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Sheldon + Leonard, Month of Love Day 13

Tara — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:28:26 +0000

Welcome to the Month of Love, a whole month of couples-inspired yarn!
Have you suggested a couple yet?

Leonard + Sheldon
Physicists, Roommates, Friends

In this soft and squishy single ply, Leonard wears his brown jacket and Sheldon wears a green (Green Lantern!) and yellow striped shirt.

120 yards
Bulky Weight
Recommended Needle Size: US 9-13, 6.0-10.0mm
Recommended hook: M–13 and up, 9mm and up

Buy this yarn for $31

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I’ll be adding a new yarn every single day until February 14th. Don’t miss a yarn (and get weekly summaries) by signing up for Yarn Love Notes.

Kermit + Miss Piggy – Month of Love Day 11

Tara — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:55:48 +0000

Welcome to the Month of Love, a whole month of couples-inspired yarn!
Have you suggested a couple yet?

Kermit + Miss Piggy
Green + Pink
It’s not nasy being green but having the love of the world’s most beautiful pig helps.

132 yards
Bulky Weight
Recommended Needle Size: US 9-13, 6.0-10.0mm
Recommended hook: M–13 and up, 9mm and up

SOLD OUT!
If you’re craving yarn, head over to the Boutique.

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I’ll be adding a new yarn every single day until February 14th. Don’t miss a yarn (and get weekly summaries) by signing up for Yarn Love Notes.

Month of Love, Day 8: Introvert/Extrovert

Tara — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:16:06 +0000

Welcome to the Month of Love, a whole month of couples-inspired yarn!
Have you suggested a couple yet?

This yarn was suggested by Bridget. She said,

The introvert and the extrovert- deep grey-green with lime or vibrant blue.

That’s what we have here, bright blue (extrovert) and a more muted jade green (introvert).

The two colors live in harmony, striping back and forth.

Handdyed sea blues stripes with jade green in this bulky single ply.

105 yards
Bulky Weight
Recommended Needle Size: US 9-13, 6.0-10.0mm
Recommended hook: M–13 and up, 9mm and up

For suggesting the pairing, Bridget gets 50% off any yarn!
You can win if you suggest a couple (or group) AND specific colors in the comments of this contest post.

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I’ll be adding a new yarn every single day until February 14th. Don’t miss a yarn (and get weekly summaries) by signing up for Yarn Love Notes.

Month of Love, Day 4: Petal and Leaf

Tara — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:03:03 +0000

Welcome to the Month of Love, a whole month of couples-inspired yarn!
Have you suggested a couple yet?

I took this photo (below) years ago and I still find that it inspires yarn.

The interplay of yellow petals and green leaves + stems may be the oldest color inspirations, but every new iteration is a discovery.

And in these snowy months full of browns, grays and whites, I need a bit of a refresher on the gorgeousness and saturation of yellow + green.

Today’s yarn is a celebration of that:

Petal + Leaf
Yellow + Green
Soft + Squishy

A little nibble of the hope of Spring.

160 yards
Bulky
Recommended Needles: US10-13
$35

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Tara — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:15:35 +0000

I’ve never really celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, other than to forget to wear green and get pinched (ow!), but I love watching others celebrate it.

And since green’s one of my most favorite colors, it isn’t hard to find anytime-inspiration in the plethora of green-goodness across the web.

Here’s the good green stuff I came across today:

Do you have a favorite craft or food you make at this time of the year?

Hex-Love

Tara — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:29:19 +0000

Remember how last week I got a bit crochet-obsessed?

Yeah, that didn’t fade away.

I’m crocheting a bunch of these hexagons to make a blanket for my bedroom (lots and lots and lots of green scrap yarn).

I start with cute little circles, crochet as many of those as I feel like and then I move onto,

adding the second round. I usually do one round of that and jump right to the last round:

And at this point, I stop and move onto the next hex. Because though it’s not a full hexagon left, I want to join them together as I add the last brown, hex-making round.

Every circle is going to be hex-ed with the same brown yarn (I think it’s an alpaca/wool blend, but a big bag was given to me un-labeled, so I’m just guessing.

Since I want to join them as I make the last round, I’m waiting until I’ve made a LOT of circles, because I’m afraid that if I join them as I go, the colors will be clumped together and we can’t have any color-clumping!

They make me happy!

PS. Also making me happy? The Month of Love Contest entries. Have you entered yet?

5 ways to celebrate Earth Day

Tara — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:23:47 +0000

Happy Earth Day!

Sometimes I think Earth Day (or Month or Hour) is silly…shouldn’t we be working on these things everyday? But I’m starting to think that setting aside one day draws more attention to the issue and gives a reason to reflect or research on changes we may already know we need to make!

I write about these things pretty much all the time, so in celebration of Earth Day, let’s go over a few way to make your crafting decisions a bit more green:

1. Be a locavore! (I know it’s not technically crafty, but I think of cooking and baking as crafting!)

2. Spin with recyled fiber!

3. Use organic cotton. Why? Here’s your answer!

4. Work with local, small-farm materials!

5. Rethink bamboo

What are your ideas for creating “geen”? Any topics I haven’t covered that you’d like me to research?

The Meaning of Green

Tara — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:38:17 +0000

I might be a bit obsessive.
I wish I wasn’t.
I wish I was smooth and casual and je ne sais quoi.
But I’m not. I’m excitable. And squeal-y. And a bit obsessive.
When I learned the new Yarn Forward was available in the States (it’s UK-based), one that I had been interviewed for, I began stalking Barnes & Noble.
I’ve been 4 times in the last month, scouring the magazine racks, looking behind every title.

Yesterday, my mom and I had a bit of free time and we decided to pop into the bookstore for a cup of coffee and magazine perusal. I did my normal magazine-rack-hunting. The girl next to me set down one she had been flipping through and

Wow!
There it was, the April issue.

I called my mom over as I flipped through, and was shaking before I even landed on this page:

That’s me, in the upper left corner!

The article is a discussion with several “ecological experts” (squee!) about what “green” means to them, in terms of yarn and fiber choices. It’s a fabulous article with input from Lorna’s Laces, a Rowan rep and other experts on the subject!

You can find buy Yarn Forward online, at your yarn store or at a bookstore!

Oh, and the geeking out doesn’t end there. My mom and I both squealed, jumped around, hugged and celebrated! This little excitement-party happened again when I told my husband (who, for the record, does not squeal)

Blonde Chicken Boutique » green

Sheldon + Leonard, Month of Love Day 13

Buy this yarn for $31

Kermit + Miss Piggy – Month of Love Day 11

SOLD OUT! If you’re craving yarn, head over to the Boutique.

Month of Love, Day 8: Introvert/Extrovert

Month of Love, Day 4: Petal and Leaf

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Hex-Love

5 ways to celebrate Earth Day

What are your ideas for creating “geen”? Any topics I haven’t covered that you’d like me to research?

The Meaning of Green

SOLD OUT!
If you’re craving yarn, head over to the Boutique.