Snail to Butterfly

You may recall that when I started this freeform-CAL project I called it a “Psychedelic Snail,” due largely to the multicolor spiral that is now covered up by that pansy. Well, earlier this week when I was visiting my family for spring break, my mom remarked that it was starting to look like a butterfly, [...]

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Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus

Now, I am a lover of movies that are so bad that they’re good. But Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, which really exists, is so bad that it’s just plain bad. It does feature an octopus so huge and badass that it slaps a plane out of the sky with its tentacles by reaching up [...]

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Freeform Week 2

Here is my freeform-crochet-along piece after two weeks of daily instructions have been followed — I haven’t worked today’s yet! I’m pretty ridiculously pleased with it. I keep threatening that I’m going to hang it on the wall when I’m done, and Pat keeps looking concerned. If you have a Ravelry account, I highly recommend [...]

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Rimefrost

My Rimefrost socks are finished! And just in time, too. It’s supposed to get up to nearly 80 degrees on Monday and Tuesday — and as soon as that summery weather hits us, my desire to knit socks vanishes into thin air. I basically wear my handknit socks as fancy, self-esteem-boosting house-slippers, but only in [...]

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Freeform Week 1

Here is my NatCroMo Freeform Crochet-along piece after 7 days of instructions have been followed. Everybody’s looks quite different since we are all using different yarns, interpreting the directions differently, placing the stitches differently, and using different numbers. I’m actually pretty pleased with how mine’s coming out; I’m trying to make it as aesthetically pleasing [...]

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Psychedelic Snails and Other Surprises

Holy sweet goddamn, people. I don’t check the stats on this blog very often, because I know damn well that only about four people read it. (And I appreciate all four of you very much!) So imagine my surprise when I went to check my stats for the first time in a couple of months [...]

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