I’m thrilled so many people have decided to knit along on this project. It’s fun to see everyone’s color choices and the finished mittens starting to roll in the Ravelry group. I wan...
Jun 22, 2015
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I’m so excited that people are interested in knitting along on my Mitten Garland Advent Calendar! Even Susi is going to give it a go as she spends the summer jetting off to Minnesota, Chicago an...
Jun 18, 2015
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Just a little update on how the State Fair Mittens are coming along. One mitten is done! Well, I still have to weave in ends, of course.
I really wanted to pattern match the thumb to the body of the ...
Jun 16, 2015
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Because doing Iron Craft and the Advent Calendar Project isn’t enough, I’ve decided to start knitting and designing a Mitten Garland Advent Calendar. I’m sure you have seen some of t...
Jun 15, 2015
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Time for an update on my State Fair mittens.
Last time, I looked at mittens that had won blue ribbons in the past and tried to find trends. What I came up with was the judges like Scandinavian design...
Jun 03, 2015
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Here is the ultimate beginner knit hat. It was road tested by the lovely new knitters in Knit Club.
Blue Bell Knit Hat
Abbreviations:
K2tog = knit two together
K = knit
Supplies:
Hometown USA Lion Br...
May 21, 2015
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This weekend is the unofficial first weekend of Summer here in the States, so we thought it was a perfect time to remind you of some of the great summery projects in our archives.
1. Leave the Sand a...
May 20, 2015
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As promised, here is the tutorial and patterns for the fantasy garden I made for the Iron Craft “faux” challenge.
This was such a fun project and I am thrilled by how it came out. I can s...
May 14, 2015
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The theme of this challenge was faux and we were to make something the looked like something it isn’t. I had seen some interesting knit gardens at a shop in Madison recently and thought it might...
May 12, 2015
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We started Knit Club at school. Off they went into the world, with their knitting. My heart was full. The next day (the VERY next day) they each came running back in to show me their knitting. It was...
May 07, 2015
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