100 Word Challenge: Secret

August 24, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

Putting my yarn organizing project to good use, I began a scarf I hope to finish in time for my mom for Christmas. Knowing how badly I procrastinate sometimes, she will be lucky to get it for Mother's Day... 2018. Since I'm showing and telling here, it will be a good chance to test if … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Secret

100 Word Challenge: Yarn

July 6, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

Clutter is a way of life at my house. I used to say that my home wasn’t messy, it was “lived in.” It’s not that I haven’t tried to get control of the tsunami of accumulated STUFF, but most of it isn’t mine and getting rid of any of it would set off an epic … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Yarn

Roy G. Biv

February 24, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

Roy G. Biv… red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet - that elementary school acronym we learned so we could remember the colors of a rainbow, and their prism sequence. Roy and I have been hanging out the last few days. He’s my crochet muse. I’m making a set of nesting bowls, using some … Continue reading Roy G. Biv

Magic bus

February 14, 2015February 14, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

My menfolk on a recon mission. They're deep into snow weather to meet a man about some car seats. Always tinkering with his project car, my son went online to find some replacement interior pieces. So happens, there was someone in Pennsylvania who had both a driver's and passenger seat, console and door panels from … Continue reading Magic bus

Mama, she’s crazy

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

As a kid, I remember my grandmother and mother using material remnants to make Crazy Quilts. Never ones to throw away perfectly good fabric, they would create blankets with no recognizable blueprint. My first unsupervised sewing project was to deconstruct several pair of old jeans, and piece together a pillow cover. I think I still … Continue reading Mama, she’s crazy

Try, try again

February 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

The First Rule of Needle Craft is buy more yarn than you think you actually need. I tend to work in a gauge bigger than the pattern indicates. I don’t know if that’s because of my yarn tension, how I work stitches, or that I’m simply larger than life naturally. (I kid…) Last December, I … Continue reading Try, try again