Happy Wednesday! Thank you to everyone who shared their summer recipes. I’ve put a few of them in the grocery queue. In a personal news, we adopted a third cat! We got her from the same shelter where I adopted old man Linus seven years ago. They even showed me Linus’s old intake photo. He was definitely much plumper then. There were so many wonderful cats, including a beefy black cat named Alcott who had … Continue reading Links: Monster Romance, Crochet, & More→
Welcome back to Links! I don’t know if it’s the fact that January and February in New England is unpleasant, but I am so sleepy and all I want to do is nap beneath my electric blanket. At first, my New Year’s resolution was to complete a puzzle a month. I thought that’d be easy to do! However, the lighting in my dining room is pretty dim and poor. It makes doing a puzzle anytime … Continue reading Links: Horses, the Hugo Awards, & More→
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I picked up a copy of Mineko’s Night Market on the Switch last night and I only regret I don’t have a ton of free time this week to play it. Don’t you hate it when that happens? Thank you for sharing some great recipes last time! I’ve had a slew of mediocre showings in my recipe options lately, so I definitely overdue for a real winner. I also attended a … Continue reading Links: Crafting Drama, Barbara Metzger, & More→
Hello, everyone! How are we all doing? While spring has sprung, I feel like I’m in a bit of a funk. It’s definitely been busy in the household and I’m looking forward to getting a moment to breathe. (Allergies notwithstanding, of course.) Any anime watchers in the house? I used to be a big anime fan in high school, but dropped off for a while. I got sucked back in by first half-listening to my … Continue reading Links: Patterns, Picture Books, & More→
Good morning! It’s a slow content day, so that means Wednesday Links is up first thing! This evening, I will be off to Germany, after having weeks of anxiety about traveling. Thank goodness I also had therapy yesterday to get all my thoughts and feelings out. I have an overnight flight with a stopover in Iceland. I’m very excited to be reunited with my brother, who I haven’t seen in at least 3 years. Also, … Continue reading Links: Crochet, Farah Heron, & More→
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! Heads up that my personal link cupboard is looking a little bare, so if you have anything cool, funny, and/or interesting that you’ve found, feel free to drop me a line at the email address below! How was everyone’s weekend? I celebrated my birthday. Had the usual birthday pizza from my favorite pizza place in the Boston area and then played some Jackbox games with Sarah and some fun people … Continue reading Links: Escape Rooms, Cats, & More→
I manage two TBRs in my life, my everyday reading TBR (which seems to be getting taller every day) and my knitting TBR. My knitting TBR is a little different. I buy knitting books when I intend to make projects from them, but I’ve also found that sometimes just flipping through a pattern book and admiring the photos of finished projects can be incredibly soothing. This month I wanted to share the books at the … Continue reading My Knitting TBR→
It’s that time of year again, when crafters have a few scant weeks until the holidays. Fueled by coffee, Netflix and bitter, bitter tears we knit and crochet into the night, desperate to finish last minute gifts. We bind off on the 23rd of December. Fuck weaving in ends. People can weave in their own goddamn ends. Not like I’m speaking from experience. Determined to still get a project or two complete before the holidays … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Knitting: OMG It’s Almost December→
Wonder Woman has been my favorite film so far this year, and it’s clearly resonated with a lot of romance readers (and women in general). For this edition of Stuff You Should Be Stitching, I’m focusing on Wonder Woman-themed awesomeness. Now, you might have noticed that this column title changed from Stuff You Should Be Knitting. That’s because I’m going to try and focus more on cross stitch, needlepoint, sewing, and crochet as well. I’ll … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Stitching: Wonder Woman→
Spring is officially here and it’s time for another edition of Stuff You Should Be Knitting where we link to some awesome free patterns on the interwebs. For me, spring is an excuse to bust out all the colored yarns and work on some bright, happy projects. If you like to knit with color, then Stephen West is the designer for you. His projects are a little on the wild side and totally addictive to … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Knitting: Color→
Calling all Stitchy Bitches! We now have a group on Ravelry! Smart Knitters, Trashy Books is the place to discuss what we’re reading, what we’re crafting and why we can never have too many books or too much yarn. Come hang out with us! New to Ravelry? It’s a free site with loads of knitting and crochet patterns, discussion groups, and tools for organizing your yarn and projects. I like to think of our group as … Continue reading Smart Knitters, Trashy Books on Ravelry!→
