Every month I feature a number of cool projects on my Instagram and Facebook page. They’re a good blend of self-designed items and items made using patterns created by other really talented designers. This is a roundup of all the patterns used in items I’ve created and featured this month over social media. These fabulous… Read More Pattern Roundup
Once upon a time, way back in 2013 I decided I wanted to be a crochet designer. I had already been crocheting for a while, but I had been making projects designed by others. It was time to strike out on my own. My crochet journey can best be illustrated as an exponential chart. The… Read More Full Circle
Oh goodness, it’s been ages! It’s really quite amazing how quickly life can pass by. So many things have happened since my last post. I married my fiancĂ©. We bought our first house. We adopted a puppy. And we had our first child. Wow! So many wonderful things in such a short amount of time!… Read More Stitch Inspired Alien Hat – Free Pattern
Yesterday I ripped my favorite pair of pajama pants. I was devastated. Do you have that one piece of clothing, that no matter how worn or used it is, you just love to pieces? That is my relationship with these pants. They are super comfortable to lounge around the apartment in, light enough to sleep… Read More How To Turn An Unsightly Tear Into A Pocket
Updated February 2024 – PINTEREST FRIENDS Hey Friends, I have noticed a lot of Pinterest traffic coming to this post from pins completely unrelated to this post and website. I’m not sure who made those pins or why (maybe bots of some kind?), and I am trying to work with Pinterest to have them removed.… Read More Setting Up House
It’s almost here. Summer. Or is it already here? How do you define the beginning of summer? Is it when school lets out? Does it begin after Memorial Day weekend? Is it when the warm weather sets in? Or are you a stickler who waits until the summer solstice before declaring it summer? Well, whatever… Read More Ah, Summer
Wow. Breathe. This is so exciting! I’ve dreamed about doing this for a long time but I couldn’t quite bring myself to take the plunge and actually start a self-hosted website blog. And now I have! You might be asking yourself who I am and what I’m doing with this blog. My name is Hailee… Read More Hello World