How To Make Neat Edges in Double Crochet
Years ago, I made a photo tutorial about the most frequent question I get from my beginner crochet students: how do I make my edges in double crochet look neat instead of wavy and wonky? […]
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Mighty Creative Podcast Episode 103: Distributed Cognition (Lists!)
When it comes to our creative projects and fantasies, getting stuff out of our heads can be just as useful as it is for us to get anything else out of our heads, like grocery lists and to-dos. When we use the tools we have to distribute all the myriad things that are constantly swimming around in our minds, we help ourselves to think more clearly, and to fit more things into our days – like craft projects and time for art or writing or music.
What I’m Making: Dyeing Yarn with Avocados (and Tea)
Last weekend, when my kid was sick after missing a few days of school, and we were all stuck in the house despite the first sunny days in ages, it was the perfect time to […]
Mighty Creative Podcast Episode 102: Derivative Crafts & Remixing
My husband sent me a screenshot the other night, of a comments thread on a NY Times recipe for Spicy Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Peanuts: He sent this to me because he knew I’d […]
Mighty Creative Podcast: Episode 101 – Prerequisite Procrastination
Welcome to the new podcast! This first episode is about the very thing that kept me from making the podcast for nearly three years. Prerequisite procrastination. What a pain.
What I’m Making: Find Your Fade Shawl
In a super rare move, I’ve finished a massive knitting project just over a year after I started it. (I’ve had some crocheted blankets on the go for nearly a decade!) Last week, after working […]
Mighty Creative: The Podcast Is Back
Look for new episodes of Mighty Creative in February, 2020. For now, be sure to search for the new name in your podcast app, and subscribe!
2020 Community Survey
It’s been a long while since I asked you for some insight into how I can do my best work for you. Please let me know a little bit about your creative experience by filling […]
What I’m Making: A Wooden Spoon
Spoon-making workshop with Devon Kroeger through the Vancouver Tool Library. So good!
