Thanks to the giving spirit that you inspired, hard-working farmers in need around the world will now have regular meals, a stable income and the pride in Passing on the Gift速 of their achievements and knowledge to others. The following gift(s) have been made in your honor: Gift of a Sheep Thanks to everyone for… Continue reading A Gift for the Holidays for Heifer International
My favorite knitting themed children’s book is The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen. I found my copy many years ago when browsing the children’s section of my local Barnes & Noble. I was looking for a special book to read to the children in the school where I worked and when I found this book,… Continue reading Knit Mittens Inspired by THE MITTEN TREE
These cute mini Christmas Stockings are easy and quick to knit. I used the Lion Brand Bon Bons in Jingle Bells yarns this year but any fingering weight yarn will do. Hope you have a lovely Holiday Season! Materials: Small Amounts of fingering weight yarn Knitting Needles Double Pointed Size 2 or 3 Instructions: Using… Continue reading Free Knitting Pattern for Mini Christmas Stocking
In my post of October 20, 2013, I outlined the sewing class that I was about to teach at my local community school. The course is titled Using Your Sewing Machine and we just finished week 4. Each class was 2 hours. The first week, I was greeted by my eager students. Each had a… Continue reading Sewing Class Projects Complete
I’ve designed a special holiday season dress dishcloth knitting pattern that will be available for a limited time. This dress dishcloth pattern is available here starting today through Sunday, December 22, 2013. The pattern price is $2.49 and $1.20 from each pattern sale will be accumulated and used to purchase a Sheep through the… Continue reading Mrs Claus Kitchen Helper Dress Dishcloth
This week starts a 5 session class that I’m teaching at the local community school. The response was quick and I have 14 students ready to learn how to use their sewing machines. I’m using a terrific book as the course guide. It’s I Can’t Believe I’m Sewing by Pat Sloan. This book is… Continue reading Teaching Learning to Use your Sewing Machine
The Classic Creations Boutique is held at The Hermitage Museum in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. This year, I’m thrilled to be offering my hand knit dress dishcloths for sale. In addition to the dishcloth patterns that I offer for sale in my Ravelry pattern shop, I’m offering the finished dress dishcloths for those that don’t care… Continue reading Dress Dishcloths at the Holiday Boutique
A group on Ravelry decided to focus on finishing some of our knitting projects during the last month. In my post of August 25, I wrote about a wonderful sweater that I’m knitting and how this challenge was the perfect incentive to finish it in a timely manner. Well, so much for that idea. As… Continue reading WIP Blog Hop Update
A group on Ravelry has inspired me to join a Blog Hop. The focus is a 30 day challenge to finish a WIP and I only have 23 days left as you can see by the countdown on the right. I have so many projects to choose from since I constantly come down with a… Continue reading Knitting WIP Blog Hop
I received my Nexus 10 Tablet as a gift for my retirement from my career as a Business Administrator at the end of June. It has quickly become a favorite. I keep it close by throughout the day and take it with me wherever I go. I immediately decided that it needed a unique cover… Continue reading Knit Cover for My Nexus 10 Tablet
