Fiber Harmony (Stitch 'n Dish)

Tag: creativity

  • Winding it down

    Winding it down

    I’ve added the 3rd color and am now working on the straps. This turned into a pretty heavy bag, so the straps will need to be strong. I’m thinking about making the straps half-white and half-green, in opposite orientations so that when held together, the white ends are adjacent to the green ends. I want…

  • Beginnings (of a bag)

    Beginnings (of a bag)

    I’m making decent progress on this bag and have to say, it’s thick and sturdy: more so than I imagined it would be. For a crocheted bag of this size, it will be able to easily hold items and not sag under their weight. Full disclosure – I did work on my “Bourbon Street Shawl”…

  • Trying something new

    Trying something new

    In the spirit of my recommendations around “Fiber First Aid”, I decided to try something new. As I have mentioned previously, I prefer to knit and crochet with worsted or DK weight. Contrary to that impulse, when I saw Joann’s house brand “Big Twist” had come out with a t-shirt yarn in some bright colors,…

  • Making progress

    Making progress

    While not as much progress as I had hoped considering all the education sessions I sat through, I am pleased with how this reusable shopping bag (small) is turning out. The photo above is a little dark but shows the distribution of the colored bands. The second pic (below this one) had better lighting, which…

  • Options and pivots

    Options and pivots

    Well, I had planned to work on my red and gray wool wrap this morning, but as I juggled my music bag, purse, coffee and bagel; I only had a pinky finger to grab one more thing. So here we are with my kaleidoscope shawl, which I like to call my Bourbon Street shawl, since…

  • The right tension

    The right tension

    Happy Local Yarn Store Day!!! I hope you’ve visited your local favorite(s) and shown them some love. We (fiber artists) appreciate you all, (LYS owners and employees) and look forward to many happy returns to shop and visit!! On to today’s blog post, about tension. Tension, in the world of crocheting and knitting, is best…

  • Bottle slings (holders)

    Bottle slings (holders)

    I’ve been a bit obsessed with this pattern – especially when it’s made in a cotton yarn. For this (green) version, I started with a smaller base (30 sts), still using the H hook. I have a pink one also in progress, but in Big Twist yarn that I’m making with a G hook (pictured…

  • Gifts of love

    Gifts of love

    I decided to make a family member, who loves flamingoes, a poolside bag as part of her birthday gift ensemble this year. I used cotton canvas from Joann’s and lined it with Novelty Cotton fabric (also from Joann’s). The pattern is Simplicity 9308 and it went together quickly (it’s not the first one I’ve made with this…

  • Granny Square Therapy

    Granny Square Therapy

    Like most fiber fanatics, I have several works in progress (WIP’s) sitting in project/yarn bags around the house. When I recently found myself in a bit of a situation (e.g. upset about something), I decided to take some solace in bright colors and the repetitive rhythm of crocheting granny squares instead of working on something…

  • Change is inevitable. Yarn helps.

    Change is inevitable. Yarn helps.

    The past year has marked a significant SHIFT in my life. It wasn’t the birth or death of anyone close, but it was the end of an era, so to speak.  Last year in June, my oldest grandchild got his driver’s license, and suddenly, I was freed from being on call as my daughter’s backup…