by Suzann Thompson | Jan 6, 2009 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last summer I saved two items to share with you, and just today, they turned up in a stack of paper. Yep, that’s how far behind I am in filing stuff. Who wants to sort papers when one could be knitting or crocheting?! Thing One is Knit Picks’s sock yarn...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 30, 2008 | Knitting, Life
We started our Holidays with a trip to Austin, where our main purpose was to go to the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. It used to be fun and quirky. It still is! Hurray! It is a little more upscale these days. Our favorite place was a rock and mineral shop, just east of...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 5, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ella and I had a great time sorting through buttons to find enough to make this crocheted Christmas tree mat. The tree is a simple variation on the Fern pattern from Crochet Bouquet. Find more complete instructions here. The mat is Shaggy Plush Felt by Kunin. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 2, 2008 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ella’s cardigan may be finished before winter is over. I hope so. I had to slow down for a while due to badly tingling hands. It’s best not to push the knitting with numb fingers. But one sleeve is finished and I started the second one. The end is in...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 29, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My mom and I stopped at Starbuck’s early in the week for a little refreshment. We sat in the easy chairs, sipping our coffee. “That mug looks like it has a cable pattern on it,” said Mom. I stood up to see, and there it was! A cabled coffee cup!...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 3, 2008 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
“Mom, what should I be for Halloween this year?” asked Eva. “I’ve always thought the Patchwork Girl of Oz would be a fun costume to make,” I said. We love all the books about Oz, more than a dozen in all, written by L. Frank Baum. One of...
