The May “Try a craft” was macramé and I found it more fun than baking bread or stamping, but less fun than crochet or knitting (which are different ways of…
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My third installment of “Macra-May” … I have not started my plant hanger, because an entire spool of rope apparently is not enough for the project pattern. So I can…
In week two of learning about macrame, I figured out I need more string/rope than I think I need, because the ins, outs and arounds of knotting take a lot…
May is finally here! The craft of the month is macramé (my daughter pronounced it “mah-crahmi” but it’s macra may!) I am good at knitting and managed to learn the…
My final efforts at learning to crochet. I’ve dipped my toe in and I understand the basics, but I see that there is a lot more to learn. I learned…
I don’t think someone has had such trouble with a magic ring since Frodo. I keep trying to learn this crochet step, a first step in most round objects. I…
So, week two of trying out crochet. I’ve learned to make a chain and how to single crochet (why is it called single when it’s multiple steps?) So I picked…
February’s craft to try out is crochet. I am an experienced knitter but have never even tried to crochet before. I overconfidently picked up a crochet kit and looked at…
Wrapping up a month of needle felting. This week I made a cat and a tapestry. Well, a felt picture at least. My conclusion of this is that I am…
Continuing with exploring needle felting in January. I read a few more books, and have tried out more techniques. My favorite book so far has been “Needle Felting for Beginners”…
