Fly me to the moon, and let me knit/crochet among the stars…

Exactly fourty-seven years ago, the Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, carrying astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. Six hours after landing, Neil Armstrong famously stepped onto the crater-laden surface and uttered his legendary phrase about small steps and giant leaps. Tin-foil-hat-wearing people will tell you the landing was staged and fabricated out of movie…

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The 12 Kits of Christmas in July: Axbridge Afghan!

These steaming hot days of one of the hottest summers in memory has us dreaming of the hopefully snowy days ahead. Chilly breezes rolling through the air, blissful frozen water droplets falling from the sky… ahhhhh.  And you know what they say: if you knit it, they will come! So for these sauna-esque last 12…

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Crafty Crocheted Cocktails for National Daiquiri Day!

Happy Tuesday! Did you know that July 19th is National Daiquiri day? Did you know that the daiquiri is named after an iron mine in Cuba, and was likely invented by an American mining engineer? Did you know it was one of the favorite drinks of President John F. Kennedy and that normally well-behaved Ernest…

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