read along
The Journal
things I’m making, trying, and mashing up
-
Crocheting an AI-Generated Amigurumi
Are we at the point where generative AI can help with making craft patterns? Maybe! The claim A few weeks ago, a friend sent…
-
Hairpin Lace Hat Hypothesis
My first hairpin lace crochet projects have been exactly the kind of basic ones that are in all the introductory descriptions and YouTube videos.…
-
Hairpin Lace Crochet
I recently discovered hairpin lace. It apparently had its heyday in the Victorian era, but it’s essentially simple crochet done on a simple frame…
-
Create custom stickers with Midjourney
As I mentioned in my recent post about getting started with AI art, I’ve particularly been enjoying Midjourney. I also love making real-life objects—there’s…
-
Tunisian Crochet Market Bag
This was my first Tunisian crochet project, and it was a great first project for someone coming from crochet and knitting. It was part…
-
Market Bags, An Ongoing Saga
One casual project accidentally turned into a quest to recreate it with every craft I know.
-
Tunisian Crochet Hook Set
I took up Tunisian crochet on a whim. Like, an I’m-leaving-on-vacation-for-a-week-and-I-should-try-this-new-hobby-I-read-about-this-morning whim. In the midst of packing, I hustled over to Michaels to see…
-
Tunisian Crochet Diamond Mesh
Inspired by a few tantalizing hints, I made a pretty good first try at a diagonal mesh with Tunisian crochet.
come wander with me
Love Letters
Every so often I write a letter to my favorite curious people—new experiments, what’s working, what spectacularly isn’t, and first dibs on workshop dates. And yes, I mean a real letter: paper, envelope, your actual mailbox. No firehose, no spam, just the good stuff—handmade and slow, on purpose.
Your address stays with me—never sold, never shared, just used to send you letters. Stop anytime, no hard feelings. Privacy