Happy birthday to meeeee! (Actually, my birthday is May 8th, but still…) I received some money for a gift and took myself to get a Bucilla needlepoint kit. I didn’t realize this, but Bucilla is now owned by Plaid Online, … Continue reading →
In designing my opera gloves, I am using a couple resources. The first is the stitch dictionary by Barbara Walker, A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Additionally, I did a web search for a few different opera glove designs, but … Continue reading →
So, I joined Weight Watchers. I decided to make milestones for the celebrations, and I’m celebrating my first 5%! I’m so excited. I purchased two skeins of Sock Ease™ yarn from Lion Brand in “Red Hots.” It’s beautiful! I will … Continue reading →
I finished my first needlepoint box! I’m pleased with it. To recap, I used a simple overdyed yarn, worsted weight (double DK weight) for the needlepoint and a plastic frame cut to size. I learned a lot putting it together … Continue reading →
As some of you know, I’ve recently started playing with fabric boxes. Here is the bottom of my latest creation, Earth Meets Sky. The bottom of the box has a lip, visible in the picture; the lid will fit over … Continue reading →
My lovely sister in law gave me yarn for Christmas (which is a little like giving crack to an addict, but there you go). Two of the balls are this really fuzzy tribble stuff that have a variegated black and … Continue reading →
My husband and I went on an Outward Bound Dogsledding expedition in 2006. When we got back, I went shopping with a friend of mine in Wisconsin and found some incredible silk and mohair yarn that looked like sunrise on … Continue reading →
I came across a wonderful pattern for fingerless gloves in a book by Melanie Falick, Weekend Knitting. Here it is from her website with some images you can browse: http://www.melaniefalickbooks.com/weekend-knitting-gallery/ I used some bulky wool from Knitpicks, in a lovely … Continue reading →
I inherited a new old tool from my mother’s estate called a Weave-It. I spent a large portion of today playing with it. Before I show you my work, check out this website for how the experts do it: http://store.buxtonbrook.com/instruction.aspx … Continue reading →
I just joined up on Ravelry, a wonderful site that is an enormous global community of fiber geeks. (We have a community!) I don’t have much up yet, but give me time…
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