One of my favorite things about crocheters is the way they play fast and loose with the concept of “dressed” vs. “naked as a jaybird”. I’m all for running naked and free, but it shouldn’t require four skeins of Red Heart and a size 7 hook to get there. Take this acrylic homage to Cleopatra in chainmail. (Cleo was big into the medieval reenactment scene before anyone even knew what it meant.) This beach cover-up drapes the model from head[...]

You know how sometimes you have a few extra minutes during the day to just relax? For some reason a couple of years ago, I decided I don’t need those any more. I chose instead to fill up those minutes with a new project. This time, it was going to involve yarn AND paper, two of my favorite mediums. It turned out to be way more project than I could handle and I put it aside for a while, then[...]

Once again, I have shed my crusty old carapace and emerged with a brand new, slightly moister one. Let’s just call it “glistening.” This time with pretty colors and fancy-schmancy gizmos, like the scrolling thingamabob at the top of the main page. I love that thingamabob. Go ahead, try it, I can wait. Cool, right? Woo hoo! I’m a happy as a wiener dog with a new sweater! A million thanks to the amazing Kurt Pennypacker at Stalelife for designing[...]