February 2012 – Page 2

2012 POTHOLDER SWAP

LADIES & GENTS, TIME TO GET YOUR POTHOLDERS ON! These were my submissions for last year’s potholder swap (2011). I made cathedral window potholders, they have a bit of a modern vintage feel, which I love. There are Ravelry forums full of fun chatter & photos for the upcoming 2012 swap here.

little love No.2

Watches, all shapes, all sizes, but mostly Swatch. It began for me in the late 80’s, I was a teen with some extra christmas money and a fateful trip to Daytons in the mall. I remember they only had a few styles to choose from, ideally I wanted 2 so I could wear them at theContinue reading “little love No.2”

little love No.1

A blue valentine. I’ve been smitten, well maybe ridiculously fixated, with a little crochet heart from an old workbasket magazine, the “heart in crochet” from Vol. 24, No. 5 February 1959 to be exact! (Ravelry page for the original) I have a few issues of workbasket, but mine are all from the 40’s. So while totally obsessing on thatContinue reading “little love No.1”