Tales of a Techno-Hooker Crochet Blog by Amie Hirtes

It’s hard to believe that over 4 years ago, Larry proposed to me. It was our 5th anniversary and we were headed out to dinner at our favorite (dearly departed) restaurant, “Novita” (pronounced, No-vee-tah). I was looking forward to their Chilean Sea Bass dinner I so often got there. Melt in your mouth fish with [...]

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. I think I just needed some time away alone with my thoughts. It’s been an emotional two months to say the least. I’ve kept most of my babbling to a 140 character count over at Twitter. Less is more these days. I do promise though, with the summer coming up, [...]

I remember being in 2nd grade and my step-father, Joe, came home with a motorcycle to my mother’s dismay. We were living in “Point” (as in Point Pleasant, NJ) down the street from my great-grandmother in a newly built duplex house. Joe came home with this mechanical embodiment of testosterone and took my brother for [...]

So, what are the components of a good crochet blog? Why are some bloggers able to retain a readership and others flounder?  Last June (6/23/08), I received an email from Drew – which I think he sent to everyone he knew with a blog – asking in a sense, “What makes a good crochet blog [...]

Not Everyone is a Picasso So where are all the crochet bloggers and Twitterers, I’ve been wondering? Kim Werker postulates: “If there were more riveting crochet blogs, more crocheters would blog. More people would want to participate in the conversation. More people would be inspired to share their own stories.“ Was I the only Project [...]

Quantity is No Substitute for Quality So as many of you know, I teach Art Monday through Friday. It pretty much drains my brain and my body of everything (Summer? Can you hear me? I know you’re out there!). I’m not an early riser and I detest waking up before the sun is up as [...]

It [Twitter] was designed to inform, enhance, enlighten, engage, and otherwise join communities of people together that might not otherwise converse.

I was psyched yesterday when Mr. NexStitch hooked up a wire in my car to run from my car stereo to my new iPhone so I could use the iPod feature of the phone and have the audio play out of the car speakers. Now, I can listen to podcasts instead of morning talk radio [...]

There’s nothing better for the soul than a snow day! Now onto some crocheting. I need to make an iPhone cozy for my new phone (which is a month old and always a moment away from being scratched). If I make progress, I’ll update later.

OK, I succumbed to joining Twitter. You can pick up my tweets here: http://twitter.com/NexStitch There’s also a sidebar widget on my blog to read them too. Hijinks ensue. Ack!