Knocked For a Loop

I suppose that's one way of putting it at any rate. Auntie Flo knocked me on my ass this week, resulting in getting little to nothing done of any kind that didn't involve curling up into a ball and wishing the world would end. Well, perhaps not quite that drastic, but you get the idea. I think …

Random Hobbies

Hi, Anita here, I’m 27 years old and I live in Mackay QLD Australia. I’m a full time student paramedic, I volunteer in various and varied not-for-profit organisations, I read an unhealthy (probably) amount of fanfiction every week and am obsessed with truly bad horror films à la sharknado, zombeaver, mega piranha etc. Oh! And …

Unexpected

So we got a new couch about two weeks ago. It brought with it an unexpected... not problem, exactly, but still. When I finally got around to casting my socks on again after frogging them, I encountered an issue: I no longer had my little corner to knit in comfortably. I'm not saying the old …

Guest Post!

Hi all! Let me start by introducing myself. My name’s Melissa, and I’m a college English instructor, fangirl, yarn person (knitting and crochet), musician, and when I have time, a home cook. I’m a part time instructor, which sadly doesn’t mean I only work sometimes; I teach or tutor five days a week (with meetings …

Stitching Away

I had another sewing lesson on Friday. It mostly consisted of ironing yards of fabric, as well as cutting said fabric. My back is still not thanking me for the effort. One of these days when I have my own craft room I'll have an ergonomically correct sewing table and ironing board and all the …

Best job ever!

To begin, my name is Karen, and I own Cozy, in Eugene, Oregon. Who wouldn’t want to own a yarn shop, right? I can think of few other things so enticing and engaging as yarn... made of color, texture and artistic potential. The hardest thing about having a yarn shop is having to share. I …

It Figures

That my week of misery (thank you, Auntie Flo) was rounded up by having to frog my socks. Yep, I thought I had measured correctly but it turns out that they were too wide for my feet and, well, I really do not like my socks to not fit so into the frog pond they …

Fantastic Breakfast Buns

Hello, my name is Tia, and I’m definitely not a baker. Or a chef, but hey, still alive and I cook my own food most days, so I guess I’m not doing too bad? I’m not a baker or a chef, but I am an author. I’m published by Dreamspinner Press, for almost six years …

One Small Step…

I'm finally going to learn to sew! Well, clothes at least, from a pattern and everything! My M.I.L. had given me sewing lessons as her Christmas gift last year and yesterday was the first. I had wanted to do pajamas but ended up unable to find the pattern I thought I had and wasn't sure …