Sometimes it is easier for me to create when donning props that set the mood . One such accessory happens to be my new lab coat... This lov...

I am trying desperately to get back into a regular blogging rhythm. To that end, a two week silence is better than silence for two months. A...

Firstly, from the inner recesses of my heart and soul, thank you all for your lovely supportive comments to my last post. You have no idea ...

Hello? Still there? Well, if there is anyone out there who is still remotely interested in my little green bloggy, I'm attempting to mak...

Thank you everyone for all of your support and well wishes! I have felt very psychologically isolated during the last several months due to ...

I apologize for my silence (again) peeps. I have been unable to write, think, concentrate...my divorce has become (as many divorces do) ver...

So sorry for my silence folks. The last few weeks have been a roller coaster, simultaneously pitted with sorrow and peaked with joy. It'...

Reason number one why I love teaching kids...they say what they think, no holds barred . I have a Saturday afternoon knitting class filled w...

After much apprehension, I finally purchased one of the Twinkle books. Don't get me wrong, I think her designs are super cute, I just do...

A month or so ago, Samantha, proprietor of Abuelita's Knitting and Needlepoint , asked me if I would be willing to lead a weekend Entrel...

Look at my beautiful offspring modeling the hat she knit up for her boyfriend. Oh, and did I mention that this is her first finished knitt...

Oh yes, I actually cobbled a shirt together with fabric, needle and thread! For me, this is nothing short of amazing. Okay, it took me five ...

I have two new patterns in the latest issue of Crochet Today mag ! Yay!! But before I showcase my latest designs, I wanted to give a few wo...

During the last year ChezLinoleum has been a household plagued by such predicaments as my spouse's unemployment, my own stagnant salary ...

LittleLinoleum benefited from my new found seamstress abilities (yeah, right) this weekend. I fashioned a pair of PJ pants for her in a fes...

Here's another example of one of my woven diamond shawls. This version, however, was woven entirely from my homespun, which in turn, was...

I finally had a chance to road-test my Ashford Knitter's Loom only a year after having received it as a Christmas gift. Jeesh . Anyway,...

It was 16 years ago today that I gave birth to my wonderfully intelligent and beautiful daughter. I couldn't have hoped for a more lovi...

I just finished writing up the patterns for the Pie-rets AND the Fruit Tart Fascinator ! Now peeps everywhere can wear their pies (and ta...