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Category: Crocheting in Hawaii
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I wasn’t sure how popular fiber arts would be when I moved to Hawaii given how warm it is, so I was happy to discover a thriving fiber arts community here. These blog posts will give you an idea of the kinds of items one can crochet (and knit) in a warm-weather climate.
This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! A great way I’ve found to learn how to design crochet tops for myself is to start with an already-published, simple pattern that I can modify according to my wardrobe needs and preferences. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m always in search of crochet top patterns that are suitable for Hawai’i’s weather, …
Thankfully, I came to my senses! A quick note before I start. Let me apologize for being absent from my blog for so long. The pandemic and craziness in the world threw me for a loop for a while, and my writing and crocheting as you will see became very sporadic. But I’ve made it a goal in 2022 to …
It only took three and a half years to accomplish, but I can finally say that I have a craft room that I’m happy with. As you can see, I had a yarn stash that was completely out of control, and I didn’t have adequate shelving or storage space at the time to accommodate it all. This photo was taken …
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 …
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.” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Small Gifts = Less Worry, Stress, and Strain Yep, time again to start crocheting and knitting Christmas gifts. I decided this year to make small gifts — much less headache, worry, stress and strain. I did really big projects last year, and I had to rush to finish them in order to get them to the mainland in time for …
Yeah! The Windward division of Aloha Knitters finally made it to Morning Brew, a nice coffee shop in downtown Kailua. A good time was had by all! There were actually four of us there — me, Chanda, Kim, and Bethany, an attendance record! Can’t wait for Debbie to join us. We had several problems with the old venue. First of …
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 …
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 …
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 …