I’m doing a little charity knitting with the MN RollerGirls at Crafty Planet (such a cool craft shop in NE Minneapolis). I chose this to do this Lace Beanie which is a free pattern from Lion Bra... Jan 23, 2009 - 1 Comment
I seem to have gone a little gnome crazy lately. I just think they are so cute & in the Swedish tradition they are often used for Christmas decorations. Here’s a few I’ve been craftin... Jan 21, 2009 - 6 Comments
Resolution for 2009 – Try to start this blog up again….Daria asked me to make her this Hoodie Scarf from D-Made for her birthday.I found the pattern a little confusing when I was reading t... Jan 19, 2009 - 1 Comment
This is my first attempt to give instructions on how to sew anything so please be kind. Here’s how I make my cloth grocery bags. Body Carefully open a paper grocery bag at all the seams until i... Aug 27, 2008 - 18 Comments
Ok, well this Calvin Turtleneck is almost finishedI need to weave in the ends, sew up under the arms & block it. I really had high hopes for this sweater as it looked so cute on the WEBS site bu... May 29, 2008 - 6 Comments
The weather has been getting a little nicer so I’ve been spending more time outdoors in the yard & garden but I have been working on my projects. I did a second cloth grocery bag & thi... May 06, 2008 - 4 Comments
I love the cloth grocery bags my local grocery store has given us lately but I have a silly thing about using a branded bag at another store. Plus I really would like something cuter. When I saw thi... Apr 22, 2008 - 10 Comments
I finished Matt’s Retro Ribbed Socks.I made them from Paton’s Classic Merino & had to go up a needle size to make them big enough for him. He’s good to make socks for because h... Apr 16, 2008 - 4 Comments
I finished the baby skull cap I was working on that I showed in an earlier post. I ended up ripping out the one I had started because as much as I like Ann Budd’s Knitters Handy Book of Knittin... Apr 03, 2008 - 5 Comments
Lots of little projects going on right now. I finished another pair of basic ribbed socks for myself. I used Elann Esprit this time, which seems to be exactly like Fixation. I can’t tell you h... Mar 25, 2008 - 1 Comment
