It has been a while since I have had the urge to blog. So much has changed. But you know what hasn't changed? My love of fiber craft. It doesn't matter where I am or what my current situation is I have always had hooks, needles, yarn, and wool. (And yes I consider yarn and wool to be two separate things now that I have had experience working with both)
Crafting for me started very young. I would latch hook, plastic canvas, attempt to paint...The list of projects I attempted were endless. I crocheted off and on, not really knowing what I was doing but trying it out anyway. And then when I found myself pregnant with my daughter, who is now 17, I went to the local Walmart. Bought some of the cheapest yarn I could find, a single crochet hook and and within a matter of a few days completed my first baby blanket.
I was hooked. Pun intended.
Later in life I decided to knit. I had seen my mom doing it my entire life. It was magic. Two sticks, some yarn, wave them around and POOF a mitten! So off I went to my local book store where I found a great book: Stitch 'n Bitch: A Knitter's Handbook by: Debbie Stoller. I implore you to check out this amazing book at your local book store. Even though I am including the Amazon link please always shop local whenever feasibly possible and support your local small business owners.
This book opened my eyes to the witchcraft of knitting. I too became able to wave my magic sticks and create beautiful hand knit items to gift to my family and friends. And as a single. mom being able to hand make inexpensive gifts filled with love was incredibly important to me.
Here I am 18 years later still making magic and loving every moment. Even the frustrated ones. I can not count the number of projects that have been completed. It is probably a smaller number than the projects that got scrapped. I can not tell you about the gifts that have been given because I do not remember them all. But I can tell you what an absolutely wonderful journey I have had in perfecting this craft. A journey that is still not over because there are so many things left to learn.
So I have brought this blog I attempted years ago back from the dead. Do people even still read blogs any more? I don't know. But I guess we will find out. I find myself needing to share my excitement of a project that I am working on and to share interesting patterns that I have found and great local yarn stores that truly deserve to be visited by anyone imaginable. So here is where I will share it.
Happy Crafting
-M
