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It occurs to me that I committed to a destashing challenge last year but I never assessed how it went! I love setting goals for myself, but (in my opinion) there’s no point in setting goals if you don’t follow up to see whether you met them or not. So that’s the plan for today. […]

Almost as rare as a solar eclipse: Susan writes a blog post.  😉 Fun fact: You can make a pinhole camera out of just about anything, including your hand. This is last weekend’s eclipse, as experienced in Port Townsend, WA. There’s a good argument to be made that this week is the first time I’ve […]

When I worked at Google, we used a system called OKRs (objectives & key results) to set goals and track our progress. I wrote a whole post about it on my old blog (it’s quite good, if I say so myself), and about why I now use the same system to set and track my personal New […]

photo posted by Susan Moskwa (@susanmoskwa) on Dec 28, 2015 at 1:00pm PST My top Instagram photos from 2015 If you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time you know that I love the new year, as a time of personal reflection and of fresh starts. Today I’m reflecting on my 2015 crafting, looking at what I […]

So I’ve decided to spend 2016 destashing. Said decision gave me a kind of lightness of being—anticipating the freedom of having fewer possessions—which apparently made me feel free to turn around and indulge in the big Knit Picks sale last month. (Have I mentioned how susceptible I am to sales?) Silly, I know, but we knitters are […]

I love my yarn stash. I’ve got exciting colors. I’ve got cashmere blends and silk blends and nice rustic wools. I’ve got sweater quantities that I can’t wait to see knit up. Marrakesh (70% silk, 30% camel); Bonnie’s Bamboo (100% bamboo); Spirit (55% Cormo wool, 45% alpaca. I can’t tell you how wonderfully squishable this yarn is!) […]

I’m in another “Let’s work on the website!” phase, and decided that I need new social media icons. Y’know, those guys at the bottom of the page that link to my Google+, Ravelry, etc. profiles? I’ve been using the icons that came with my website theme, but they didn’t have a Ravelry icon so I had […]

Here are some interesting links and articles I’ve come across this week. They’re not all about crafting, but what is a blog for if not sharing interesting ideas, right? 1. The Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap I just signed up for this. This site (Do What You Love) will assign you a partner, and you’ll each make […]

Last month I took my life in my hands and went to Chicago in the middle of the polar vortex (sub-zero temperatures). I stayed with my aunt, who’s a big quilter, and she and her friend Becky took me around to some of their favorite quilt shops. I don’t yet have much experience with fabric shops, […]

I love making New Year’s resolutions. I love fresh starts—a new school year, a new job, a blank journal—so I love using the New Year as a time to wipe away whatever happened the previous year and to start fresh with renewed purpose. A fresh start means you haven’t failed at anything yet, and the […]