Temperature Snake

I love a whimsical, gamed make-along. I was so excited when Crochet Me Zaddy dropped the Temperature Snake MAL in January, for the year of the snake in 2025. However, I knew there was no way I could make the whole year (it would easily be 20+ feet long!). Instead, I thought I would track […]

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 […]

YarnCon

YarnCon has been on my list for a bit, since my younger sister lives in Chicago. Easy place to stay, no classes to save for, and a bunch of cool national vendors; really what’s taken me so long? The general vibes of YarnCon are immaculate. Even with two floors of vendors, it was crowded at […]

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 […]

All About Silk Spinning Retreat

I got to attend a spinning retreat hosted by my friends Christine (Treasure Goddess) and Teri (Fiberterian) in the before times, and I was really missing it over the years. So when they decided to offer another, I signed up as quick as I could! This one was all about silk, which was a little […]

First Spindle Bingo

I am participating in the Spindle Bingo 2025, hosted by Batty Fibers, Pacific Coaster Fibres, and a fellow Yarn Social spinner Jess, on Instagram. Happy to share that in the first month of the challenge, I got my first bingo! Pass it On I got to share the Park and Draft technique with a new […]

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), […]

Crochet Patterns on Instagram

A decade ago, the social platform for fun crochet patterns was Pinterest. Today, I spend more time on Instagram, and a lot of crochet designers do the same! I’ll come across these carousels (or groups of photos, for those who get to live free of the social media algorithms) for adorable amigurumi projects. Bonus, they’re […]