…means I’ll be spending my evening frogging a mitten & I was so close to done. So, remember when I was talking about knitting & drinking the other day? Well that’s the same... Jan 20, 2010 - No Comments
I spent the afternoon making french knots for the center of the flower on the squirrel pillow. This took me a lot longer than it should have but I’m happy with the finished results. Maybe I̵... Jan 19, 2010 - No Comments
Typically when I embroider something I just do outline stitches & french knots but for the squirrel pillow I want to fill in some of the areas. I know this is usually done with satin stitch. I de... Jan 18, 2010 - No Comments
Today we had a bunch of people over to the house to make tamales. So, a little wine & beer were had. Now its evening & the time I would usually sit back & work on some knitting but ther... Jan 17, 2010 - 1 Comment
Still working on robot mitten #2. I’m pretty proud of how neat the inside of these mittens look. I try not carry a color longer than 3 or 4 stitches without wrapping it & I try to vary wher... Jan 16, 2010 - 2 Comments
I often have an embroidery project & a knitting project going at the same time but most of the embroidery project have been for my Etsy shop. Then I saw this free pattern on Badbird and knew rig... Jan 15, 2010 - 1 Comment
The problem with making something that comes in pairs is that after you have the fun & challenge of making the first one you still have to make the match. For me, once the first one is done I fee... Jan 14, 2010 - 3 Comments
The first of Matt’s mittens is just about done. I’m waiting for him to come home & try it on so I can make sure the thumb is long enough. I still need to get better at thumbs. My pick... Jan 13, 2010 - 3 Comments
…end up taking so long?I had a simple project to get out of the way today, a set of Ikea curtains in our bedroom needed to be hemmed because they were too long. I marked off where to trim the fi... Jan 12, 2010 - 3 Comments
One thing I’m hoping this Handmade 365 project will do it give me incentive to do some of the projects I’ve been sitting on around the house. This headboard slipcover is one such project.W... Jan 11, 2010 - 2 Comments
