by ChiWei | Sep 14, 2015 | Crochet, Home, Musings, My Favorites
Well, my friends, I haven’t posted for a long time, but here I am. For those of you who have followed this blog and the occasional personal news, you may have known that my dad had cancer. He went to Heaven in August and I’ve been trying to find the will...
by ChiWei | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog
I know I haven’t been around much, but I’ve got some really exciting news to share with y’all! My friend Adrianne Surian of Happy Hour Projects just published her first craft book, DIY T-Shirt Crafts! A real, hold-it-in-your-hands,...
by ChiWei | Aug 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
I received free product for this review, but my opinions, words and experiences are 100% my own. You know, I always thought, growing up, that I was pretty organized. And I guess I can be, sometimes. But there are definitely other times when my brain is just a muddle...
by ChiWei | Jul 10, 2015 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys
You might have seen a glimpse of my two-toned granny squares in a recent post where I shared my granny square blocking station. Now I get to share what I made with all those squares – a granny square chevron afghan! This is a baby-blanket sized project made with 36...
by ChiWei | Jul 8, 2015 | DIY
Every time I pull out my trusty sewing machine, I am reminded why I rarely pull out my trusty sewing machine. But it’s SCARF WEEK, and that makes it worthwhile! Plus, I’ve been crocheting a lot lately, and it felt sew nice to do something a little...
by ChiWei | Jun 26, 2015 | Crochet, DIY
I’ll admit, I don’t usually make crochet blankets. My last big blanket project, with its billions of loose ends, sorta turned me off to the whole idea of a mess of granny squares. So, I’ve tended to stick to cute little things, like owls and fish...
by ChiWei | Jun 21, 2015 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys, Summer
On our last date night, Drew and I walked around the “downtown” of the town we’re moving to this fall, you know, to get a feel for our neighborhood. We found this little doodads store that had a bunch of, well, doodads, and all sorts of vintage-y,...
by ChiWei | Jun 19, 2015 | Crochet, Tutorials
Here’s a quick tutorial for today, an invisible half double crochet decrease. The invisible decreasing single crochet is something I learned from Planet June, and it’s pretty ingenious, probably because it’s so simple. Instead of inserting your hook...
