• Starting Jan. 2nd

  • Antiqued Silver Eggs

  • It’s Back…Project Project Runway

    After a little break we are coming back with a new season of Project Project Runway to follow along with season 13 of Project Runway starting July 24th. Of course, we’d like to invite all you bu...
    Jul 14, 2014 6 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 4

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) It’s been a little crazy around here the last couple of weeks...
    Jul 11, 2014 6 Comments

  • Knitting Lessons: Closing the Loop

    When you make a circular project and you cast off the top, you have to close the gap between the first stitch cast off and the last stitch cast off. Let’s talk about how to do that! I am using t...
    Jul 10, 2014 1 Comment

  • Paper Fox Kits

    I saw these foxes at the Paper Source and I bought them immediately. They are for the teachers as part of our end-of-the-year thank you gifts. Here is how the story goes… On the rainy days at ...
    Jul 09, 2014 3 Comments

  • Knitting Lessons: Fabulous Felted Tote

    When I taught knitting, I started by using the pattern Fabulous Felted Tote. This is a GREAT pattern for beginner knitters. The instructions are detailed and well laid out, with clear illustrations to...
    Jul 08, 2014 4 Comments

  • Project 365 – June

    I’m feeling pretty good, I’ve completed six months of my Project 365 without missing a day!     This month we had lots of stormy weather which gave me plenty of time for knitti...
    Jul 07, 2014 No Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 3

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) This week’s ornament is inspired by mid century starburst clo...
    Jul 04, 2014 No Comments

  • Waterproof Picnic Blanket Duo Part II

    Recently, I made the Lightning Fast Picnic Blanket for the Room 9 basket as a fundraiser project. When one of the teachers saw it, she lifted it up and said, “This is not going to make it to the...
    Jul 03, 2014 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #13 Round Up

    As we head into the Fourth of July weekend here in the States, we asked the Iron Crafters to create projects using stars or stripes or both. (Click on any picture or the link under it to see it bigger...
    Jul 02, 2014 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #14 – All Natural

    This one might be a little tricky, so I’m interested to see how all you Iron Crafters do with it. For this challenge we want you to create something using things from nature, leaves, flowers, st...
    Jul 02, 2014 No Comments