I finished and blocked the Cedar Leaf Shawlette last week sometime. It's more like a scarf and less of a shawlette. This has everything to do with my decision to knit it with a fingering weight yarn and size 4 needles, which is smaller than the pattern specifies. I am happy ... Read More about Finished Objects
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Summer Splash
This is what a summer afternoon is about...playing in the backyard and splashing in the pool. ... Read More about Summer Splash
Odessa
I whipped out an Odessa hat last weekend. A friend from high school contacted me via Facebook asking if I would mind knitting a hat or two for a five year old girl recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). There was absolutely no way I would refuse. The yarn is Sirdar ... Read More about Odessa
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
I bought some fat quarters and some fabric to make the Yellow Brick Road quilt. The baby size takes only six fat quarters, and the pattern looks so easy that even a sewing novice like myself should be able to make it. The flower polka dot fabric is for the backing and the border. The fat ... Read More about Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Mine!
I did some dyeing this past weekend. Dyeing for me, not for the shop. This one I did dye for the shop (and it's listed right now), but as soon as I saw it I immediately dyed another skein for myself. I love it. This one is just for me, but I'm going to dye more for the ... Read More about Mine!