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I'm Aimée, a complete and total yarn geek. Welcome to my blog about my extreme obsession with all things yarn! I am a crocheter who also happens to knit. I have a fine taste in yarn and a stash that extends for miles (literally). Geek out with me here and on social media!
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September 27, 2019
I was recently thinking about my New Year goals and started to laugh and laugh and laugh at all that ambition I had at the beginning of the year. I stuck with my original goals for a couple months, but then I took a tumble off the bottom rung of a ladder* and it changed the trajectory of my year. But not all is lost!
April 9, 2019
This weekend was a blast at both YarnCon and Stitch Up Chicago. So now what? Now, I want to play with yarn. But I have so many things in progress and so close to being finished. And I have work projects to do. And work. And housework. And kids. Sigh... So this week, I'm focusing on finishing the 5 projects that are up on top.
March 24, 2019
As life usually goes for me, I blinked and here we are at the end of March. How it happens, I never know. It seems like it was just yesterday that it was January, and now we're already on spring break. YarnCon and Stitch Up Chicago are two weeks away. My WIP's are piling up as are my design ideas. And in the back of my mind, I whisper, "pace yourself...pace yourself." Through the busyness of life, I've had my yarn, hooks, and needles by my side keeping me centered.
January came to a close with a new design perfect for a beginning crocheter who knows how to chain, slip...
January 31, 2019
So I've been pretty quiet about the topic of diversity in the knitting industry, which has sparked a huge conversation on Instagram this month, and I've been trying to find an eloquent way to address both my silence and my feelings towards it all. I'm not sure it will be eloquent or concise, and it might sidetrack a bit, but I hope all who read this know that it comes from a place of sincerity and love.
For starters, my silence has not been intentional. Three weeks ago, we lost my sweet uncle in a horrible car accident. Losing him in this way, watching my cousins lose...
January 4, 2019
A new year with new goals, experiences, joys, unexpected surprises both good and bad, challenges, opportunities, and more. Who knows exactly what 2019 will hold for us all. As for me, I am hoping for some peace, balance, good times, grace during the less than good times, a whole lot of love and family, and, of course, yarn.
December 22, 2018
...and my not-so-nimble fingers have been working up ornaments and gifts. I have been trying to hand make as many gifts as possible this year. My queue has gotten deeper from the Indie Gift-A-Long, I published a new pattern a couple weeks ago, and I’m trying to sort out what my priorities will be for 2019. Not busy...nope...not in the least bit!!
September 1, 2018
This strong, amazing boy endured 22 rounds of chemo, hundreds of doses of steroids and other medications, and while the lasting effects of LCH will never be fully gone, he lives each day like no one I've ever known.
July 27, 2018
Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! is like a velvety cup of mocha with rich browns and tans. I was originally thinking of making a hat but thought that this would make a great around the neck accessory for Mary. Also, I was thinking knit instead of crochet because Mary is an avid crocheter, and I don't often see her with something knit. I finally decided on the Why Wait? cowl pattern by Susan Ashcroft. I couldn't wait to cast on!
July 6, 2018
I wake this morning to find myself sleep deprived and thoroughly exhausted. It has nothing to do with my 11 month old daughter. It has all to do with the love affair I have with crocheting and knitting. I am drained but I have no regret.
February 9, 2018
I’m not the biggest fan of lace weight yarn, but I recently made an exception when the folks at Yarnover Truck asked me to make a gorgeous pattern by Bernadette Ambergen with their YOT Lace.
