waters wears: notes on refining personal style and a quick date night ootd
Even in the everyday, goings-about of our lives, putting together an outfit can be an artistic exercise, an art form. The outfit doesn’t have to be ”out-there” or particularly bold to count as art (though it can be if that’s
NEW PATTERN: The Joanie Reversible Beanie + What I Would Wear For Fall OOTD
New Pattern: The Joanie Reversible Beanie Crochet Pattern I'm excited to share that the Joanie Reversible Beanie Pattern is finally live! This one has been a long time coming, since I actually originally designed it over a year ago! Yes, Joanie is
Latest Crochet Design in Progress
In December, the yarn for my current design project arrived. I am extra excited for this project as it's a submitted and accepted design for The Fibre Co's yarn support programme. I'm using their Cumbria Fingering yarn, a wool and
Cold Weather and Little Crochet Projects
A few days of heavy rain last week and we finally found ourselves needing to turn on the space heater in our room at night. The cold has persisted and we've switched out the sheets on our bed for a
A Few Projects and Thoughts
I feel like even though a lot of the projects I'm working on are moving slower than I expected or have wound up on the backburner while my son is out of school for the summer, I've still made progress
Project Notes: Handmade Butterfly Cropped Boxy Top
Yay! I made this top using Spoonflower fabric featuring my own surface pattern design. Pretty cool. (You can find my designs on Spoonflower here if you're curious.) I'm making an effort this year to do more machine sewing so that I
PATTERN TEST CALL: The Lilllian Pleated Skirt Pattern
The Lillian Pleated Skirt Pattern is ready for testing! This skirt features crocheted pleats, an enclosed elastic waistband, and sewn fabric pockets. Basic sewing knowledge is preferred to apply. If interested, fill out the form over on my Test Crocheting Page!
Crochet Design Series: Laying Down The Base
This is the third part in a series of posts on designing and self-publishing a crochet garment pattern. I hope to get these posts out pretty regularly, but am not making a strict schedule for myself so I can give
Staying Motivated After PPD
Time to add some embroidery. I will be getting video of my process so that I can share my experience with embroidering on crochet and some tips and tricks I've learned along the way. That's the plan, at least. My
NEW PATTERN: The Delilah Duster
Here it is, the Delilah Duster! An easygoing statement piece, featuring a sprinkling of little flowers. Delilah would make a good first garment pattern for a crochet beginner, as the body of the garment is just three rectangles with no