December makes

Winter and December descended quickly and seems to be leaving just as fast. The month hasn’t been as productive as I’d like, but I’ve put together a compilation of things I’ve completed so far. Let’s go back to the last week of November when I finished this hat. A co-worker asked me about making a …

Sheep and Bear

After several failed starts as a hat, I finally got the message that this Loops & Threads Charisma yarn had other plans for its future. It definitely did not involve becoming a hat. It did, however, want to be part of a sheep. Maybe it wished it was wool instead of …

Hat frenzy continues

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. …

Hat frenzy

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 …

Simple ribbed cowl

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 …

Twisted Bear

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 …