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

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

Here’s the fingerless gloves that I made for myself this week. As I posted before Christmas, I’ve just discovered how fun they are to make and wear. I made 4 pairs so far including these for myself. The other 3 pairs were finished in record time and were gifted to friends that were not expecting… Continue reading Knitting Fingerless Gloves

May everyone have a wonderful day. Here’s a glimpse of my tree and the decorations in front of my window.

Here’s two different fingerless gloves that I knit up yesterday. I really wish I had started these sooner as they will make great gifts for several of my friends. Time is such an issue for me. I just don’t have enough time between the idea for a project and the due date for the finished… Continue reading Wish I’d Started Knitting these Sooner