How many of you are sending off a child to college this fall? I actually made these embroidered washcloths as graduation gifts but they are a great idea for you to decorate your son’s or daughter’s bath linens before they head off to school this fall. I purchased the simple[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]
Have you ever fell in love with a Charm Pack, bought it but then didn’t know what to do with it? Well here is what I did with mine – a baby quilt. No- we don’t have any announcements in the family but hoping someday 🙂 Charm packs are collections[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]
As I pondered what I was going to share today, I decided to be a bit sneaky. Don’t tell my daughters but I’m going to share a “Handcrafted” Wednesday on “For the Home” Thursday. Yes, we try to specialize each day of the week with a topic for the Blog[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]
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]