Little Spools

Hey guys! Firstly, Merry Christmas and have a fantastic New Year!  2021 has passed by sooo quickly with many new discoveries and adventures along the way, and we've hit our 20th stall mark successfully too so there's lots of things to celebrate as 2022 nears. But for now, let's talk about right now! Right now, I'm sitting at my dining table wearing my comfy reindeer shorts (you guessed it, I made them), blasting the AC in dire hopes of recreating the North Pole. Not much chance of that happening anytime soon since we're stuck in 44 degree weather! Down under = in the furnace! I just (literally 20 minutes ago) completed a sweet freehand project - my first household crochet DIY! I started it last night fresh off my trip to Esperance (bye bye beautiful weather and stunning beaches) in a burst of inspiration after finding two things: 1) my endless, ever-growing pile of WIPs (*sighs*) 2) a skein-and-a-half of jumbo "tweedy-style" acrylic yarn by Moda Vera - lef...

Happy birthday Little Spools!!!❤❤❤ Needless to say, the 7th of December is a really special day for me, and since I missed this date last year, this post will make up for that overlook!  Little Spools turns 2 today!  That's right, it's been TWO WHOLE YEARS  since Little Spools was born. We've been swept up in a whirlwind of stalls, sales, and more since then. It has been a wonderful period of learning marketplace tips and tricks, exploring new avenues of creativity, and sharing wonderful creations with the communities around us.  For me, 2019-2021 was an amazing ride, but not just from stitching simple hems to whipping up everything under the sun with my trusty sewing machine Jemima (named so because she's a Janome and I wanted her to be a girl). It was also significant because in mid 2020 I picked up my first crochet hook, opened an instruction booklet that came with a craft kit, and plunged into the beautiful world of crochet and amigurumi!  So, in this birthd...