Happy Halloween! A little knitted voodoo dropped in to say hello. School was all abuzz with the class parties. Note the very cute layered dip that one mom put together. I’m sure she spent hours making them. It was a nice alternative to the sweet treats although I’m not sure how many kiddos appreciated them. […]
The other day Mason packed an apple for a snack at school and put it in a plastic sandwich bag. The bag was to protect it, he said. I told him what he needed was an apple cozy. I had seen tons of patterns for them on Ravelry that looked like simple knit bags, almost […]
How can it be that four years have passed and Kim, who just moved here, is now graduating with her nursing degree? She has chosen to stay in town after graduation (hip, hip hooray), has rented an apartment and needs some furnishings. Isn’t an IKEA shopping trip a perfect graduation gift? Kim thought so too! […]
I’m pretty lucky to have such knit-worthy people in my life and one by one I am trying to warm them up. One of my special sisters celebrated a birthday in October and I chose that as the occasion for this custom order. I asked Mo if she would like something and if so, would […]
While brioche might evoke the notion of the French pastry, in this case, it’s all about knitting. Brioche is a particular technique involving yarn over stitches and slipped stitches to achieve a double layer of stacked stitches. It was a technique that I have known about but tried only once. Brioche Knitting is prevalent in […]
My life is full of people who I would like to give handmade gifts to but getting the timing right is often tricky. I don’t usually feel like knitting Christmas gifts in July which is really when I’d have to start if I were going to get them all done promptly. I much prefer to […]
Remember the hat that I made for the auction? The family that won it just welcomed a baby boy and they are friends of ours. As a baby gift, I made the baby a hat to the mommy’s specifications. I used a few patterns to make it work based on the yarn weight and I […]
What a treat to be able to attend Mass in another town! I visited St. Rose Philippine Duchesne on the weekend of her feast day. It was a lovely church with architecture reflective of the locale. Chrissy and the girls picked me up and we had a knitting lesson. Don’t let my serious face alarm […]
Today was the second annual Isaac’s Day of Music. About ten days before the event, the organizers contacted me to see if I would be willing to knit something for them again. Um, caught off guard, I agreed, grabbed my needles and scrambled to come up with something small and fast. It just so happens […]
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