Needlecraft category

  • Searching for that perfect tool

    Don’t you hate it when you search and search for that particular craft tool and just can’t find it. I’ve been looking for a knitting needle gauge that would measure needles smaller t...
    Jan 14, 2013 No Comments

  • Project: Elle’s Corgi Mittens

    It’s National Knit Mitten Month, so let’s celebrate with a new mitten pattern… After I made my flying pig mittens, my friend Elle of Elle’s New England Kitchen and I were discu...
    Jan 09, 2013 11 Comments

  • DIY Inspiration – Zipper Throw Pillow

    I really like the modern look of this throw pillow from Crate and Barrel. That strip of black zipper really gives this color block pillow definition, a little bit like a Mondrian. Zippers have been ...
    Jan 08, 2013 1 Comment

  • Sweater Update

    I fully expected to be wearing my “8 Week” sweater by this point in time, but I’ve got to tell you guys, I’m stuck. The problem is the collar. The pattern had me cast on the ne...
    Jan 08, 2013 5 Comments

  • Quilt of the Day – Faux Bois and Heart Quilts

    I’ve seen quite a few versions of faux bois (fake wood grain) with a heart of it, letterpress, embroidery (Iron Crafter The Modern Lady did a wonderful version) and so on. I have to say though, ...
    Jan 07, 2013 3 Comments

  • Crafting Your Heart Out

    Christmas is over, the New Year’s confetti has been thrown and now the stores are all full of red and pink hearts. Well, if you can’t beat ’em you might as well join ’em. Here&...
    Jan 04, 2013 1 Comment

  • Project: Circle Scarf

    My beloved Vicki is always cold. So I wanted to make her something that was fab-you-lous, and warm at the same time. This is a big knit using size 17 needles and a delicious strand of sequin mixed in...
    Jan 03, 2013 49 Comments

  • Home for the Holidays: Part 1 My Grandma

    I am home for the holidays. Literally. Sweet Sweet Sweet, tiny pinch of bitter-sweet. There are loved ones that will not be here this year. “Coming home” for the holidays has always been a...
    Dec 27, 2012 2 Comments

  • Santa Minion

    I love seeing how people adapt my patterns. Sometimes the adaptations are so fun I just have to share. That was the case with CloudPhoenix‘s Happy Minion-mas She took my basic minion pattern an...
    Dec 20, 2012 6 Comments

  • Sweater Update

    Ok, amid all the holiday madness it’s time for a sweater update. Here’s Kat’s update… I finished all the knitting! I eneded up adding almost four inches to the length of the bo...
    Dec 17, 2012 No Comments