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I remember reading a while back that Panera Bread, the restaurant chain, was trying something different. A very few stores would run as “Pay What You Want” establishments. The idea was that the customer would place an order, Panera would suggest a value –… Continue Reading “An Awesome Experiment”
The last of the full skeins from that sale at Michael’s. Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn in Butterscotch, Kelly Green and Royal. Penny’s monthly Sit n Stitch at Starbucks is this coming Wednesday (7pm at the one in downtown Northbrook). I have plenty of… Continue Reading “Blanket 17”
The Chicago Tribune ran an article today talking about all of those drop boxes for used clothing. Apparently, while some are for charity, many are also maintained by for-profit businesses. It went on to talk about the items that are donated. Apparently, “Americans throw… Continue Reading “Drop Boxes and Recycling”
Let us call this blanket “Game Three”, wherein it was made. In honor of Derrick “MVP” Rose’s career-high 44 points as the Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks. The fleece was from Penny’s stash and the yarn was Lion Brand’s Pound of Love in… Continue Reading “Blanket 16”
More yarn from the sale at Michael’s: Loops & Threads Impeccable Yarn in Luxury, Lavender and Aqua.
I have posted about this absolutely everywhere, but my own blog! The parrot rescue where I volunteer is having a 10-mile walk to raise awareness and support the mission: “First and foremost, to work together with other parrot groups to eliminate the need for… Continue Reading “Bird Walk”
For year two, Carlo Garcia has decided to feature one charitable cause each month. For April, he chose Literacy Works, an organization in Chicago that works to, “to fulfill the promise of a basic human right: to read, write, and interpret the world.” I… Continue Reading “I Was a Guest Blogger”
Vonate.org is another organization attempting to Harness the Power of the Internet (or something) in order to do some good. The mission is: “To socially enable change in the world with one individual and one dollar at a time.” Taking from the idea “if we… Continue Reading “The $1 Movement”
Another from the fleece swap. These are monkeys. You can tell because there are bananas. In case you couldn’t tell. Is there such a thing as an albino monkey? Used leftover yarn! Loops & Threads Impeccable in Aran.
This was another piece from the fleece swap. My mother thought I should go back to the store and make one for Alex. The yarn was Lion Brand Pound of Love in White.
The Next Dark Age 