Hooks
I don’t know how to crochet. It doesn’t really sound like such a big deal–plenty of people have never picked up a strand of un-worked yarn and turned it into something useful. Of course, when you consider that I’ve been using knitting needles since toddler-hood, my lack of skills with a crochet hook sound almost … Continue reading
Summer Wraps
I should really just switch my Monday-scheduled posts to Tuesday, shouldn’t I? Then you readers wouldn’t have to listen to me explain my blogging tardiness every week. Try and bear with me a little longer? Let’s see if I can’t pull together my case of the Mondays over the next couple of weeks, and then start thinking … Continue reading
Shutter-bird
I’ve spent the last couple of Tuesdays promising that there will be new DIYs soon–that I honestly didn’t forget about that camera case design I was offering as an alternative to the 3mm felt camera bag and I would get around to publishing the pattern and instructions really, really soon. Guess what? I wasn’t lying! Pull … Continue reading
Ship in a Bottle
You know how everywhere you go, there seems to be an abundance of owl motifs? Gnomes became trendy around the same time that owls did. Over the past year, I’ve been noticing snails popping up all over the place. I’ve liked gnomes for years, and owls have the sort of fun, whimsical aesthetic I’m drawn … Continue reading
Backwards & Buttoned
I have a slight love-hate relationship with cardigans. You see, I tend to buy a lot of them, and then I tend to feel self-conscious about becoming “that girl who always wears cardigans,” and that’s definitely not me. Despite my adored collection of bright and contemporary sweaters, I often associate cardigans with a traditional, slightly conservative … Continue reading
Spectrum: Blue, Orange, Yellow
Every time I walk into a store lately, I want to buy every item of spring clothing I see. It’s not so much that I like each piece I see; it’s that I love almost every color combination I encounter. I was thrilled to find out that Pantone‘s 2012 color was a vibrant, cheerful orange called … Continue reading
A New Loop
If you read 3S regularly, you’ve probably put together a few facts about me by now. I like Etsy. I like modern, graphic design. I loooove dogs. And, of course, I have a thing for scarves and simple knitting patterns. The last two facts are about to be fully reinforced. Fashion enthusiasts have surely realized that … Continue reading
Spin. Sew. Sketch. 