Here’s some of the fun things Susi and I have been pinning lately. Click any of the pictures to be taken to the original link.
Light Bulb Pears – These would look so great in a bowl as a ...
Jun 03, 2013
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Week 20 – Twisted
I am working on my mittens to enter in the MN State Fair. When you work with two of more colors the yarns get twisted when you change colors.
If you are not reading this post ...
May 19, 2013
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It’s just three months until the Minnesota State Fair, which means I need to get in gear if I’m going to enter something. You might remember last year I took Second Premium in the Colorwor...
May 16, 2013
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Some of you may remember earlier this year I gave away a pair of custom designed mittens, well I finally finished them!
The winner, Beth, asked me to design something with an art deco design in black...
May 14, 2013
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I recently hosted knitting lessons.
Lesson 1 is here
Lesson 2 is here
Lesson 3 is here
and finally lesson 4 here.
Some of the ladies finished their bags, felted them and brought them in. They turned o...
May 10, 2013
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The fourth and final in our series of lessons was “finishing”.
We learned the mattress stitch to close the bottom of the bag. We talked about how to square off the corners and we looked a...
May 08, 2013
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I’m one of those people who are always cold, especially my hand and feet. Slipper and wool socks take care of my feet, but I can’t spend the whole day in mittens. That is where handwarmers...
Apr 12, 2013
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One of the items that I put into the Preschool Auction was a Learn To Knit Class. I am hosting a series of classes every Monday to teach a group of lovely ladies to knit proficiently.
This week we had...
Apr 10, 2013
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The current Iron Craft challenge was hosted by Russ of NY Star Cards and he asked us to create a craft inspired by a country other than our own. I decided to head to France and make something inspired...
Apr 09, 2013
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Here is a great quick knit project. You could knit them for yourself, or as a gift, and because they don’t take too much yarn, it could be done in something luxurious without breaking the bank. ...
Apr 05, 2013
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