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Daffodils, Giveaway Winners and a Whole Lot of Yarn

The daffodils are blooming and I’m ready for some warm weather. How about you? I’m pretty sure my treadmill is about to bust. It’s at least 10 years old and making a lot of noise, so things aren’t looking good. So I’m thinking it would really help my cause to have some warm temps to [...]

Yarn Play

One of the perks of publishing CraftSanity Magazine is working with fantastic yarn supplied by my sponsors. Yesterday, Amelia and I visited Rita at the Yarn Hallow headquarters where we were both in for a treat. Amelia, 5, stood on a chair and helped wind several skeins of yarn, while I feasted my eyes on [...]

CraftSanity On TV: Unraveling sweaters to grow your yarn stash and try this crochet bowl pattern

This Sunday my newspaper column will feature West Michigan crochet enthusiast, Kendra Wineman. After meeting Kendra and seeing her colorful stash of reclaimed yarn and cute, crochet nesting bowls, I decided to unravel a sweater and make some bowls for my daughters to organize trinkets in their room.

CraftSanity On TV: Dye Your Eggs, Then Dye Some Yarn

The nice folks at PAAS sent me some egg decorating kits for today’s craft segment on “Take Five & Company.” The kits include neon dyes and cute stickers to make eggs that look like monsters and fish. Since these egg dyeing kits are self-explanatory, I’ll focus on showing you how I use these dyes to [...]

It’s Granny Time

The kids need new winter gear, so I will be transforming this yarn into granny square hats (Similar to this one.) and scarves. Do you have any favorite granny square patterns? I’m looking for new inspiration.

Click, Click, Click: A Day In The Life of a Fiber Artist

Today my Grand Rapids Press art & craft column is about Sierra Cole, a fiber artist I mentioned in a previous post. Here’s a preview to get you started… Sierra Cole might be the fastest knitter I’ve ever met. Her metal needles moved with near-lightning speed as we chatted about how she landed a great [...]

More Renegade Love: Felt Cafe

Doesn’t this yarn look fabulous? It ranked high among the crafty eye candy for sale at Renegade this past weekend. It was fun to chat briefly with Liz Maly, the talented maker of this lovely hand-dyed yarn and other fabulous Felt Cafe goods. Check out the super cute, felted baby booties. This photo kind of [...]