I cannot believe how fast January has come and gone… with lots of rain too! All the sources say we got between 40% to 75% rain replenishment to get those lakes and reservoirs filled. But they are not filled up completely, so I am hoping February brings us more rain. And why not? I tend …
Rain, Rain, Rain… oh how I love the rain. We here in California really need it, and this year we have had plenty of rain. It’s also a good time to look at new items to crochet and knit. Baggy here: Speak for yourself, I have cabin fever and I don’t even know what a …
Here at YarnKat, the holiday fun continues. And Baggy seems to have made a party out of YarnKat. He’s even got his black tie on in anticipation of the New Year. Which is still a few days away. Baggy here: Don’t I look handsome? I think I do. Oh, YES, you are one handsome kitty …
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! As Christmas is just a week away, we all look forward to spending time with family and loved ones far and near. Some of you will brave the long lines of security checkpoint at the airport, rush hour traffic on the road. And some of you are staying home, curled …
Continue reading A One Of A Kind Holiday Gift For YarnKat Friends
My last holiday boutique of the year is tomorrow. Let’s close out the season with some fun holiday shopping. Need a gift for someone hard to buy for? Come see my handmade knit and crochet scarves, fingerless mitts, shawls and shawlettes. Shawls and shawlettes are 25% off, discount price on tag. Maybe you need to …
Continue reading Final Show Of The Year. Locals, Come On Out And Do Some Holiday Shopping!
Hello friends! Are you done with your shopping for Christmas? Have all of your knitting and crochet completed and packaged nicely to give? I have my last 2 shows this weekend and have been quite busy finishing up projects for the potential sales. However, a couple of weeks ago, I started feeling a lot of …
Old memories: Growing up, my grandparents always cooked the dinner, whether at their house or ours. Long, long hours spent waiting for the bird to be done. Homemade stuffing, stuffed inside the bird, the jellied cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and rutabagas. Dinner was around 4pm and the naps began quickly afterwards. Football …
As a crocheter, I am usually making crochet animals for arts & crafts fairs, my website or my consignee, Buy Hand – Laguna Beach. Yesterday, I had to make a fiberfill run because I was running low on stuffing plus a 50% off coupon enticed me. I had heard that JoAnn’s Fabric and Craft Stores …
After about 3 years of reading other people’s patterns, and making their products, I wanted to try my hand at creating my own. With much effort, lots of paper, lots of “frogging,” I created my first pattern. It is called CUPCAKE. I had crocheted some cute cupcakes, sold them at shows, and people asked where …
It’s been just a few days since YarnKat was launched and I feel reminiscent. Jump into my time machine as we go back (GASP) 40 years, a shy teenager learning a few tricks with knitting needles and crochet hooks: How to do the backward loop cast on, making chains and single crochet with a …