by Suzann Thompson | Jun 25, 2010 | Crochet, Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
We had a good rain yesterday afternoon. A power line broke during the storm, which left us without power for about three hours. Eva was crocheting a gift for a friend who is moving away. She did not let a little power outage stop her work. Here she is, crocheting by...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 20, 2010 | Earthen House, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post
Knitters, always remember that duplicate stitch is an alternative for adding small areas of color to your projects! Also, you can use duplicate stitch to customize store-bought sweaters. Essentially, you thread a needle with your yarn and embroider over the knit...
by Suzann Thompson | May 19, 2010 | Earthen House, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a little coaster knitted in the mosaic technique, which I prefer to call Dotty Knitting. The whole thing is about 4 x 4.5 inches. It needs blocking, but I couldn’t wait to share it, because it’s so cute! Once you know how, it’s pretty...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 24, 2010 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
It’s been a long time since I used the “Earthen House” (formerly “House Building”) category on a post. Our new house was delayed for one reason and then another since about 2006. But now we are back on track. Hurray! The power company...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 31, 2005 | Crochet, Earthen House, Retro Blog Post
We were at our new house site. The foundation guys were finishing up for the day. “Eva. see what he’s doing with that cord?” I said. My daughter looked. “Yeah,” she said. “What do you call that, when you do it?” I asked....
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 23, 2005 | Crochet, Earthen House, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
With one thing and another, this pink tassel is taking way too long! Since the last post about it, I finished knitting the top, knitted on a loop, darned in ends, and rolled and sewed the knitting to change the fringe into a tassel. All that’s left is to knit a...
