I’m hosting a giveaway to celebrate the publication of my dishcloth dress collection by Leisure Arts. The booklet was recently released and contains 12 dishcloth dress patterns along with beautiful colored photos of each dress. Leisure Arts #75428 The original pattern is “Going Dancing”. I designed this several years ago. The feather and fan… Continue reading Dishcloth Dresses Knitting Patterns Giveaway
Berroco Peruvian Wool in a chunky weight is officially one of my favorite yarns. Along with a circular Knitter’s Pride dreamz knitting needle, this sweater knit up very quickly. Three weeks from start to finish, it was a pleasure to knit. Once I blocked it, it fit perfectly and is really comfortable, too. I know… Continue reading Knit Sweater Just in Time for Spring
Last Saturday I made a trip to one of my 3 Local Yarn Shops. I haven’t visited this one in awhile and I didn’t have anything special in mind. A sample of this Berocco Sweater was on display. Berocco Nimbus Pattern I immediately knew that this was a must have for my wardrobe. Perfect for… Continue reading The Perfect Button for my Sweater
When I designed the knit dress style dishcloth Let’s Go to Hawaii, I noticed that the stitch pattern begged to be used in another item. Since I’m creating a collection of baby hats and blankets, I used a variation of the stitch pattern to create this baby hat. (c)Debbie Trainor 2013 This hat is knit… Continue reading New Knit Baby Hat Design
Mary Hoyer Doll Company Knit Coat pattern for Corolle Les Cherie Doll Knit Gloves-yarn from Rhineback Sheep and Wool Festival Let’s Go to Hawaii Dress Dishcloth Design Ballerina Mini Costume at the Kennedy Arts Center Knit Coat for Miss Corolle National Cathedral, Christmas in Washington, DC Summer Tents in Ocean Grove, NJ Let’s Go to… Continue reading Highlights of 2012 in Photos
I don’t believe in knitting gifts specifically for the holidays. I knit all year long and when I need a gift, I check my finished projects and “shop” from there. I do, however, enjoy knitting Christmas decorations and ornaments. Through the years, I’ve made many different knit decorations from Christmas Stockings, and mini hats, sweaters,… Continue reading Holiday Knitting
As the weather turns cooler, I am always eager to take inventory of the socks that I have in progress and finish a pair or two for the winter. I always knit socks when I travel and this year, I made several plane trips so there’s plenty to choose from. I have three pairs of… Continue reading Marathon Sock Knitting
Most of the summer was spent getting ready to move to a much smaller home. I cleaned out a lot of excess possessions throughout that time. I also gave away and literally threw out lots of yarn that I know I won’t use. My goal was to keep the best of the yarns and the… Continue reading Taking Inventory of my Knitting
The Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns by Sterling Publishing Co. has been in my personal library for quite a few years. This summer, I decided to browse through it to find some stitch patterns that I hadn’t tried before. This is a multicolored stitch pattern called Tweed. It is a simple four row… Continue reading Trying A New Knitting Stitch Pattern
This is the third dress style dishcloth in the 2012 collection. It’s titled Let’s Go to London. This dishcloth was a Knit a Long last week and I’m thrilled that so many of you participated. Projects are starting to show up on Ravelry and also in the Yahoo Group for Dishcloth knitters. These dishcloths only… Continue reading Let’s Go to London Dress Dishcloth
