constantly pushing buttons - virtual and otherwise. Georgia has reached the "I must find the most dangerous object in the house" stage and must continually be re...

In case you were ever wondering how to make a felt ball, my method is very simple.   1. Start crocheting a hat in Cascade 220.   2. Be called away by some emergency in the house and stick said hat and ball of wool in your cardigan pocket. 3. Forget that it is there and wash said cardigan on hot....