Last week I wrote a post about my current favorite project, which I named the Ivy League Top since it didn't have a name. I guess it might have a name, but as I explained in the post, I don't read Russian, and that's the language the original pattern is in, which you can find [...]
Author: pamijams
Hand Study, Part 1
I mentioned in my last post that I tackled a study of hands. I don't know why I was so fascinated by this project. I just found it soothing to play with and layer the colors, and like magic, the skin tones worked out. The first one was probably the easiest to come up with. [...]
Lighthouse Afghan
I seem to be a bit unfocused when it comes to my crochet. I have several projects going at once. It seems this is a common problem among yarners, especially if they are big projects. One of the big projects I have in my bucket is this beautiful Lighthouse Afghan that I purchased from Annie's [...]
Heart Hands
Last year, Let's Make Art asked for user submissions for outlines for their subscription boxes. They narrowed it down to a few, and fans selected the winner. I think that's how it went. In any case, the outline for the Heart Hands tutorial was the user submission. It was one of the most challenging tutorials [...]
Unconditional Love
Twenty five or thirty years ago, one of our aunts attempted to teach my sister and me how to crochet. My sister managed to stay with it, but I lost interest. I don't know why. I liked to read, and cross stitch, and I was active in a bunch of different things at school. I [...]
Of Frogs and Faith
Growing up, Ruth was always one of my favorite books of the Bible. I think I always thought of her as a real-life Cinderella story. It was a shining example of loyalty, fidelity, true love, coming up from nothing into a loving relationship that eventually became part of the lineage of Jesus. Boaz picked her, [...]
Spiced Almond Trees!
Pro-tip: if you don't buy your cooking spices in bulk, you should. It is so much less expensive that way. I just filled my nearly empty bottle of parsley for twelve cents. Twelve cents! Actually, less than that because Central Market is having a sale on their bulk spices - everything is 25% off right [...]
Blossoming Apple Branch in a Jar
If you were to name Vincent Van Gogh's top five most famous paintings, arguably Almond Blossom would be in the list. Maybe slightly less well known is his Blossoming Almond Branch in a Glass. It's one of my personal favorites, though. It's different from his other paintings in a few ways: the bold red line [...]
Ivy League Top
I spend too much time on Pinterest. This is just my crochet board. I know I'll never get to all the things I have pinned, but I have a lot of ideas for the Next Thing. One thing I am currently working on, though, is this top. Now, I don't speak or read Russian, so [...]
Flood and Fire
Our little corner of Texas is prone to all the things. Flood? We have that, twice a year, Spring and Fall. Fire? We get that, too, although not nearly to the extent other areas of the country do. There was a big fire here the Summer before we moved down, so I can see the [...]
Don't Be Latte! 