This is 20-20. My year begins with a bang. My ocean themed crochet animals have made their way home to me. After several months of reflection, I decided to end my consignment and the end of 2019. The last 8 years crocheting hundreds of animals for her shop. It was a great run, now it’s …
Kathy Bartholomew
A Tisket, A Tasket, Many Projects In My Basket
My basket has been full of such projects since December. Us women wear many hats, we take on many projects and responsibilities and still are able to take time to feed the family, keep the household together and care for our pets. The day after Christmas I got sick. The same cold that has affected …
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Kathy Bartholomew
The Mad Rush of Holiday Crafting
It’s that time of year where fiber artists make the mad rush to finish off handmade gifts for family and friends, and even to those less fortunate. Where does the time go and how do we get everything finished in time to mail off the packages? Lets start by making a list of what we …
Kathy Bartholomew
Month Long Project Finished and Delivered
Drum roll please… the month long project is finished! The project started when my brother alerted us that they evacuated from their home due to the Carr Fire in Redding, CA. What should I do to help out my brother and sister in law? My first thought was to buy them gift cards so they …
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January WIPs summary, Baggy the Cat Update, Knitting Product Review
Here it is February already. So much hit at once, seems like a big bowl of random. The Super Blue Blood Moon, did you see it? Ground Hog Day-6 more weeks of winter; the Super Bowl-Philly won, yay! Baggy cat had surgery, a new knitting product review and yarn was purchased. …
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Kathy Bartholomew
New Year, Resolutions, and Saying Good Bye
Happy New Year 2018! Chinese New Year-Year of The Dog. Mardi Gras. Many things to celebrate as we start the new year. After a long year of crocheting and knitting for myself, family, friends, my consignee and my crafts shows, I took the last 2 weeks off to rest. That meant no crochet, knit, winding …
Kathy Bartholomew
Giving Thanks to You, Part 2, With a Free Pattern
The past 2 weeks have been quite busy for me here at casa YarnKat. My consignee at Buy Hand – Laguna Beach placed an order for extra animals for 2 events the shop will be having, so my work stopped and the animals have been crocheted and delivered. Then our newest YarnKitten, Gizmo, got, …
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Kathy Bartholomew
Giving Thanks To YOU with a Free Pattern
The holidays are fast approaching, Thanksgiving is 3 weeks away, and YarnKat is 1 year old. I am thankful for your support of my blog and website. In order to show my thanks I am giving you a FREE CROCHET PATTERN that can be made in 1 day or 2 days. This pattern is a …
Kathy Bartholomew
The Weight Of The Yarn, The Size Of The Animal
Here we are, heading into the last days of August, the end of summer, back to school, changing into fall weather and the holidays will be fast approaching. I have been preparing for my fall and winter arts and crafts shows. Applications are being mailed, hoping to get into events from the past, and I …
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