*Update 7/3/14* The Houndstooth Afghan Pattern is no longer available for free but rather can be purchased as a download in my Shop. Click here to purchase! Sonya KayEntrepreneurship flows in Sonya’s blood. Some businesses include an artistic rubber stamp manufacturing business, opening and running a bed & breakfast, having[Read more]
How many of you work on multiple projects simultaneously? Sometimes that is called procrastination but in this case, I worked on two afghans at the same time out of necessity (to keep me sane). Afghans take time and doing the same pattern for hours can get a bit boring, so[Read more]
Summer and knitting – do they go together? Well they do if you plan on knitting something to keep cool in these hot humid summer days. Each summer I like to knit at least one item that I can wear to keep cool. This year I chose a pattern by[Read more]
Just as a baby takes his or her first steps, crafters take their first steps in the creative world. And like a toddler falling over and over eventually learns to navigate with their new mode of transportation, a crafter learns by making mistakes over and over until eventually she masters[Read more]
It is amazing how procrastination finds its way into all parts of my life. Not only do I procrastinate with my school work, but also with my household plans. I put off doing dishes (like this very moment) and I tell myself I will finish my project later. Recently I[Read more]
So this is a bit of a belated post. I actually completed this scarf back in January when I was too busy to post about it, but here’s the finished product! Using the left over yarn from my other scarf (Lion Brand – Hometown USA, Los Angeles Tan), I whipped[Read more]
Once again, I’ve returned to one of my passions: knitting. This time I thought I’d try an infinity scarf, which means that it is connected as a continuous loop. This was a fun one to make because it was just so simple! I just used a rib stitch (knit, purl)[Read more]
This was a fun project. I used large needles, large yarn, and an easy stitch. I call this cowl Easy Peasy. And as most of you know I love to use variegated yarn and I love the layers of color I got out of this skein. The autumn colors really[Read more]