Sewing Lessons, Here I Come!
I have decided that one of my holiday gifts to myself will be sewing lessons! Those of you who know me, know that this is a little silly, since it will be the third, yes THIRD, time I have taken … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Knoontime Knitting – One Writer’s Journey Into 3-D
Crochet Victory!
I have successfully figured out crochet! I got a great book, one of the Interweave Press Harmony Guides (which I highly recommend, by the way). Harmony Guides: Basic Crochet Stitches 250 Stitches to Crochet, by Erika Knight. First I did … Continue reading →
New Beginnings for the Holidays!
I’m so excited! I just signed up for sewing lessons with Vogue Fabrics, instructor Veronica Brackett. She’s incredible. Best teacher ever! I’m going to take Beginning Sewing, which will teach me how to make a skirt for a suit. I … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday To Me!
I’m so excited! I’m getting a dress form for my birthday! Her name is Leticia and she’s a Singer. She’s arriving next week, but here’s a picture so you can get excited too!
Continue reading →Weird Goofy Tree Ornaments
My knitting guild, The Windy City Knitting Guild, volunteered at the Museum of Modern Ice festival in February, 2008. We put together a giant craft studio, with knitting and other handicrafts. Some of the many things they had available were … Continue reading →
Knitting Ballz
This is from Handknit Holidays, by Melanie Falick – which if you don’t have it, is an excellent book. They’re really easy to do, actually. Easy practice for circular knitting. Figure 1: This was the first one I made. I … Continue reading →
Pysanky Day Continued…
Figure 4: This is from Ukrainian Design Book 2, Egg 14. This is after the first dye bath, yellow. As you can see, the color is not very brilliant, which means I need to remix it. Figure 5: Another view … Continue reading →
Pysanky Day!
This was the first Pysanky Day we’ve done for this year. We’ve got another one scheduled on April 14th since we didn’t finish. Pysanky are traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs, a craft that has a 4,000 year history. I enjoy them … Continue reading →
Samurai Armor
Okay, this is a showcase for the man of the house. Michael is making himself Samurai armor from six cow hides we bought last summer. He’s cutting them into 2 inch by 1/2 inch segments, punching eight holes in each … Continue reading →
Project Design – Berocco Silk and Lion Brand Incredible
I was naughty and found two yarns last week that I bought on impulse (meaning, with no specific project in mind). The irony is that I think I may make something with them both together. Berocco Ultra Silk is 20% … Continue reading →