A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law and her friend expressed an interest in learning how to knit. I met up with them a few times and showed them some basics. This invariably led to a shopping trip for yarn. J wanted to get some yarn for a headband, and K …
So far I’ve been working with one color yarn only. I rarely even do stripes. But there are so many beautiful stranded projects I’ve been seeing on Ravelry lately, and I finally felt ready to tackle it. I knit Continental style, and I found a stranded video tutorial on YouTube …
Hats are easy and a great way to use up yarn in my stash. Because I can usually finish one up in a day or two, I feel extremely satisfied after another one has been completed. I had some leftover Lion Brand Heartland yarn from the beret I made earlier. …
When my husband and I spent a weekend in Galena, IL a few months ago, we stopped by FiberWild! Such a wonderful LYS; great selection, and the neighbor’s cat hung out there! Any store with a cat is an instant hit with me. I love yarn, but I wasn’t completely willing …
I had been looking for a short, light cowl to make and found Rothenburg by Alli Danielle. It has a lovely lace pattern and was a fairly quick knit. I wasn’t paying close attention and had to redo a row or two, but I caught my errors fairly quickly. I …
The past few days have been spent making hats. I jokingly declared to my husband that I would make a hat for every single day of the year. That seems a bit ridiculous, but it’s not completely out of the question if I end up with several different hats before …
It’s really hard for me to look at yarn and imagine it as a finished object, especially when it’s one of the ones I consider a fancy yarn. Such was the case when I stared at the purple Lion Brand Homespun yarn in my stash. I eventually settled on making …
“Kanga” is the name of the stuffed kangaroo I’ve had for over 20 years. I remember my parents got her for me from a Walgreens. She’s been thoroughly loved since then and all the love has been showing her age. A few years ago for Valentine’s Day, my husband sent …
I am so glad that no one will really see the bottom of this adorable flower hat that I made my for cousin who’s having a baby girl. Since they live in a warm, tropical climate, I made it with cotton yarn – Lily Sugar’n Cream. I held the yarn …
Sometimes I see yarn at the store, and I buy it because it looks kinda cool, like Bernat Softee Chunky Twists. Since I work mostly with solids, it has been sitting in my closet for years because I couldn’t think of anything to make with it. I settled upon the Ruby …
