After last week’s post you realize I’ve gone a little gaga with the crochet. I’ve spent a lot of time browsing ravelry and pinterest looking at crochet projects. It’s a whole new world. Here are a couple of my new faves… Skirts Maxi crochet skirt by Conceptcreativeblog – lacy and lovely; can be made any […]
I’ve been loving projects that use more than one color. There are lots of reasons to love these projects: great way to use up partial balls and leftovers fun excuse to use an unusual pop of color great reason to buy that pop of color (oh c’mon – I know you all love an excuse […]
I love making shawls. The long rows and fine yarns speak to me. And the variety too – complex lace, simple garter, lovely textures. No matter what I’m in the mood to knit I know I can find a shawl that covers it. I often finish a shawl and have no idea what I’m going […]
Norah Gaughan Vol. 15 was released yesterday. 15! Can you believe the first volume was released 7 years ago? I remember how gaga we all were when that first volume came out. Ah, memories <cue the dorky music>. No surprise that I’m a big fan of Norah (like 98% of us knitters). My familiarity with […]
If you’re anything like me, you have TONS of sock yarn. It’s so easy – just one little skein to add to your cart. And look at all the gorgeous FOs with sock yarn. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that club? I’m gearing up for the next My Sister’s Knitter KAL – […]
I know it’s mid-February and we (only?) have another 6 or so weeks for cold weather here in the Philadelphia area, but I’ve been looking at warm, cushy pullovers lately. Simple details, top-down, seamless and with a feminine silhouette. It’s very likely caused by not having heat in our home for 5 days. But this […]