The weather was finally nice enough to venture out on an adventure to a yarn shop that is about an hour away from my home. It was a lovely trip and I’m so inspired by what I found there. Echo Valley Fibers is across the border in Pennsylvania. I was intrigued when I looked at… Continue reading Visit to a Special Yarn Shop
Yesterday I attended my first in person Sheep and Wool Festival since October, 2019, almost 2 years ago. I’ve missed these wonderful festivals terribly. My last trip before the pandemic began was to Asheville for the SAFF festival. I wrote about it HERE. This weekend was my local show, the New Jersey Sheep and Wool… Continue reading Finally A Sheep and Wool Festival
Free knitting pattern posted
Here’s a special bundle of 33 knitting patterns for you with a value of $180 if purchased separately. It includes my Island Crossing Mitts, knit in DK weight yarn. You’ll receive a digital file with all the patterns. The cost of this bundle at $17 is unbelievable. I hope you’ll take advantage of this offer.… Continue reading Special Knit Pattern Bundle Sale
The Underground Crafter is hosting the Free Hat Pattern KAL and this week it’s my turn to provide you with a new knit hat pattern. Visit Underground Crafter to learn more about the prizes, enter the end-of-KAL giveaway, and to get links to each Hat KAL pattern as it is released. Share your progress and… Continue reading Tracks on the Field Knit Hat Pattern
A Knit Sheep Yarn Shop is hosting a knit-a-long using my pattern Storms Always Pass from February 20, 2021 through March 20, 2021. You can find all the details on their website HERE. You’ll also find our video Cast On event on their Facebook page HERE. The Storms Always Pass was originally published in 2019… Continue reading Knit Scarf KAL
I’ve teamed up with Marie from Underground Crafter, Pia from Stitches ‘N’ Scraps, Joanita from Creative Crochet Workshop, and several other knitting designers to bring you 6 free knit hat patterns! Every other Wednesday from January 6 through March 17, 2021, we’ll share a free knitting pattern. We’ve partnered with Clover USA, Collins & Brown,… Continue reading Knit HAT KAL of 2021
Happy New Year! I hope this year is wonderful for all. I’m focusing on completing projects again this year as the pandemic continues. I’m still amazed at how many projects I finished in 2020. Staying home and not traveling has it’s advantages. In June, I started knitting dishcloths and adding them to dish washing liquid… Continue reading Welcome 2021
The pandemic of 2020 continues and with it the approaching holidays will be different for me. No large gatherings and more time at home. With so many others dealing with the same circumstances, I decided to embark on my largest holiday project yet. I’ll be donating Method foaming hand soap with a new dishcloth dress… Continue reading 2020 Holiday Giving Project
As I wrote in my July post, I’ve been working my way through my stash of cotton dishcloth yarn. I’ve knit more than 20 dishcloths using my version of the Sinkmates cloth and attached them to bottles of dish detergent. I made my third trip to the local food pantry last week with 10 of… Continue reading New Knitting Patterns Released
