Cam’s Bedroom: The final frontier These are the voyages of the Starship, Enterprise Its 5 year mission To boast geekdom To act as contraceptive, for new life and new companionship To boldly go where no man has gone before So if it isn’t obvious to you at this point, I’m a Geek. I’m a fan of Magic the Gathering, Star Trek … well let’s just say I like good Syfi … Continue reading USS Enterprise NCC 1701
I think I’ve mentioned that I’m a big Magic the Gathering fan! One of the best things about crochet, in my opinion anyway, is that you get to merge passions. For quite a while I had wanted to make a dice bag so that I could have something I made to hold my magic swag – dice, counters, etc. Dragon’s are a big part of Magic’s … Continue reading Dragon Dice
Once again, we’re on the road. We were once again in Colorado Springs for a Teacher conference, and I try and find a yarn store while I’m in the area. We stumbled upon a great shop with a pun-tastic name. I present to you, the gem of the knitting community in Colorado Springs; Ewe & Me. I LOVE this place. the husband and wife owners … Continue reading Hooking on the Road:Colorado Springs
Okay, if you don’t like people bragging, STOP NOW!! What i’m about to show you is by far the best thing I’ve ever crocheted, and I’m not afraid to be braggadocious. We do a Christmas Gift Exchange between all the siblings and spouses on my wife’s side of the family. I decided that If I got one of the sister’s, I was going to crochet … Continue reading The greatest thing I’ve ever Made: Tote bag Edition
After Chistmas we took a trip to see my parents: Unfortunately my Dad’s health was failing and we needed to visit and see Grandma and Grandpa. While I was there, I was working on some crochet projects for My sisters, and naturally I looked up a couple Yarn shops in the area to check out while we were there. I read some mixed review of … Continue reading Hooking on the Road: The Cleveland Edition
I decided that I was going to make Christmas presents; what I didn’t realize was that I needed to start in July on them if I didn’t want to be making things until Midnight for 30 days straight. The list of Crochet Projects I decided to conquer included: A blanket for my Mother in law A tote bag for My sister in Law And two … Continue reading Christmas Blanket: Biggest project yet!
It’s Monday, May 2nd and the streak of birthdays continues. Today is my mother’s birthday and I’m in Castle Rock to celebrate with her. I won’t get the chance to visit on Mother’s Day, so I surprised my parent’s by showing up just before lunch and not just before diner like we planned. This also means that I got to give my mother her gifts … Continue reading Gifts for Mom
Aaron and I had been looking forward to last weekend for a while. We have been getting together with a “stitch and Bitch” group on Wednesday nights that are a lot of fun to hang out with, but this last weekend was our first adventure into the larger community world of the yarn crafts. We traveled up to Loveland, Colorado for the Interweave Yarn fest. … Continue reading The minority crocheters: Our first Yarn Fest.
On Tuesday I showed you the adorable amigurumi puppy I made for my sister-in-law’s baby shower. What you don’t know is the adventures he had on the way to his new home. About a week after I finished it, my daughter was playing with it all the time and “training” puppy to be a good boy for his new home. We were constantly reminding her … Continue reading The continuing adventures of Crochet Puppy
Last week I posted the article about the Easter Bunny Surprise! I made for my little one, but that wasn’t the first little animal I had made. My sister-In-Law, who lives in Tucson, is expecting a baby in April. She had her baby shower last month and I decided it was a perfect time to make a gift for her. Grandmas on both sides of … Continue reading My First Amigurumi: Baby Shower Puppy
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