knitting

  • DIY Inspiration: Knit Bangles

    How fun and chic are these knit bangles from Pippa Patchwork?! I just had to share them with you all. (photos from Pippa Patchwork) She gives great instructions on how to make them using cheap bangl...
    Nov 27, 2012 1 Comment

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families from ours. We hope you find much to be thankful for this season. (This turkey was knit by our friend Matthew Klein. He made it by adapting a turkey hat pat...
    Nov 22, 2012 1 Comment

  • Road to a Sweater: Week 7

    We should be working on the sleeves this week. Reality check: this week the flu swept through our house. Except “through” would imply that it came and went. I think it just came, and hung ...
    Nov 19, 2012 3 Comments

  • Project: Goldie Gopher Mittens

    *** Apparently, I spelled Goldy wrong! I apologize to all the Minnesota fans out there 🙂 If you’ve been following the blog you know that I’ve knit two pairs of University of Michigan mi...
    Nov 15, 2012 2 Comments

  • Our Favorite Knitting Books for Beginners

    As you can tell by this site, Susi and I love to do all sorts of crafts, but I think the first love for both of us (and the one that brought us together) is knitting. Susi comes from a line of expert ...
    Nov 13, 2012 1 Comment

  • Road to a Sweater: Week 7

    This week, we were to finish off the bottom, and begin the sleeves. Kathy has been tracking right on! (Go Kathy!) The Pattern for Dawn shows a larger 3/4 sleeve. Kathy would prefer a conventional tap...
    Nov 12, 2012 No Comments

  • It’s Mitten Season!

    It is starting to get cold here in the upper midwest (we had our first snow this morning in Minneapolis) and we are digging out those hats, scarves and mittens. I love knitting mittens, they are fun ...
    Nov 12, 2012 1 Comment

  • Road to a Sweater: Week 6

    Here we are at Week 6 and we have heard reports of success and progress. Kathy: She has finished the body! (whoo hoo!) And she has started on the sleeves: Here is a detail of the pick up stitches in...
    Nov 05, 2012 1 Comment

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 20

    (Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.) We’v...
    Nov 02, 2012 31 Comments

  • 8 weeks to a Sweater: Week 5

    As we travel this road to a sweater – that we all have vowed to finish- before the holidays – we have reached week 5. From the sound of it, the shoulders and shaping threw many of us into ...
    Oct 29, 2012 No Comments