Who doesn’t love a good quote? Since I passed the fist Successories store in the mall growing up I have been obsessed with quotes. And they don’t even have to be quotes about success. When a single sentence (or two) stops you in your tracks and makes you think – I love that! So when … Read more
A little history Well for starters it has a name no two people pronounce alike. Scheepjes is a Dutch word meaning little boats. This explains why their logo is a little sailboat inside of a circle. The most common of the pronunciations I have heard sounds like “Ship-ees” in American english. That is how I … Read more
Crocheting has taken over my life over the past few years. It started out just wanting to make one arm-knit blanket. Then I thought I would crochet a few scarves for myself and friends. After that yarn took over a room in my new house to have a studio. And, now it is a blog … Read more
Do you have a favorite team? One that you love and support regardless how they did last season? Or maybe your kid’s are advancing into high school or college and you need something to keep you warm during those football games. Well, how better to show your team spirit than with a nice cozy wrap … Read more
When one of your friends or family members sees you with your hook AGAIN attached to yet another skein of yarn do you commonly get asked the question – “Do you ever stop?” Or, “What are you making now?” Or, “Don’t you ever get tired of doing that?” Well, if you don’t then you aren’t … Read more
Labor of Love Working on this scarf turned into a labor of love because it took a little longer than I thought it would. Mainly because I tried to work on it over the holidays AND I started another crochet project. I don’t know why we do that to ourselves. I saw a quote today … Read more
A season to help others This season has been particularly tough for a number of people I know. When you care about someone their concerns and life challenges easily become your own. We have all been there. Most of the challenges I have heard about this season have been health related, which have a certain … Read more
Nothing says winter like a cozy fire, lap blanket and something warm to drink – am I right? In fact as I sit here typing this up I am snuggled into the nook of my couch, fireplace is on and a dog is curled up at my feet. There is a little bit of magic … Read more
The Kissing Cowl is made from yarn that was a gift to me from one of my Seattle besties this past year on my birthday. We used to meet at the Starbucks on Mercer Island because it was a 1/2 way point for each of us. We would sit for an hour or so and … Read more
Lexington Bluegrass Scarf For those of you that do not know me well, I recently relocated back to Kentucky. My family lived here when I was in grade school. We all had such fond memories of living here – the horses, the never ending rolling green hills, the thunder storms, the fireflies, the friendly people, … Read more
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