Something I have struggled with over time that I think is common to many crafters is stash management. Once your crafting supplies exceeds a certain amount, you kind of need a way to organize them and know how to get to what you have. For a long time I used Ravelry’s stash feature. It is… Continue reading Stash Management
The pattern is Homage to the Granny Square from an online class on color theory and crochet from Sue Maton of the Mercerie. I learned a lot about color theory and crochet in creating this afghan. The process is to choose 5 colors for the center that grade from one to another. I went from… Continue reading Friday FO: Homage to the Granny Square Done!
This week I only have one WIP to report on. I’ve done a little bit with Powdermill, but not that much. I do have a lot of progress to report on my Homage to the Granny Square! The side borders are on, and now there’s just the top and bottom granny square borders to add… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
My Open Weave Wrap is done! The pattern is Open Weave Wrap (Ravelry link), designed by Nancy Marchant of brioche fame. The yarn I used is &Make DK from The Fiber Company. I started in late July and finished at the end of October, so it wasn’t a quick project, but it was a fun… Continue reading Friday FO: Open Weave Wrap is Done!
I really only have one active project going this week – my Homage to the Granny Square afghan. I finished the very last block last night. Now all I have to do is connect them all together in a big rectangle!
I’m back! This past week was my 29th wedding anniversary with my DH, and we celebrated by taking a few short trips around WI. More about that later though. In the course of our travels, we stopped at a yarn shop in Delavan WI, Needles ‘n Pins. This shop is kind of in the middle… Continue reading Needles ‘n Pins Yarn Shop
Jamie Lomax of Pacific Knit Co. has consolidated all her doodle knitting concepts and basic patterns into a book, and I am here for it! I pre-ordered it from the author, and got the bonus items you see here – a tote bag and a little limited edition set of knitting related doodles – a… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: The Doodle Knit Directory
I’ve got 3 projects in active rotation now, and getting close to wrapping up on a few of them. Getting close on another little witch! This one is for my SIL, who loves lime green. I just need to do her hat and her cat. I’m pretty sure I have a mini-skein of the right… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
I finished the first of what will likely become several little witches along with her cat: The pattern is the Little Witch Charm Set by Susan B. Anderson. The yarn is random yarn scraps from the scrap bin. I may try to replace the knitted broom with a stick with yarn bristles or similar. It’s… Continue reading FO Friday – Little Witch!
Quite A Yarn 