Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Since I took this picture this afghan has grown much much bigger and actually far darker, since I've leaned much more towards navie...

I don't know how to tat, but Clara has taught herself. She's done shuttle tatting and needle tatting (like this) which she s...

Also, two fun totes  available.

Last week I cracked open the two large boxes of jersey scraps to see what was going on (besides Too Much). Lots of long, skinny scraps o...

It's been a while since I did any crocheting, but last week I bought some yarn and I've started making a pile of these granny s...

I'm crocheting this rug from old sweaters. It's amazingly soft and springy and supportive, with all that wool--lots of it cashm...

Today is suddenly spring. The daffodils are out in force. Clara and I dug up all the strawberry plants and built a *real* strawberry be...

Just to scratch that crochet itch one evening . . . tutorial found online somewhere, they're not uncommon. Rock found in the river ...

This is what happens when you crochet a rug from leftover bits of orange and red t-shirts. Requires tinted goggles.

 . . . in a completely different colorway. You can see that between yesterday's rug and today's I've used pretty much all t...

Daisy and I are a rug-making TEAM! I cut the strips, she connects them, I crochet, and she tells me what color to do next (from her lit...

Still working from Cute and Easy Crochet --this is the Rosie Posie Tea Cosy.  The body is simple straight rows, always the hardest to ge...

So I'm very gung-ho for crochet at the moment and determined to improve my skills. Still working out of Cute and Easy Crochet , I ma...

Well, I really loved crocheting this mighty big blanket. It ended up six feet square and then it just felt too big to keep dragging aro...

I am bound and determined to learn to read crochet patterns. I don't know why it's so hard for me--I get the individual stitche...

I've been living without a sewing machine for over a week now (cue the sad violins), but there's an upside: time to rummage arou...

I'm calling this one "Ornamental Cabbage." See those dark greens, cream, and purple? It's all one big granny square, ...

Clara's been using up her leftover cotton yarn by crocheting a set of washcloths. She chose three different stitch patterns and made sim...

I am always enthusiastic about ways to *make* a rug myself because why? Because rugs are expensive and never come in the color or size I hav...

For Daisy's delectation. We're trying it out by the fire here in a minute. I think it can be hard to incorporate white or cream stri...