Tag: crocheting

• One month later…

  

  Well, I’d venture to say it’s been a fairly crazy March for us all. Four weeks ago today, I arrived in Denver for my organization’s annual meeting and it was canceled that evening. It’s been crazy with work ever since, and now I’m working from full time with the kids and Kevin all in the…

  Cortney (she/her)

  March 28, 2020

  crochet, knitting, life stuff, quilting, sewing

  crochet, crochet blanket, crocheting, hat, knitting, mini quilt, mug rug, quilt, quilting, sock knitter, sock knitting, sweater, sweater knitting

• Year of Making: 2017.

  

  On the first day of this year, I decided to commit to one small thing: “put energy into a making project every day.” At first, that meant a conscious decision to sit down with a project every day. Sometimes it meant sleepily knitting a few rows before bed so that I would keep my commitment.…

  Cortney (she/her)

  December 31, 2017

  baking, canning, crochet, cross stitching, fermenting, knitting, life stuff, quilting, sewing

  baking, canning, crocheting, cross stitch, fermenting, garment sewing, gifting, gifts, goals, handmade wardrobe, kids, knitting, making, new year, pick your own, project bag, quilting, sauerkraut, sewing, sock knitting, socks, vacation, year of making, yearofmaking

• In Fits and Starts

  

    This week has been a struggle to keep the commitment to making. And yes, I realize I’m talking about days 2-5. I have quite nicely sick, in the nobody hug me and I don’t even feel like making a sandwich kind of way. On the first day, I knew it was coming and was…

  Cortney (she/her)

  January 6, 2017

  crochet, knitting

  crocheting, knitting, making, yearofmaking

• The Long and Winding Road

  

  Yesterday, for New Year’s Day, my family participated in one of our time-honored traditions. We road tripped back from Tennessee. Now, Tennessee is not incredibly far from Maryland, but it is not that close either. Usually the 8 hour drive takes us somewhere between 10 and 12, since we are most often travelling on the…

  Cortney (she/her)

  January 2, 2017

  crochet, knitting

  crocheting, knitting, new year, quilting, yearofmaking