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Happy Birthday Blog!
The Crafty Yuppie Blog turns 4!!! Courtesy of BestBirthdayWishes.net Time really does fly. If you feel up to it, take a ride in the archive and see how far TCY has come! I started this blog after I...
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Training for the Games!
The Ravellenic Games are just days away. When I have free hands, I’m training for my events! When I say “training,” I really mean that I’m plugging away on the Winnipeg Pullover. But still, I’m getting...
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2014 Ravellenic Wrap-up!
Sorry about the radio silence for the last week. Things have been cray-cray around here. As you know, I finished my shawl for the games but I’ve come up short on finishing my socks. I underestimated...
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Wordful Wednesday.
Lots to say today. Yesterday was quite a day. I basically didn’t stop moving from the moment I woke up to the moment my head hit the pillow. Dev and I loaded the car with the kiddos and all their...
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FO Share!
Remember the commissioned soakers I told you about? Well the friend I made them for sent me a picture of them in use! Looks like they fit like a dream! Stay tuned…
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A very wet WIP Wednesday
They are not kidding about April showers this week. I seriously think I need to modify my car with rowboat capabilities. Until then, I’m stuck inside. I got a little knitting done this morning. This is...
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MDSW 2014
Another year, another successful trip to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. I can not believe this is still a free event! Check out this year’s yarn-bombed entrance! This year, we left the house around...
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A HAPPY tree post!
I feel like any time I have ever mentioned a tree on this blog, it was dead of being removed from my property. Well today that changes! We actually PLANTED A TREE! Meet Marty the Marvelous (and...
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Leaving a few Breadcrumbs…
One of my favorite Knitting ladies lent me one of her cookbooks to experiment with. I’ve been toying with the idea of baking my own bread along with the pipe dream of growing my own veggies and other...
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Tour De Fleece 2014!!!
It’s here!!! TdF 2014 started with a bang today as a few of the girls and I met at a local park to spin! It was AMAZING weather, we couldn’t have asked for a better day! I, of course, dressed for the...
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2014 Swap Package!
Yay!!! After looking at the box for almost a month, opening day is finally here! My swap partner is from Albany, New York! I got all sorts of fun stuff from her area and from her vaycays! Opening the...
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a WIP and a FO Wednesday!
Hello! I am coming out of the shadows to blog! It’s been crazy busy around here. I’m working on Spawnbeast’s party. I’m totally over-doing it, but it’s his first and I want amazing pictures to show him...
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Help Me!
Ok, I need a little help! I want (read NEED) to cast on (yet another) sweater. But I have so many yarns that want to be loved and knitted! Since I have 600+ followers, who obviously have amazing taste,...
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NJ Sheep and Wool 2014!
We made it! The NJ sheep and wool is one of my favorite festivals to attend. It’s smaller and more low-key and it’s SO much easier bringing the kiddos along. This was the third year I have gone. I...
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Birthday Party!
I’ve been keeping my followers in suspense over Spawnbeast’s first birthday and now I can finally share all my craftiness!The party went very well! I went with a Dr. Seuss theme and ran with it! Let’s...
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Add That to my Resume.
A few weeks ago, I teased you with this tweet: Doing a favor for an entrepreneur friend today. Involves a photo shoot. Stay tuned… — Manni (@craftyyuppie) August 31, 2014 Now that I’ve been...
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Thankful Challenge 2014 – Knitting
I am grateful to have a hobby like knitting. It keeps me busy and warm. It lets me hoard yarn and look forward to several projects. I started to knit when I was a teenager in the theater. It kept me...
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Hello!
Happy December!!! I hope you enjoyed the November Thankful Challenge. It was fun to write and I very much enjoyed all the feedback and lovely comments! Thank you! If you don’t follow my social media...
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Merry Christmas!!
If you are reading this, that means it’s Christmas Morning and I’ve finished my quest to make Spawnbeast’s first “coherent” Christmas a magical one! I’ve compiled this post all month long and have...
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Pottstown KnitOut 2015
What a day! The Pottstown KnitOut came and went! It was a blast. I really enjoyed being in a room with 200 other knitters! I met lots of new friends. The knitting ladies and I shared a table with a...
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