Needlecraft category

  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Week 24

    Happy Monday! I can’t believe this is it, the last week of our Mitten Garland Advent Calendar. For this final mitten I had to do a tomte. Here is yourAdvent Calendar Mitten 24 Chart. For those ...
    Nov 23, 2015 9 Comments

  • Project: Hjärtan och Blommor Mittens

    How about a new mitten pattern just in time for winter?! These have been in the works for awhile and sort of taken a backseat to the Mitten Garland Advent Calendar, but I finally have them done and re...
    Nov 18, 2015 3 Comments

  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Mitten 23

    Welcome to Monday. Here is your Advent Calendar Mitten 23 Chart. I almost forgot to do a mitten with reindeer on it! Luckily, when I wasn’t happy with my original design for #23, my husband re...
    Nov 16, 2015 6 Comments

  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Mitten 22

    Hello all my mini mitten knitters! Here is your Advent Calendar Mitten 22 Chart. Warning some long floats ahead…. I really love this one, I think the center pattern looks like a bunch of acorns...
    Nov 09, 2015 5 Comments

  • Project: Little Needle Book

    Long (long long) ago I was given a Christmas gift by a child. This family always gave homemade gifts and they were personal and sweet. It was a little needle book. I have had it all this time, and it...
    Nov 04, 2015 No Comments

  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Mitten 21

    Happy Monday! Who’s ready for a new mitten chart?! Here is your Advent Calendar Mitten 21 Chart I was afraid this one was a little dull when I was designing it, but I actually really like it kn...
    Nov 02, 2015 2 Comments

  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Mitten 20

    Happy Monday! Here is your Advent Calendar Mitten 20 Chart. (This chart was updated at 5pm CST on 10/26/15 to fix a mistake in the stripes on the thumb.) For this mitten, I designed an eight-pointed ...
    Oct 26, 2015 2 Comments

  • The Coziest Spot in the House (& a discount for you)

    We have had a spectacular fall here in Minnesota, but we know that those cold days of winter are not far away. I’m looking forward to snowy days in front of the fireplace with a novel and a hot ...
    Oct 22, 2015 3 Comments

  • 13 Halloween Costume Tutorials and Ideas

    Kristoff Frozen Princess Dress Bacon and Eggs Evil Queen in three parts, dress, cape, headpiece and crown Princess Towel Dress II DJ Lance Hat Little Bird Dorothy Word Girl Godzilla Mini Top Hat Prin...
    Oct 21, 2015 No Comments

  • Project: Tricked-Out Tote Bag

    This summer I was invited on a trip to Chicago with all of the women in my family. It was a wonderful way to reconnect with my cousins from around the country. Part of our invitation for this trip was...
    Oct 20, 2015 1 Comment