Until recently, I have never considered myself a *crafter*. At the age of five, I was a young first grader. And who would have thought that I would have picked up a skill, a crafting skill, at that age, that would stick with me for life. Now, almost thirty-five years later, I am still knitting and crocheting. And, I think that I don’t knit and crochet for the finished product. Sure, I like to finish creations, but I have come to the realization that I …

If it ain’t in progress…
…don’t start it. Ok. So I paraphrased here. The point is…I have an incredibly BAD habit of starting new projects. I start them, all gung ho…ready to go and then…
They sit.
Current works in progress:
1. A Cardigan for Arwen. This was to be my masterpiece. I selected a wonderful Malabrigo worsted in a color called Marron Oscuro. It’s like a rich chocolate color. Beautiful. I couldn’t wait to wear it. It’s barely started, but I carry …

The Olympics are a time of friendly competition, forging new friendships, overcoming personal challenges, reaching personal bests.
In the deep, dark recesses of the internet, out where everyone can see, we find Ravelry.com which is a knit and crochet community, for anyone who is not familiar with it.  And thanks to Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, who started the Knitting Olympics in 2006, we now have the Ravelympics.  (Stephanie’s Knitting Olympics still takes place, as a separate Event, completely unrelated to Ravelry).
The Event began as a competition to challenge oneself, to select a challenging …

The celebration of the New Year is always a challenging time, filled with joy for the celebrating, sadness as we say goodbye to all the good things we’ve accomplished in the past year and relegating them to mere memory, and apprehension as we enter a new year filled with possibilities.
Maybe you look at the new year as a way to start over.  Maybe you look at the new year as a way to say, I resolve to not make a resolution I can’t keep.  That’s what I’ve been saying.  But, …

It happens to everyone.  You know what I’m talking about. You learn something new.  A hobby. A sport. Whatever. Enthusiasm kicks in, and you go all out buying supplies, equipment…best of everything.
Let’s focus here.  Imagine that you just learned how to knit.  The realization that you could create almost anything kicks in.  The vision of beautiful, hand-knit gifts starts to fill your mind.  Scarves.  Socks.  Sweaters.  Hats. Mittens. Gloves. Have you been there? Do you know this person?
So there you are, plugging away at your 5th scarf…with some good, sensible …