Posted by mrssmythe on December 3, 2019 in
Baking,
Crafting,
Garden,
Out & About,
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Well, I’ve finished up quite a few craft projects since my last post. November seems to have been a month for tying up loose ends. First, and most important, I finally finished my fair isle vest. I’m very pleased with the result. And, since I’ve been working on this project since May, I’m very grateful […]
Tags: big bad wolf crochet, bonsai, breakfast cookies, carrot cake, chrysanthemums, crochet, crocheted dragon, crocheted wolf, fair isle vest, fingerless gloves, hand knit socks, knitting, Maine Morning Mitts, smith college botanical gardens, smith college chrysanthemum show, socks, straw flowers, thrummed mittens, yarrow
Posted by mrssmythe on August 27, 2019 in
Crafting,
Critters,
Ginger's Snaps,
Toys |
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The craft project photos have been piling up, and I thought it would be fun to devote an entire post to the things Ginger and I have been making these past few months. I’ll save Ginger’s items for last, as they’re the most spectacular. Here’s what I’ve been working on: First, a set of crochet […]
Tags: Back to School #Scarfie, cats, crafty intentions, crochet, crocheted dragons, crocheted food, crocheted house elves, crocheted pegasus, crocheted slippers, crocheted unicorn, fair isle knitting, fair isle vest, icebox crochet, megan lapp, Mr. Wa, quilting, scarf in a cake, scarfie yarn, windham scarf
It’s Iris season! The lovely specimens you see below are currently outside the Smith Museum in downtown Springfield. Happily, I have irises growing in my own yard as well – though not in such spectacular profusion. Here is a yellow “volunteer” that popped up out of nowhere last year. Now I have several along the […]
Tags: backyard chickens, backyard turkey, domestic turkey, east longmdeadow library, fair isle knitting, fair isle vest, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, george walter vincent smith museum, irises, knitting, perennial geranium, smith museum springfield
