I admit that I can be a bit of a yarn snob and really only like to work with wools and other natural fibers. I just don’t like how acrylic feels under my fingers and I can usually knit a sweater with a basic wool like Knit Picks WOTA for less than the cost of […]
Do you ever have one of those projects that is just SO cool in your head and you sketch it out and start on it and it just doesn’t quite come out right? So you start over and make changes and it STILL doesn’t come out right? This hat has been frogged and reworked off […]
I had this yarn: Cascade Tangier – #04 Seas and thought it seemed just so yummy and delicious. I was inspired by the taffy pulling machines at the fair and thought this headband twisted just enough to invoke that feeling of late summer nights watching the lights at the fair while chowing down on some […]
So… It’s snowing here in South Dakota. Again? Still? It’s May and it did warm up enough for me to feel comfortable with planting flowers and veggies outside so I’m going to go with “the weather can’t make up its mind.” Now that I had to grab the children’s heavier coats again, I though […]
We’ve been super busy lately drawing up some sewing and knitting patterns this year. Between waiting at preschool and dance and swim, I get a LOT more knitting time each week. I can’t bring the sewing machine into the observation booth at school but I can definitely bring my knitting bag. The Alskling Hat […]