Just released! A new dress style dishcloth for Spring. This pattern is a simple knit with enough texture to make it an interesting skirt. The pattern is available on Craftsy and Ravelry. As with the other dress dishcloths, you’ll need U.S. Size 7 knitting needles and worsted weight cotton yarn such as Bernat ,… Continue reading Dressing for Spring 2015 Dress Dishcloth
These cold, cloudy winter days have me dreaming of lovely Spring days. This outfit is a new one for my American girl doll. I display my dolls and their handmade clothes each summer at a local library and I wanted to make some new outfits. The dress is from Simplicity pattern #0107. A plain shift… Continue reading Spring Outfit for American Girl Doll
Happy New Year. 2014 was a busy year. Lots of travel and fun knitting and sewing projects. Here’s some of my favorite photos of the year. My beautiful doll from Whales. Here’s their website. Bonnie and Pearl Doll Sweater by Debbie Trainor Bitty Baby Outfit Pierre the Bear Pattern by Leisure Arts Cotton Market Bag… Continue reading Favorite Photos of 2014
I love to Knit. I spent at least a few hours everyday knitting. When time allows, I love to sew too. I love everything about knitting, the yarn, the tools, the patterns, the endless choices of things to create. I also love being surrounded by things that remind me of knitting. Here’s a few of… Continue reading My Knitting Themed Knick Knacks
Before Thanksgiving, I finished teaching Learn to Use your Sewing Machine for the second time at my local community school. The first time was in the Fall of 2013. Here’s the link to the results from the first class. Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed teaching this class and working with the students towards completing their… Continue reading My Fall 2014 Sewing Class
Visiting Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds last spring was one of the highlights of my trip to England. It is a lovely town. Before I left on my trip, I researched local yarn shops and Bourton Basket was on my list. It is a great shop. I spent time browsing through the shop… Continue reading Yarn in Bourton on the Water
Three patterns, four mittens and I think that I’ve finally made a mitten that will fit a five year old. I have been envisioning supplying mittens to children in kindergarten ever since I first read the The Mitten Tree. I finally have the luxury of time since I retired from full time job. Here’s my… Continue reading Knitting Mittens for children
The original dress style dishcloth is now called Going Dancing. I continue to knit these and have made quite a few of this style through the years. The pattern is now in the Knit a Dress Dishcloth Book by Leisure Arts but I knit the very first one in 1998. I’ve always loved the feather… Continue reading The Original Dishcloth Dress
Before I learned to knit and sew, I learned to weave potholders on my red metal potholder loom. My original loom is more than 50 years old and I still use it often. Recently, though, I discovered Harrisville Designs 10″ Potholder (PRO Size) Loom Kit . Harrisville Designs 10 inch Potholder Loom Kit The… Continue reading Weaving Potholders
Several months ago my friend Jen posted a picture on the Leisure Arts Blog of the Red Berries Hat that she knit from the Leisure Arts Book Snowy Day Sets to Knit. I immediately downloaded the ebook. Summer came and went and last weekend, I took a good look at the patterns in the book. … Continue reading Knitting Winter Hats
