Backstories of my creative projects
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
As I wrote in my post of July 3, 2020, I’m working my way through my stash of cotton yarn. I’m continuing to knit dishcloths using the Sinkmates pattern. I love this mitered square pattern that is cast on to an i-cord edging. I’m making 4 or 5 a week just using my morning and… Continue reading Pandemic Knitting Continues
It’s been three long months since I’ve posted but I’ve continued to knit every day. I tell my friends, I now knit full time. I’m fortunate to have a stash of yarn that will last for a long time and since all my favorite festivals have been cancelled, I’ve decided to work my way through… Continue reading De-Stashing my way through Quarantine
I’ve been home for two weeks now and expect to be home for at least 3 more weeks. First thing I did was make a list of all the projects that have been on my mind for months. Now is a good time to finish some and start others. I’m blessed with an abundant stash… Continue reading Quarantine Knitting
At the beginning of June, I decided that it was time to reduce my stash of both fabric and yarn. I have a huge amount of fabric waiting to be turned into project bags and shopping bags. I began by re-organizing all my fabric. I was amazed at how much I’ve accumulated. All those years… Continue reading Summer De-Stash
My Mom passed away quietly in January at the age of 92. Over the past 3 years since my Dad died, I moved her and all her belongings 3 times to bring her close to where I live. Now the important possessions are in my garage and the rest is in storage. It will be… Continue reading My Mom’s Crocheting
The crescent shape is now my new favorite shape for shawls and scarves. I had one 260 yard skein of Feederbrook Farm Entropy DK that I purchased at the NJ Sheep and Wool Festival. I loved the colors of this yarn and decided to knit the Terribly Simple Shawl. I cast on using a U.S.… Continue reading Knit Crescent shaped shawl
My holiday knitting is done. My final project is the Friends and Family Dress Dishcloth knit in holiday yarn. As I posted last week, I used the Bernat Handicrafter Holiday cotton yarn in the Holly Jolly print. There’s still time for you to knit one or even a few. They only take a few hours… Continue reading A Festive Knit Dress Dishcloth
