Stitch 'n Dish

Tag: fiber artists

  • Dragonflies

    Dragonflies

    A few years back, I began to appreciate dragonflies. I was on vacation with my family at the Outer Banks in North Carolina and realized that these creatures were more than just “bugs“. These were beautiful, multi-colored, many-sized and tempered (some friendlier than others) critters! One Summer in particular, there were so many that I…

  • Variation on a theme

    Variation on a theme

    In a previous blog, I shared a pattern I wrote for a quick crochet project: a sunglasses pouch. That post resulted in a special request for the same item in a yarn I had used to make a virus shawl. Luckily, I did have a little yarn left so I was able to make 2…

  • A grandmother’s legacy

    A grandmother’s legacy

    When I was a senior in high school, and preparing to spend my last Summer at home before entering the United States Navy on active duty, my grandmother asked me what I wanted for graduation. I asked her to crochet me an afghan/blanket that I would take with me when I went away.. Crocheted blanket –…