For this Iron Craft challenge we were asked to use the kitchen as our inspiration. The project could be for the kitchen, made from items found in a kitchen or made using a kitchen appliance. I struggl... Mar 01, 2016 - 4 Comments
Now that we have our custom charts drawn, we can get to the fun part of creating our color work design. This is where you can let your creativity go wild. I’ve tried to put lots of examples and ... Feb 29, 2016 - No Comments
I belong to the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild and this past week we started our Yarn Ends Challenge. If you are a knitter, you probably have a stash of all those little bits and bobs of yarn leftove... Feb 25, 2016 - No Comments
Ok, so now we have measure our hands and knit our gauge swatch. We’ve turned those number into the rows and stitches we need for our mittens and charted out our hands. This week we are going to ... Feb 22, 2016 - 2 Comments
For this challenge we asked the Iron Crafters to use a skill, material or subject that starts with the letter G. I have to tell you, the Iron Crafters are so dedicated that one even had her baby girl ... Feb 18, 2016 - No Comments
So, I’m in the kitchen making pizza dough and doing dishes trying to think what the next challenge should be. Then it hit me, the challenge should be about the kitchen. Create a project that fi... Feb 17, 2016 - 4 Comments
For this challenge our prompt was G is for…. Well, G is for girls, sweater girls! When I was in Iceland in December, my friend Lori found this artist, Heavenly Hosts, who carved these sweet litt... Feb 16, 2016 - 8 Comments
This week, we will be taking our numbers from last week and turn them into a custom template for our hand. Get out your worksheet and gauge swatch from last week and let’s get started. (There is... Feb 15, 2016 - 2 Comments
Welcome to our little experiment, a Design Along to create your own custom fit, color work mittens. Let’s get started! The work you do this week is the most important step towards designing pe... Feb 08, 2016 - 4 Comments
Row 1: Pop-Up Valentine, Knit Hearts, Burlap and Button Heart, Knit Heart Washcloths Row 2: Sweetheart Mittens, Potted Hearts, Faux-Frosted Candleholders, Handmade Valentines Row 3: Burlap Coffee Sle... Feb 04, 2016 - 2 Comments
