Making your own home goods, clothing, and accessories can be even more satisfying when you know it’s reducing your footprint on…
Nocturnal Creatures Tote Bag Pattern
I’ve been on a Fair Isle crochet kick lately, and I decided to try something more muted and a little…
Cheery Fair Isle Pillow Pattern
Fair Isle patterns aren’t just for cold weather anymore. As the tiniest hints of spring were showing this month, I was scurrying like a…
A Quick Guide to Knit-Look Crochet Stitches
We’re not always vocal about it, but some crocheters and knitters believe that their yarn craft is superior to the other. It’s…
Happy Spring Pouch Pattern
Maybe I’ve been inspired by the freakishly warm weather we’ve had off and on for the past week, or maybe…
Be a careless artist and a ruthless editor
This week I started watching Abstract: The Art of Design. I’m not the most talented TV review writer, so I’m…
Valentine’s Day reimagined: compassion, kindness, and non-complementary behavior
I’m a sucker for holidays. I don’t necessarily enjoy the taint of modern consumerism, but I do love food, making things,…
Cedar Stitch Washcloth: New Stitch, New Pattern
Finally, I’ve written a crochet pattern! It’s small and simple, but pretty and practical. It uses the Cedar Stitch, which…
Ideas, the creative process, and a new crochet stitch[?]
Sometimes, when my health is swinging in the upward direction, I get a little project-crazy. I’ve had these bursts of…
Minimalism for well-being and the greater good, not perfection
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the minimalism lifestyle as it exists in popular culture today. Minimalism as…
