Knitting category

  • #266 – Amsterdam Socks

    We’re headed up North to a cabin this weekend which means I need a good portable knitting project to take along. I decided to start a pair of socks with the yarn I picked up at the farmers marke...
    Sep 23, 2010 No Comments

  • #259 – Christmas Tree Progress

    I’ve knit up both sides of the christmas tree & did the embroidery on the white side. I was able to get bags of 130 white & red buttons at Joann’s for $3 which was perfect. I als...
    Sep 16, 2010 2 Comments

  • #257 – Christmas Tree Project

    The souvenir that Matt & I look for on all our trips is a Christmas ornament so, we found ourselves in a Christmas shop in Bruges, Belgium. In the basement of the shop I found a little display of...
    Sep 14, 2010 2 Comments

  • #242 – One Down

    Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it. If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at http://justcraftyenough.com...
    Aug 30, 2010 No Comments

  • #238 – Fits

    Ripped back & added 4 more rows so now this are long enough! I always have to lengthen mitten patterns. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a ye...
    Aug 26, 2010 1 Comment

  • #237 – Too Short

    I finished the hand of the first of the new mittens I started. I did a really simple black design on them. Only issue is they are just a row or two short. So, I’ll rip back to the beginning of t...
    Aug 25, 2010 No Comments

  • #233- 234 – More Mittens

    Started another pair of mittens this weekend, this time with a gorgeous ecru wool. I think these will have an intarsia design in black across the middle of the hand…that or I may sew some pretty...
    Aug 22, 2010 No Comments

  • #224 – Finishing Things

    Finished my red mittens & the Hamm’s embroidery. Plus I sewed three strips on to my sister’s quilt. Very productive! Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on so...
    Aug 12, 2010 No Comments

  • #219 – #221 – A couple of days of knitting

    Yes, its over 90 F & I’ve spent the last three days knitting mittens. But sitting in the AC watching movies & knitting is the only thing I feel like doing. Handmade 365 2010- My goal i...
    Aug 10, 2010 No Comments

  • #213 – Basic Red Mitten

    Between camp, driving home & watching Mad Men, I’ve almost finished the first mitten. I had to make the thumb gusset longer than the pattern for my long hands. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is...
    Aug 01, 2010 No Comments