My little sugarplum fairy is now playing the viola in the orchestra class at school. I am so happy both my kids picked up string instruments, as it is a personal favorite of mine. The Boy is playing the violin. They had a concert tonight, so nice formal clothes were needed. Last year it was […]
As there was some interest in how I made my cowl, I decided to do a tutorial on it. It wasn’t hard to want to make another, since I love how these turn out! I won’t go into the actual knitting, as YouTube has tutorials already that cover this aspect. Here is one. I knitted this on […]
In keeping with my last-minute making things, I made this Saturday before going out with some friends. It took me about two hours or so to get this done. It is pretty simple bag if you don’t “dress it up” at all. I didn’t line it. If I had used a softer lambskin I may […]
These tops are ones that I wear fairly often to work, and are great layering pieces. A few years ago I made a tutorial on how to draft and put together a sleeveless version of this top. Here is that tutorial: Sleeveless Cross-front Top This version is a little different, since I extended one side […]
As I clearly do not have enough on my plate, as is, I volunteered to test another pattern. Luckily it was a quickie, and luckily the Boy got something out of the pattern testing this time! This is the Tribute Hoodie by Little Finch Patterns. It is very quick to put together, and the sizing was […]
Here is another designs I made. This one is probably going to be worn the most! Striped Flowers in Lavender – This is a mixture of Iris, Roses and Dahlias in the same shades. This was printed on Satin, and scaled to print at 4″ x 4″. The satin is a bit thin, so I like […]
The last few years our gardens have not been as happy as they once were when we actually had time to pull weeds. When they were happy, I loved to plant pretty dahlias and Iris flowers. Then, I took pictures of them! I took some of the many pictures of my flowers (and some of […]
I have another pattern test for you today. This is the Slouchy Sweatshirt from Nap Time Creations. It is a nice easy sew, and a fairly simple pattern. I wanted to make some easy to wear tops like this, and the pattern test came up. Perfect timing! I made lots! This first one here I […]
I just had to make another infinity scarf, since I love the first one so much. This time I used a less dense yarn, so it took the entire two skeins (94 yards each) for this scarf. It ended up at around 22″ wide. In making these two different ones, it seems that the thickness […]
This is one of those projects that you can start and stop until you finally, finally, get the danged thing finished. It takes a several hours to do the knitting on the scarf part. I do actually like to have something to do when I am sitting on the couch watching TV. Otherwise, I feel so unproductive. […]
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