I found another piece of Gonder Ceramics at a fair last weekend. This is Mold #E-44, Small Swan Planter. Gonder Ceramic pieces are difficult to find so I was really excited to find this swan. I now have 5 pieces along with the original vase that started me on this collection. We were cleaning my… Continue reading Antique Fair Find!
Work has been extremely stressful the last two weeks and will be just as stressful for the next month so today I just had to make a trip to the yarn store. There’s a shop in the next town that opened a while ago but I hadn’t been there yet so today was the day.… Continue reading Had to Have New Yarn!
Here’s a Baby Blanket that I finished this week. It’s one of the designs from the Encore Eight Hour Baby Blanket Booklet. These are my favorite baby blankets to knit. It really does only take 8 hours of knitting. The Encore Worsted yarn is held double on Size 13 needles. The blanket only uses four… Continue reading Finished a Baby Blanket
Today started out like any other day off from work at this time of year. The sky was gray and as I started my day, I was less than enthusiastic. As I started to formulate my plan for what to do with the day, I remembered that I had seen an article about an exhibit… Continue reading “Closet Archaeology” An Incredible Exhibition
Here she is! I recently purchased a Fibre Craft 7.5 inch doll at my local AC Moore and wanted to create a dress for her. Luckily, I found a pattern in one of my 1957 Workbasket magazines and decided to give it a try. It’s just the right size. I used some left over sock… Continue reading Knit a Doll Dress with a 1957 Pattern
Wednesday was a terrific day for me. There’s nothing quite like a snow day to spend time in my studio going through my projects and supplies. Also, plenty of time to work on some of the wonderful items that are already started. Here’s my Sewing Puzzle. All finished! I actually finished it last Sunday. Today… Continue reading Snow Day Fun!
I’m making progress using the yarns that I’ve collected. Last week, I made these green fingerless gloves. Same pattern as I used in December. The gloves are made with Debbie Bliss Yarns. I had one skein of each of these greens, so I put them together for these gloves. These will get added to the… Continue reading A Little Progress!
I found this great teapot in Marshall’s for $7 and it was just the right size for the tea cozy that I started earlier this week. It’s as cute as could be. Small enough for just 2 cups of tea and oblong shaped.And here it is, dressed in my new Tea Cozy. The yarn is… Continue reading Tea, Anyone!
Here’s my Diamond textured blanket. I knit a few inches this week so now it’s 15 inches long. I’ve got quite a ways to go but if this weather continues, it will be easy to get done by spring.Here’s a photo of the cover of the August 1955 issue of Workbasket magazine. I have wanted… Continue reading This week’s Knitting and two Dream Projects
Happy New Year to All! The photo is my project to start off 2010. It’s a wonderful Reversible Diamond Pattern Afghan that I started about 2 years ago. The pattern is from Easy Afghan for Knitters, an old but favorite book for afghan patterns and the yarn is Sirdar Aran with Wool. A machine washible… Continue reading Winter 2010 Knitting & Sewing
