So, I frogged the swim-skirt back to its component parts...no, no, I haven't given up on it, I just needed to make it better. I calculated the multiplier for the pattern stitch so that I didn't have an extra tab sticking out on the 'waistband,' I made it wider ...

- "Go and crochet an Arkie, Arkie!" Heehee. A few months ago my search for a Noah's Ark crochet pattern ended in - well, I was utterly unable to find a free Noah's Ark, but I bought one off of e-patternscentral.com for five dollars. It's nice! Of course, it doesn't ...

- I went shopping for new yarn about a week ago, and I decided to try something new, so I bought some worsted weight cotton yarn and this - some DMC Traditions mercerized cotton thread. I like lace, especially soft handmade lace. My mom used to tat, but I never learned ...