Hacer Santa Fe

When my friend Becca and I were weighing our options for summer travel, we had two strong contenders: a short cruise or taking the train to see friends in New Mexico. We chose the latter. Not only was the train cheaper, but we may not always have the option to take a train to see […]

Knit ATX

Austin, Texas is a happy place for me. I have family there. Some of my favorite food places are there. You don’t know true luxury until you wake up and walk to phenomenal breakfast tacos. And even though the weather there is usually much milder than back home, Austin has no shortage of stellar local […]

Betsy’s Yarn and Tea

I know knitting and crocheting are having a hey day right now (and we love it!), but that means quite a few crafters don’t know what it was like to walk into a local yarn store in the early 2010s (my hey day!). The stores had every type of worsted weight yarn imaginable. Ribbon yarns […]

Four-Letter Word Coffee Sleeve

I don’t know about you, but I have been feeling the weight of these unprecedented times. I feel like screaming to the roof tops, but that may not be helpful or productive, especially in professional situations. Did you hear about the study that found cursing to be a pain killer? I’d like to share one […]

Lucky Handmades for St. Patrick’s Day

While three of my parents were of German descent, the fourth was Irish Catholic. St. Patrick’s Day has always been quite the celebration in my home, including trad music, Irish food and drink, and more often than not, something handmade. Irish Flag Cowls I made these for a Spring Break trip almost a decade ago… […]

Fiber Arts Definitions

My friend, Maggie, isn’t a fiber artist, but she is super supportive of me as one! She pointed out that we have some funny terms in fiber arts lingo, and she wanted to see, based on following my blog, how close she could get to defining these terms. Let’s see how she did! Ply As […]

CSM Hexipuffs

I found myself in a really unfortunate position last time I went out to staff the Th’red Head Designs booth at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. I grabbed a project bag as I ran out the door (late, per usual), but when I arrived, the project was not in the bag. I knew it was […]

12 Days of Th’Red Head

Last year, my Wolf ‘n’ Sheep’s Clothing compatriot, Chrissy, gave me a truly remarkable gift for Christmas: a 12 Days of Th’Red Head calendar. Each of the 12 days had their own ~15g ball of yarn, either on the Super!Wash base or the OK Boomer base (first time working with that, and I LOVE it), […]

Hello, 2025

I am finally back! 2024 was not my best year… I moved again. I pushed myself into really bad burnout again, but I also got to see my growth in real time. I could brush off many things that would have ruined full days even a year ago. Having some rest under my belt, a […]

The Quarter Stitch

I just spent the most wonderful week in New Orleans with a couple of friends for a “spring break” trip (they are teachers, and it was their spring break). We stayed at the edge of the French Quarter, so we could walk around with adult beverages and back to our hotel. Imagine my surprise, in […]