Category Archives: Crochet

One Moment

(One moment in a busy week, captured in a photograph. Time to slow down, reflect, give thanks, and enjoy.) Crochet Leisure Crafting Granny square Relaxation Books Crochet hook Yarn Hobbies Projects One person Baby boy Lower half Bare feet Summer … Continue reading

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Making new friends

Someone has been busy making new friends, from the comfort of his crib. Sam was given this amazing crochet mobile by my friend Kalen of Minibytes. She’s been mentioned on this blog lots, seeing as she has been my oh-so-wonderful … Continue reading

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So he grows

When we discovered that we would be having a January baby, I knew that I would need to make some super cozy things to keep baby warm in our Canadian winter. Here was one item that I made. A toque. … Continue reading

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Not quite socks

About a year ago, I discovered the joy of making crochet baby sweaters from sock yarn. Sock yarn, in general, is easy to wash, comes in such lovely variegated colours and seems like the perfect weight for little ones (while … Continue reading

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Colourful, cozy necks

Ta-da! Introducing the newest scarflette gals! Or rather the newest cowl scarves. Yes, indeed, I have changed the name a bit on these in the hopes of improving searchability and such. Scarflettes just isn’t as common as “cowl” or “scarves” … Continue reading

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For surely tomorrow will come

One done, with the hope of another. Some day… maybe…

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Sometimes you just have to watch roller derby

That’s what this weekend was all about. Roller derby. Last year between trips abroad and surgery, I managed to miss most of the Calgary roller derby bouts, so when my sister-in-law (which sounds like such a formal title for my … Continue reading

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A Look Back

All this talk of making things for babelettes reminds me of a project which I have yet to share with you here. It was started well before the birth of this blog, although I did mention its completion in an … Continue reading

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The imperfect socks

So my biggest gift making challenge this Christmas was a pair of crochet socks. When I first got the idea to try my hand at sock making back in September, I didn’t think it would be a big deal. Of … Continue reading

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Adventures in scarflette-land

After a brief break from scarflette-making during Christmas (during which I was absorbed in other crafting), I dove back into it. I’ve actually had some custom requests lately from friends and family, which is very exciting! Thanks to everyone for … Continue reading

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