As creatives we more than likely have several WIPs (work in progress) going at one time. No matter how many times I tell myself that I am going to just start one project and work on it until it’s finished. It never fails. I am going to start another one. An idea will hit me and I have to get it out right then or most of the time it’s because I got bored with my current project and I need a quick win. You know those almost instant gratification projects. Just so we can have the feeling that we…

Let’s talk about gauge swatching. When I first started crocheting, it seemed like such a waste of time. I finally learned that although gauge swatching is tedious it is also necessary.  It can be really handy if you just want to try out stitch patterns or color combinations before committing to a full scale crochet project!  They can be worth their weight in gold (or yarn) and has saved me from wasting precious hours on something that I realized far too late that I don’t even like doing or I don’t like the way it looks. Gauge swatching is an…