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Maybe Monday: Brooklyn Mitts
There is a kit for sale on Craftsy right now to make these darling fingerless gloves. The pattern is Brooklyn Mitts by Pam Powers and the yarn in the kit…
Tunisian Crochet… it’s just not for me!
I have always been curious about Tunisian crochet ever since I found an afghan hook in with my grandmother’s belongings after she passed. I had no idea what it was…
Cheerios Socks
This is one of my most exciting FOs to post because it is the first knitting pattern that I have designed myself! Yay! Go me!! I was inspired to design…
Tit for Tatt
My lovely Aunt Brenda recently told me about how she used to shuttle tatt and really loved it. She recommended that I take up this dying art form…. so, I…
Evergreen Lake Mittens: To Be or Not to Be?
I enrolled in the Craftsy class Stranded Colorwork: Basics and Beyond which (supposedly) teaches you how to work stranded colorwork by using three pairs of mittens as example projects. I…
When I Wasn’t Knitting….
When the doctor told me I couldn’t knit, I started trying out some other hobbies, one of which was learning embroidery. This has been so much fun and I’m glad…
Patty Lyons and The Secrets of Yarn Substitution
I know I mentioned on here that I signed up for Patty Lyons’ “Improve Your Knitting” course on Craftsy, but I think I failed to mention how utterly fabulous it…
Knitting School
One of my knitting goals for a long time has been to learn how to knit continental style, that is, holding the yarn in your left hand and “picking” at…
Photography Do-Over
My pictures on this blog vary from sucky to ok to pretty nice… I have yet to take anything super great, but, in my defense, I really don’t try very…