I pulled out a pattern I have been meaning to try – Very Easy Vogue 8815. I have wanted to make a peplum top for quiet some time now! I chose to make view B. I pulled out some left over material from another project – the only item I[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]
I love it when people ask me what is on my knitting needles today. I usually have a couple of projects going at the same time: one large project and one small project. Socks are my typical small project, however today I have a cowl on my needles and my[Read more]
Have you ever bought yarn for a project for yourself and then turn around and give it to someone else instead? This is what happened to me during the holidays. I had taken inventory of my sock drawer and decided that some of my ready-made socks were nearing the end[Read more]
From all of us at Grace Elizabeth’s I would like to say “Happy New Year!” A new year always gives me the sense that I can start over, start fresh and enjoy looking to the future and all the good things to come. On a recent trip to the quilting[Read more]
As the wedding gets closer (Aug) it is time to do a practice run on making the flowergirl dress. We bought some fun summer fabric to experiment with the pattern (B4967 Butterick) hoping that it would fit and our flowergirl would have a fun dress for the summer. We measured[Read more]