Crochet Cuties on Ravelry – Shawls

I got the idea from French Press Knits who apparently got it from Falling Stitches. They pick out their favorite patterns from Ravelry.com once a week, but since both of them focus only on knitting patterns, I thought I’d do a list of cool crochet ones.…

Wednesday’s WIP: Socks

Some knitting is exciting, but some knitting is relaxing and slow.  These socks are exactly that.  I ordered size 0,2 and 3 DPNs just so I could knit socks. I already had the yarn from ages ago. These are plain ribbed socks for the hubby.  I…

Falling Water Shawl

If you are wondering where I disappeared to, my mother and sister were here to visit.  But I still managed to finish off a project. It was a beautifully written pattern. Easy to follow and the lace edging was easy too. The end result is pretty and in…

I am not sure why, but I made 3 dresses

Well ok, I know why.  Because I am a crazy woman who has a little girl who loves dresses and squeals with delight when she gets to try a new one. So there! It all started with a little bit of extra pink linen ( not…

The Mouse has a home

My husband had a cool Microsoft Arc mouse.  It died a couple of days ago and he got a new one.  The MS mouse had it’s own little case.  But the new one didn’t and it didn’t fit in the old one. So I made him…

Monday Making Madness

This is my summer basket tote.  It stands up on its own, it is perfect for hauling around my knitting and crochet projects.  The outer fabric is a striped linen like fabric that used to be a scarf.  The handles were salvaged from another bag.  I…