I always tell people that I’m going to have a get-together for crafting (knitting, scrapbooking, whatever). And yet, I can’t seem to get around to doing it. Read the rest of this entry »

I need more dish towels. I know how to knit. Why not combine the two, shall we? I have already purchased my kitchen cotton that coordinates with the paint I bought for the new house. I heard that handmade dishtowels get kind of rank, kind of quickly, and it was recommended that you use a more open stitch to encourage the cloth to air dry. If you have a good dish towel pattern that keeps this in mind, leave me a comment! I can use all the help I can get! Read the rest of this entry »

Let me tell you how this got started. My friend Lisa and I started meeting over our lunch breaks quite a while back, after realizing that as very busy single moms it was probably the only way that we would ever be able to keep in touch. It was a nice break from work, kids, life, and everything else. We went to Izzy’s, an old mom and pop cafe, and made fun of the mundane gossip that the women at other tables were sharing as “very exciting news”. Then we went to the cute, atmospheric cafe The Night Sky to partake of a little overpriced caffeine, to keep us going after a long night. And a couple of times, we just met up for a sandwich at Bakehouse Breaks for an update on which of our acquaintances was pregnant and unwed. Read the rest of this entry »

I just saw on the Dayton Art Institute’s website that they offer family printmaking classes in April. How cool is that?!?!?! We are definitely signing up. And, after looking at all of the other things that they offer, I’m thinking it might be good just to get a membership for the family. Signing up for the classes would definitely be a good way to get motivated to FINALLY take the kids down there!

I kept reading about all these “swaps” that the knitting people were involved in, and they sounded like fun. So, I thought I might like to try it. I can’t remember how I found Swap-Bot, but suffice it to say that there are a ton of cool swaps that I could get myself into. And so, I did! Read the rest of this entry »