Martha Winger

Crochet for a Cause – Special Olympics 2012 Scarves

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:48:56 +0000

This was the first year I made scarves for the athletes participating in the winter Special Olympics. I saw so many amazing scarves from past years and decided to try my hand at creating a sampler pattern. I love making … Continue reading →

I like ‘em chunky

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:04:02 +0000

My hook has been in action non-stop over the last several weeks spurred by the turn to colder temps here in St. Louis. The snap in the air brings me joy this year, for some reason, but I’m sure the … Continue reading →

Crochet is perfect with baseball.

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:45:16 +0000

We’ve been watching a lot of baseball the last two weeks as the Cardinals fought their way into the World Series. So I’ve been crocheting a lot in front of the TV, making fingerless gloves for special orders. This is … Continue reading →

Alpaca Farm Day 2011

admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:50:51 +0000

Add great people to amazing fall weather and my favorite activity and you have the ingredients for a wonderful day! My daughter, step mom and I had sooo much fun at Mariposa/Big River Farms‘ Alpaca Farm Day. This is the … Continue reading →

Adventures in Super Chunky Crochet – Part 1

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:18:12 +0000

Now that the weather has turned cooler, I’m firing up my size S crochet hook and designing double chunky projects for fall. These pillows were crocheted with two strands of super chunky yarn – thus double chunky. I made a … Continue reading →

Customize Your Social Media Icons

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:24:54 +0000

There are so many great ideas and ways to customize the links to your SM homes that can really “seal the deal” with your blog/website design. Check out these great icon sets: Little Box of Ideas Lego Icons – Don’t … Continue reading →

FP – Crochet Market Bag

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:33:30 +0000

This recent market bag design by Linda Permann immediately went to the top of my project to-make list. It worked up quickly once I got the hang of the V-Stitch. Despite a huge array of colors, I couldn’t image a … Continue reading →

Free Hand Warm Up PDF

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:16:55 +0000

Keeping my hands and wrists pain-free can be hard since I work on a computer all day and crochet and craft at night. I started looking for exercises or stretches to keep my hands from cramping up and feeling stiff. … Continue reading →

LYS – Alexandria, VA Style

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:55:49 +0000

Do you go to LYS (local yarn shops) on vacation? We recently traveled to Washington, DC for a five day vacation full of monuments, museums, great food, great cupcakes and of course, yarn shopping! We stayed in historic Alexandria right … Continue reading →

Peaches!

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:04:08 +0000

One of my favorite summer deserts is cold peach pie. I got an email that the Loring peaches were ready to be picked at a local farm. We headed off Saturday morning to pick our own peaches and blackberries. There’s … Continue reading →