Lolly has created the most wonderful create-along on her blog: Lollyknitting Around
It’s called Project Spectrum.
If you have ever gotten into a feeling of design doldrums, then join in on Project Spectrum.
Here is a link that explains how this year’s theme is the Compass Rose and the four directions with all the aspects that relate to it.
She has set up groups on Ravelry and on Flickr.
I’ve  joined and will be participating throughout the year.

Since March and April’s color is green, I have decided that my Project Spectrum project is my Spooligarumi Elf.
The Spooligarumi Elf feels especially appropriate, since today is the …read more

I am so pleased! My new Journey Loom has arrived!

The Journey loom is a lovely small frame/tapesty style loom that was designed by Susan Barrett Merrill. The loom came to her in a dream and she’s been working with her husband to create it in many ways for a number of years.
The first thing that struck me when I put it together was that it looked so much like the wall dollhouses that my dh, Jim, makes me!
The second thing that just blew me out of the water, was reading the chapter in Susan’s book, Zati, The Art of …read more

The oddest thing happened with one of my knitted doll designs…..
One of my most favorite designs is for a doll I named Lily.

The pattern for Lily sold really well. I kept having to reprint her, but then a strange thing happened.  The masters for the pattern simply disappeared! pooft!
Vanished.
I ripped the studio apart…. no Lily masters.
So, sadly, I took her down off my website.
As I was working on the Elspeth and friends dolls 
and then Esperanza,  I thought: I have GOT to find the  Lily masters!
Well! I tore the studio apart looking for the masters.
No joy.
I looked for the Lily doll.  …read more

Yay! I have finally finished the PDF for the Knitted Esperanza Doll. I’m doing the happy dance. )
I’ve been working on this PDF for ages. But, you know how it goes….. deadlines and a million other things come up, and things get pushed to the edges until they fall off the radar screen.
Last night, a note popped up in my email, saying that a lady wanted to order the pdf. Yoicks!
I pulled up the file and realized that it was no where near ready to go!
I looked at the charts and went: Phooey! NOT …read more

Photo copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay
Last week, my husband, Jim and I were vendors at a gathering of handspinners. (Oh! what lovely energy to be in the same room with all those wheels and the occaisional spindle, spin spin spinning!).
In the same building, there was a gallery, and so, gallery visitors drifted through the spinner’s gathering. I lost track of the number of people said to me:
‘Ah! This doll is WONDERFUL! Can I buy her?’

Photo copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay
‘And, each time, my response was: “No, I’m sorry, The Crocheted Menopause Fairy doll is not for sale.The pattern is, though….”

Photo copyright Noreen …read more