It’s me! I’m back! And I’ve brought with me a crochet pattern 🥰 I love the Smollen in Destiny 2, and I made one a while back so that I could have one of my own. I decided that I wanted to share the love, so I started working on different versions of the pattern and finally figured out a pattern that I’m happy with. I’ve spent a few months working on it on and off, and finally decided this weekend that I was going to sit down and get it finished. I’ve spent 16 hours in the last few…
I am a very nervous person. I’m good at masking and appearing otherwise, but I’m usually filled with a decent mix of apprehension, self doubt, anxiety, and fear. NETASPA was one of the first events I went to without a clear idea of what to expect, and it ended up better than I envisioned. When I go to any event, I research it heavily beforehand. I find maps and programs from previous years, I find people that have attended and read their experiences, and I try to make up a plan for how I’m going to handle the different aspects…
This year is the year of trying new things. I currently have a subscription for Owl Post, which delivers hand dyed yarn and matching stitch markers every month. While I was glancing around at different subscription services that didn’t cost $100 every 3 months, I happened upon Yarnable. Don’t get me wrong, Yarnable is as described. It is hand dyed yarn on your base of choice (I went with DK), and the subscription cost varies depending on what tier or extras you choose. I chose to go with their Deluxe Experience, which includes the original 100 gram colorway, an additional…
Honestly there isn’t anything that’s “already done” except for a little crocheted bag and some prep for Sundered Doctrine, Destiny 2’s new contest dungeon, but I wanted to make the title longer than just “What’s coming.” Technically not false advertising. Anyway! My year is looking to be full of fun activities and events, and I’m looking ahead today to remind myself of my personal goals and also to be mindful of my project load – I’m already looking at more projects than last year, projects that are much bigger than my usual scarves and hand warmers, and I need to…
Weird Sisters Wool Emporium is a fun site that I’ve been happy to buy from in the past – and I’m currently a subscriber of their Owl Post subscription box. The main Weird Sisters website is a glorious display of fandom and geekery. It has collections of pins and stickers and hand dyed yarn colorways inspired by some of our favorite universes growing up, as well as entirely new topics and graphics that the owners created themselves. I highly recommend taking a look at the website, and while you’re there, let’s pop in and see what’s going on with their…
I made a Hareball shell! And I’m happy with it! I’m currently giving one away in a giveaway on Discord, and I’ll be putting up commissions for it on Ko-fi, but for people that want to make their own, I have a pattern available! Bear with me, I’ve not written any patterns before, so I hope it’s legible! And if you want a PDF download, I have one available on Ko-fi. Materials Pattern Pattern is done in the round. Repeat between * and * until end of round Body:Iris/Blue:Row 1: 8 single crochet (sc) into a Magic Ring (MR) (8)Change…
2024 was a pretty big year for me. After unknowingly suffering the sedative side effects of a medication I was on for three years, a medication change brought back my motivation and got me started on projects that I had left far behind and mostly forgotten. I started socializing again and met amazing friends, and then I started reaching out and rediscovering some of my passions. 2024 was the year of crochet I finished a lot of projects in 2024. A lot. I started getting back into it with simple bags and the goal of reaching 12 projects by the…
Sometimes I stream my crochet, and my hook of choice usually falls in the Ophire line. People will ask about my thoughts on the brand, as well as my thoughts on Furls, and I thought I’d put those here just so I have a written record to reference. When I first used Ophire, I was meh about it. I used it with Red Heart Super Saver and shelved the hook because it was so unpleasant and the yarn didn’t glide smoothly. Months later I picked it back up again and used it with a merino blend, and I fell in…
If you’re here, you probably know me. If not, welcome! I’m not sure how you found me, but I hope something makes you smile. I’m Sems, and I like badgers. I also like crochet and video games. I stream sometimes, and I knit other times, but I keep coming back to games and hooks. I started crocheting 25 years ago, and I started gaming 15 years ago, and only within the last year have I started to take them seriously. This site (and the linked youtube channels) will just be a way for me to track progression, goals, and resources;…