Needlecraft category

  • Project: Knit Fish

    So, you may remember a couple Iron Craft challenges ago I knit up an octopus and a starfish. My original plan was to also have a fish to complete the set, but time ran out and I only had half a knit f...
    Jun 10, 2014 9 Comments

  • June Mittens In Progress

    It’s amazing what you can get done on a rainy Saturday with no where to go and eight seasons of Supernatural on Netflix. If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at http://justcraft...
    Jun 09, 2014 4 Comments

  • Texel Island Sheep and Other Dutch Yarns

    My barge and biking trip to North Holland last week included a trip to the island of Texel. Located off the upper tip of the Netherlands in the North Sea, Texel is home to fishermen, tourists on seasi...
    Jun 06, 2014 1 Comment

  • Project: Lightning Fast Waterproof Picnic Blanket

    For the end of the year BBQ and raffle at the school, we are each responsible for bringing something that corresponds to a theme. For our room, the theme is “sports” so our basket is all o...
    Jun 05, 2014 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #11 – Embroidered Woven Placemats

    For this Iron Craft challenge, we were to use supplies from the dollar store or things that cost a dollar. I had an added challenge in that I was on vacation overseas during all but the last two days ...
    Jun 03, 2014 3 Comments

  • Diagonal Scarf Pattern Notes

    Recently I finished the Multi Directional Diagonal Scarf. It is a great pattern for a beginner because it does not involve the purl stitch, only the knit stitch. There are some increases and decreases...
    May 30, 2014 9 Comments

  • Project: Seamless Knit Starfish

    When I decided to make things you’d see at the beach for the last Iron Craft challenge I knew I wanted to make a starfish. I figured I just use the pattern I wrote for stars two Christmases ago,...
    May 29, 2014 12 Comments

  • JCE Reader Projects

    I love it when someone makes something from one of our patterns and tutorials, so today I thought I’d show you a few. Geri whipped up this fantastic version of the Newgrange Mittens. I love how...
    May 23, 2014 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge 10 – Knit Beach Finds

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were to be inspired by the letter “B”. My first thought was to go with beads, but they just wasn’t inspiring me. Then I thought of the beach and an i...
    May 20, 2014 5 Comments

  • JCE goes to Disneyland

    We are having our first Disneyland adventure. We brought SO many princess dresses (obviously). Among them, we brought the Belle towel dress that I made. This was worn as a cover up when we went to t...
    May 15, 2014 No Comments