I was traveling over the last week, but did use some of the airport and plane time to work on my flying pig mittens for the MN State Fair.
I cannot tell you how many times I have had to tink back bec...
Jul 10, 2012
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Do you have a Life List, a list of things to do before you go? Maggie Mason over at Mighty Girl got me thinking about the idea. I’ve never really sat down and written my list, but I have thought...
Jul 02, 2012
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Update: The contest part of this post is over but please enjoy the free knitting pattern.
A lot of people think of knitting as only a cold weather activity, they think of wool sweaters, mitten and hat...
Jun 26, 2012
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People really showed us the love for the knit pin cushion cactus. So I thought I would give you the next in the series, The Saguaro Cactus. This pattern is a little bit more in depth than the last o...
Jun 18, 2012
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In the twenty-five week’s leading up to December 1st we’ll be doing the Advent Calendar Project. The project started with sewing a pocket advent calendar and now we’ll making an orna...
Jun 01, 2012
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You may remember the Missoni-inspired Zig-Zag Mittens I designed last year.
I have to say it is one of my favorite designs that I’ve done so far. Today, I thought I’d share with you some ...
May 17, 2012
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I saw a knit cactus that someone was using as a pin cushion, and I was charmed. I decided I “needed” to knit a cactus. (You know, “need”, like I “need” new shoes or...
May 10, 2012
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Just random things that caught my eye this week…
Oh, I love this clever way of using Perler Beads to create a bowl from Chameleon Girls. It looks like art glass in the pictures.
I was in NYC l...
May 05, 2012
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Let’s have a discussion about blocking your knitting.
Blocking is the process of manipulating the shape of your knit pieces after you are finished knitting, but before you seam or wear them.
The...
Apr 19, 2012
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Everything about this scarf is special to me. The yarn was purchased on my trip to NY last Sept. It is made for a favorite person of mine, who was admiring the yarn when we were there. Every stitch wa...
Apr 18, 2012
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