… is usually the hardest thing. After the 3rd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog week and managing to blog 7 days in a row, I felt totally all blogged out. Then I caught a cold. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been idle. I crocheted a…
Category: Knitting
Just Make Another One
I could never make two of the same thing until I started knitting socks. You finish the first sock and then you need to make an exact same one in the same size, pattern and color. So on Friday after I had made a quick dress,…
The yarn is always right
I finally finished knitting this little number which I have decided to call Princess Peplums I didn’t really plan this. I wanted something lacier and drapier but the yarn would not have it. I swatched the lace and even figured out all the increases and shaping…
Friday’s FO: Socks
You might remember these socks. I threw them in the washing and totally forgot they were not superwash. And the lesson learned is that fingering weight yarn that knits up beautifully into socks but is not superwash is just a recipe for disaster. On the bright…
Sploshy Washcloth {Free Pattern}
Before I learned crocheting or knitting I couldn’t understand why someone would want to use pretty hand crocheted or hand knit washcloths or dishcloths. It didn’t make any sense. I could just buy a much cheaper version from the store and I wouldn’t feel sad when…
Bunnies {free pattern}
I am obsessed with trying to find ways to use up scraps of yarn and leftover partial skeins. If you don’t believe me or haven’t been following long enough you can check these out: Pencil Sleeves, Curvy Pouch, Picture Frames, Pencil Toppers and Coasters. I have…
I am having serious knitting trouble
I can’t find the time to knit and when I do there are so many distractions and when there aren’t distractions I am slow and the one thing I did finish was too small. Exhibit A It is way too small for my daughter. She tried…