How I Used Crochet to Turn Uncomfortable Flip Flops into a Walking Delight

Here in Hawaii, flip flops, or slippers as we call them, are the shoes of choice year round. Currently, I have three pairs to wear outside, and one pair for indoors. Most Hawaiian residents remove their shoes before entering a home, a custom we follow in ours. But I don’t always want to go around barefoot inside and will wear

Yarn Bombing in Kaka’ako to Celebrate Free WiFi

I was commissioned this past Thursday to create a crocheted piece for the launch of free WiFi at Our Kaka’ako, a project of the Kamehameha Schools encompassing nine city blocks in the Honolulu neighborhood known as Kaka’ako. Our Kaka’ako is “rooted in Hawaiian culture and values” and committed to “empowering creativity, cultivating innovation, and building a truly unique, local community.”

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Hawaii Celebrates 2012 International Yarn Day

As promised in my post last week about International Yarn Bombing Day and Worldwide Knit in Public Day/Week, here’s more information about the spectacular yarn bombing installation in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Hannasaurex, used with permission) Crocheters and knitters from around Oahu contributed pieces that now adorn the Honolulu Museum of Art’s Spalding House in a dazzling display of

Yarnbombing Is Catching On in Hawaii

I’d never heard of it until recently, but the international phenomenon of yarnbombing (aka yarnstorming, knit grafitti) seems to have been around for a while. There’s even a book devoted to it. Calling it Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit and Crochet Grafitti, authors Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain chronicle the history of yarn bombing, offer 20 knit and crochet

The Hawaii Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Exhibit

On the evening of June 17, 2011, the Hawaii Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Exhibit, coordinated by Michelle Schwengel-Regala,  was unveiled during Slow Art Friday, a monthly event held at The Arts at Mark’s Garage, a collaborative art gallery located in the Chinatown section of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. The main Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project is the brainchild of “… Margaret

My Freeform Crochet Purse Is Taking Me to Las Vegas!

I’ve already blabbed about this on Facebook, so I lot of you already know, but I thought I should say something here. 7th Annual Hawaii Woman Expo My daughter, Adrienne, and I attended the 7th Annual Hawaii Woman Expo this past weekend at the Blaisdell Arena in downtown Honolulu.  We had so much fun that we attended both Saturday and

Still Crocheting Despite Bad Back and Celebrating!

A Bad Back Won’t Keep Me From My Hooks and Needles I finally made it back to posting after about 3 weeks spent convalescing from a back injury.  No it wasn’t that bad — a rotated vertabra that pulled on a rib according to my chiropractor — but sitting for long stretches at the computer was next to impossible.  So

Update on My “Big” Babette Blanket

Almost Done Crocheting the Squares I recently finished the 16 6-round squares, but, I’ll be honest, I haven’t begun work on the 8-round squares.  Only have 7 of those to do, then 2 10-round squares and 2 12-round squares. (Note: Believe it or not, I actually finished this project. Check it out HERE.) Too Hot to Crochet, Knit, or Sleep

Mocha Java Night with Aloha Knitters and Crocheters

I’m finally writing a post about a wonderful group of women (no men yet) with whom I try to meet every Thursday evening at the Mocha Java Cafe in downtown Honolulu.  I’m talking about the famous Aloha Knitters and Crocheters.  I’m finally writing about this group because I finally remembered to bring my camera with me so I could take

What Do You Do When The Lights Go Out?

Stormy Weather Leads to Leaky Roof Apparently not much.  Well, that isn’t altogether true.  It’s just that you have to pack in as much activity during daylight hours because you really can’t do much at night without electricity. Last week, the state of Hawai’i experienced a pretty “exciting” 72 hours, from Tuesday through Friday.  High winds and heavy rain came

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