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April 30, 2026

Crocheted Petroleum Blue and White Striped Kitchen Towel

A crocheted petroleum blue and white striped kitchen towel. The towel made with half double crochet stitches in the back loop, and the edge with single crochet stitches.

  • Worsted yarn: Adlibris 8/9 Cotton Recycled
  • Hook size: 5,5 mm
  • Measure: 45 cm x 70 cm (18" x 27")
  • Worked on: 2026-Mar-30 - 2026- Apr-30

Crocheted Petroleum Blue and White Striped Kitchen Towel 

Adlibris Cotton 89 Yarn Petroleum Blue and White

April 04, 2026

Ave Maria in J-Dramas and K-Dramas

Virgin Mary

Over the years the song Ave Maria by Franz Schubert has been featured in several J-dramas and K-dramas. Here are some of them. 

Ave Maria in J-Dramas

  • Cain to Able (2016)
  • Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Season 1 (2006) 
  • Kono yo no Hate (1994)
  • Quartet (2017) 
  • Seinaru Kaibutsutachi (2012) 

Ave Maria in K-Dramas

  • Heaven's Promise (2016)
  • Pump Up the Healthy Love (2025) 
  • Pure Heart (2001) 
  • Stairway to Heaven (2003)

March 31, 2026

Crocheted Pink Dishcloth with White Edges

First time I crocheted something using cotton yarn.

  • Worsted yarn: Adlibris 8/9 Cotton Recycled
  • Hook size: 5,5 mm
  • Measure: 22 cm x 22 cm (9" x 9")
  • Worked on: 2026-Mar-25 - 2026- Mar-30 

Crocheted Pink Dishcloth with White Edges
Adlibris Cotton 89 Yarn Pink and White

March 24, 2026

Review: Midnight Horror: Six Nights (2022)

Quick Review 

Each episode has its own story. Overall, I think this drama was so-so, with episode 3 and 6 being the most interesting. It is a little bit gory, so if you don't like this genre, then maybe you should watch something else instead. 

Rating: 2 of 5 

Midnight Horror

  • Original title: 미드나잇 호러: 6개의 밤 
  • Title: Midnight Horror: Six Nights
  • Genre: Horror 
  • Episodes: 6
  • Duration: 25 minutes
  • Streaming service: Seezn 
  • Streaming period: 2022-Dec-27 -

Main Cast 

  • Kwon Han Sol (ep1)
  • Jang Sung Yoon as Kwon Hyuk Jin (ep2)
  • Seo Young Hee as Kim Jin Kyung (ep3)
  • Kang Mi Na as Soo Hyeon (ep4)
  • Miyauchi Hitomi as Mei (ep5)
  • Jung Da Eun as Soo In (ep6) 

Episode 1 

I thought the first episode was a bit confusing. It is based on The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe.

Episode 2

Kwon Hyuk Jin, is a young woman who makes dolls. On Real Homeshopping live TV-shows, her dolls are used as voodooo dolls to the horror of its viewers.

Episode 3

Kim Jin Kyung works for SOS Hope Line. Probably, much because of the death of her sister Eun Kyung. Her mother holds on to the memory of her lost daughter, while Jin Kyung prefers to move on.

The world is full of suffering, but also full of those who overcome them.

Episode 4

Soo Hyeon studies to become a flight attendant. She works late alone in a convenience store. This part-time work turns out to be a nightmare.

Episode 5

Mei is struggling to run the Raccoon Restaurant in South Korea.

Episode 6 END

Soo In works as a security guard. One night she is called to a location. However, it turns out she isn't alone in the building, someone is following her.

I kept thinking, "Take off your shoes!" You can be heard. It looks like this episode is based on a 2019 4chan thread about a fictional place called The Backrooms. It made me think of the movie Cube from 1997. Leaving one room, only to end up in another, with no exit in sight.

March 19, 2026

Crocheted Koala Baby Blanket

A short written tutorial on how to crochet the Koala baby blanket.
  • Worsted yarn: Lauri by Kehrä (75% wool, 25% polyester)
    Blue: 16 rows (not counting the foundation chain)
    Pink: 6 rows
    White: 3 rows
  • Hook size: 5,5 mm
  • Measure: 70 cm x 110 cm (27″ x 43″) with border
  • Worked on: 2025-Aug-18 – 2025-Sep-18

Koala Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern

Koala Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern

Foundation chain: Chain as wide as you want it to be. Single crochet in the second chain. Continue single crocheting until the end. Turn your work without chaining.

Row 1: Crochet one stacked single stitch in the first stitch. This will create straight edges. 

How to Crochet a Stacked Single Crochet Stitch

After that, continue double crocheting in the back loop until the end. Turn your work without chaining.

When you reach the end, keep repeating row 1, until your work is as large as you want it to be. 

How to Double Crochet in the Back Loop

Crochet one row of single crochet stitches. The second row you start crocheting the shell border.

How to Crochet a Shell Border

Volcanoes Around the World

Volcano

I started following some volcano related YouTube channels in August of 2024, during one of the eruptions close to Grindavik on Iceland. It is fascinating to see the powers of nature, and how it changes the landscape.

Volcanoes on Iceland

A list of some YouTube channels and websites focusing on volcanoes, geology, volcanoes, information for tourists. 

  • Icelandic Meteorological Office Earthquake, volcano, and weather updates.
  • safetravel.is Information for tourists regarding earthquakes and volcanic activity in Reykjanes peninsula.
  • FPV drone pilot Isak Finnbogason 
  • Just Icelandic Volcano news, Icelandic history, culture, documentaries, and travel information. 
  • mbl.is has live streams from various locations on Iceland.
  • RUV the Icelandic national broadcasting service. 

Volcanoes Around the World

  • Geology Professor Shawn Willsey  
  • afarTV has several live streams from around the world.
    • Bromo Volcano, Java
    • Fuego Volcano, Guatemala
    • Kanlaon Volcano, Philippines 
    • Mayon Volcano, Philippines
    • Mount Eta Volcano, Sicily, Italy
    • Mount Merapi, Indonesia
    • Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico
    • Þorbjörn, Iceland 
    • Santa Maria (Santiaguito), Guatemala
    • Semeru Volcano, Java
  • USGS
    • Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii 

March 17, 2026

Crocheted Thick Pink Beanie

A crocheted thick pink beanie made with half double stitches in the back loop.

  • Bulky yarn: Lovikka (100 g) by Järbo Garn (100% wool)
  • Hook size: 7,0 mm
  • Worked on: 2026-Jan-01 - 2026-Jan-15
Crocheted Thick Pink Beanie

March 15, 2026

Crocheted Thin Gray Beanie

A crocheted thin gray beanie made with the Suzette stitch.

How to Crochet the Suzette Stitch 

  • DK yarn: Big Verona (200 g) by Järbo Garn (100% acrylic)
  • Hook size: 6,5 mm
  • Worked on: 2025-Oct-01 - 2025-Nov-01

Crocheted Thin Gray Beanie

March 08, 2026

Crocheted Earth Colors Shawl

I thought I wouldn't have enough yarn for this shawl, but I ended up having just enough.

  • Bulky yarn: 3 skeins of Happy by Kehrä, 100 g (150 m, 164 yd) 75% acrylic, 15% wool, 10% polyamide.
  • Hook size: 8 mm
  • Measure: 100 cm x 70 cm (39" x 27")
  • Worked on: 2025-Feb-01 - 2025-Feb-08
  • Notes: I ended the final row with slip stitches, and added a tassel at the bottom.

Crocheted Earth Colors Shawl

March 07, 2026

Crocheted Valentine Table Runner

At first I had in mind of crocheting another scarf, but this ended up as a Valentine table runner.

  • Worsted yarn: Lauri by Kehrä (75% wool, 25% polyester)
  • Hook size: 6 mm
  • Measure: 28 cm x 90 cm (11" x 35")
  • Worked on: 2025-Jan-01 - 2025-Feb-01

Crocheted Valentine Table Runner