Chez Spud

Ssssssshhhhh….somebody, somewhere is getting this gift from me sometime soon….I can’t say who, or what it is….because I’m mysterious like that. Or, more to the point, the recipient might be reading and then it would be no surprise at all would it?
This is my offering for the Art Exchange project I blogged about a few [...]

The Afghan is slowly taking shape. I’ve been making it for a month now and I’m pleasantly surprised how fast it’s coming along. Today we put all the squares on the floor to see how near/far it is from being ‘enough’. The tally is 55 squares done, 25 to go. I’ve set myself a target [...]

Can’t…stop…making…stuff…
Crappy iphone shot. Arms are both broken after shooting the valentine’s garland. Occupational hazard I guess…
This is mostly Julochka’s fault. She’s either my ‘enabler’ or my ‘craft stash pusher’ (her term), depending on how gracious I’m feeling. Last night she was tempting me with a Gocco printer, but I fear my craft budget has been [...]

Hurrah hurrah and thrice hurrah! Thanks to the patience of Kristina, a few million views of truly excellent videos from Meet Me At Mike’s and a healthy slug of awe/inspiration/jealousy from Lucy at Attic24 ….I can finally crochet a granny square! I can’t begin to express how proud of myself I am for doing this. [...]