Thursday, March 28, 2013
New Blog
I have changed the name of my business to Ruth & Hazel so I have a new blog. I won't be updating this one anymore, but I'm going to do my best to update the new one much more frequently than I've been doing here. I hope you'll come see me there--if any of you are still out there.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Grasshopper Handmade Google+ Page
I've started a Google+ page for Grasshopper Handmade since I thought it was probably a good idea to have a Google+ page as well as the Facebook page. (I have a personal profile on Google+ as well, but I don't really use it since most everyone I know is on Facebook.) I added the ability to +1 my posts here a while back with a widget that also includes sharing on Facebook, Twitter, a blog and email. For right now I imagine I'll mostly be posting the same things there as I do to Facebook although I may change that in the future. I do like Google+, though and it is quite easy to use when I remember that it isn't Facebook. So feel free to add me to your circles and start +1ing away.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Secret Toy Pattern
Spent a while the other night winding Cascade 220 for a new crochet toy pattern I'm working on. (I'm keeping what the toy is a secret for now, I think.) I know I often talk about things I'm going to write up as patterns and then never get around to it, but this time I actually have the pattern written already. I'm going to use this yarn to try it one more time and then I will be getting some test crocheters to test it for me. I also have another toy pattern in the works so hopefully soon I will finally be branching out into pattern sales. I have so many ideas written down or partially made--I hope I can make the leap.
almost finished, but completely unblocked |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
New (ish) Colorways
Big Brother |
Shiny New Australia |
I'm not even sure newish is appropriate since one of these has been around for probably close to a year and the other was available at all of my winter craft shows. (But not in my Etsy shop until now.) But since I haven't mentioned them here, I'm calling it newish. Shiny New Australia may be my new favorite colorway--plus I love the name. (Bonus points if you recognize where it came from!)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Books Read in 2011
I'm still keeping a list of all the books I read every year. I don't know if anyone who reads this blog is actually interested in it, but I'm going to keep on posting since I have no where else to share it. :) (Re-reads are marked with [RR].)
1. Escape - Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer
2. All the Colors of Darkness - Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
3. The Coming - Joe Haldeman
4. Drood - Dan Simmons
5. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
6. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
8. False Dawn - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
9. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart
10. The Talented Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
11. Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill
12. I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
13. Kiln People - David Brin
14. The Dragons of Heorot - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes
15. Native Tongue - Suzette Haden Elgin
16. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents - Terry Pratchett
17. The Gate to Women’s Country - Sheri S. Tepper [RR]
18. The Waters Rising - Sheri S. Tepper
19. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
20. Z for Zachariah - Robert C. O’Brien
21. The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood
22. Earth Abides - George R. Stewart
23. Delusions of Gender - Cordelia Fine
24. Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy
25. Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren [RR]
26. How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
27. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
28. World War Z - Max Brooks
29. The Hidden Side of the Moon - Joanna Russ
30. Dawn - Octavia E. Butler
31. Siberia - Ann Halam
32. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin
33. The Lost Gate - Orson Scott Card
34. Adulthood Rites - Octavia E. Butler
35. Imago - Octavia E. Butler
36. The 1978 Annual World’s Best SF - Donald A. Wollheim (ed.)
37. Anya’s Ghost - Vera Brosgol
38. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
39. Cards of Grief - Jane Yolen
40. Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement - Kathryn Joyce
41. Camp Concentration - Thomas M. Disch
42. The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues - Ellen Raskin
43. The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester
44. The Kraken Wakes - John Wyndham
45. The Last Guru - Daniel M. Pinkwater
46. The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction - Ellen Datlow (ed.)
47. From These Ashes - Fredric Brown
48. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab - Gideon Defoe
49. America Pacifica - Anna North
50. The Star Road - Gordon R. Dickson
51. Little Altars Everywhere - Rebecca Wells [RR]
52. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells [RR]
53. The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women - Jessica Valenti
54. The Universe Maker - A.E. Van Vogt
55. Time Travelers Never Die - Jack McDevitt
56. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick [RR]
Yes, I read Twilight. And hated it. After several people I know insisted that it really was good and after ripping on it for ages, I thought it was time I read it so that I knew for sure. Now I know. I think my favorite fiction book I read this year (with Twilight being my least favorite--although it definitely had a run for its money) was Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. It's utopian, feminist sci fi--if you like that sort of thing. And I do.
1. Escape - Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer
2. All the Colors of Darkness - Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
3. The Coming - Joe Haldeman
4. Drood - Dan Simmons
5. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
6. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
8. False Dawn - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
9. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart
10. The Talented Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
11. Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill
12. I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
13. Kiln People - David Brin
14. The Dragons of Heorot - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes
15. Native Tongue - Suzette Haden Elgin
16. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents - Terry Pratchett
17. The Gate to Women’s Country - Sheri S. Tepper [RR]
18. The Waters Rising - Sheri S. Tepper
19. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
20. Z for Zachariah - Robert C. O’Brien
21. The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood
22. Earth Abides - George R. Stewart
23. Delusions of Gender - Cordelia Fine
24. Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy
25. Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren [RR]
26. How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
27. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
28. World War Z - Max Brooks
29. The Hidden Side of the Moon - Joanna Russ
30. Dawn - Octavia E. Butler
31. Siberia - Ann Halam
32. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin
33. The Lost Gate - Orson Scott Card
34. Adulthood Rites - Octavia E. Butler
35. Imago - Octavia E. Butler
36. The 1978 Annual World’s Best SF - Donald A. Wollheim (ed.)
37. Anya’s Ghost - Vera Brosgol
38. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
39. Cards of Grief - Jane Yolen
40. Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement - Kathryn Joyce
41. Camp Concentration - Thomas M. Disch
42. The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues - Ellen Raskin
43. The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester
44. The Kraken Wakes - John Wyndham
45. The Last Guru - Daniel M. Pinkwater
46. The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction - Ellen Datlow (ed.)
47. From These Ashes - Fredric Brown
48. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab - Gideon Defoe
49. America Pacifica - Anna North
50. The Star Road - Gordon R. Dickson
51. Little Altars Everywhere - Rebecca Wells [RR]
52. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells [RR]
53. The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women - Jessica Valenti
54. The Universe Maker - A.E. Van Vogt
55. Time Travelers Never Die - Jack McDevitt
56. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick [RR]
Yes, I read Twilight. And hated it. After several people I know insisted that it really was good and after ripping on it for ages, I thought it was time I read it so that I knew for sure. Now I know. I think my favorite fiction book I read this year (with Twilight being my least favorite--although it definitely had a run for its money) was Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. It's utopian, feminist sci fi--if you like that sort of thing. And I do.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Mid-Winter Sale
I'm having a mid-winter sale in my Etsy shop. 25% off all cowls and any other winter accessories I may run across in the next week or so. I made a lot of cowls for my holiday shows and while I did sell many of them, I have more than I want to store all summer so I thought that I'd hopefully clear some of them out with a sale. I'll be adding more as I get pictures taken so keep checking back.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Hedgehogs!
I made six of these hedgehogs as Christmas presents this year using this pattern. The Fun Fur was such a pain to work with--especially at first--but they turned out so cute I think it was worth it. (Though right now I'll be happy if I never see another hedgehog, let alone make one.) The ones already given were, I hope, well received. These last three are a gift for my "nieces" who sadly may be too old for this kind of gift really soon.
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