Needlecraft category

  • 11 – Shower Curtain Repurposed to a Headboard Slipcover

    One thing I’m hoping this Handmade 365 project will do it give me incentive to do some of the projects I’ve been sitting on around the house. This headboard slipcover is one such project.W...
    Jan 11, 2010 2 Comments

  • 10 – Almost Done

    I’m almost done with one of Matt’s robot mittens but I’m too tired to finish tonight. I really can’t believe how fast these are working up. I’m not thrilled with the bunc...
    Jan 10, 2010 2 Comments

  • 9 – Robot Mittens in Progress

    I finally started on Matt’s Robot Mittens today. They are just flying along & I am almost up to the thumb hole already. The gauge is bigger than the other mittens I’ve done which migh...
    Jan 09, 2010 No Comments

  • 8 – Hot Geek Coffee Sleeve

    Some days your really just want a quick fix project, something you can finish in an afternoon rather than a week or two. I’ve been wanting to knit Matt & I some reusable coffee cup sleeves ...
    Jan 08, 2010 1 Comment

  • 7 – Lori’s Mittens Finished

    Second set of mittens finished in 2010! And yes these are officially done right done to the ends being weaved in (I hate weaving in ends).I’m very proud of the way the decreased turned out on th...
    Jan 07, 2010 6 Comments

  • 6 – Robot Chart II

    Here is the chart for the other side of the robot mittens. I used a binary code translator to spell out the word “robot.” I’m pretty happy with the layout except for maybe the third...
    Jan 06, 2010 No Comments

  • 5 – Robot Chart

    Tonight I measured Matt hand & started charting the robot design for the front of his mittens. I got a lot of input from him for the shape, which he wanted to be quite square, & for the arms...
    Jan 05, 2010 1 Comment

  • 3 – Swatch for Matt’s Mittens

    Since I seem to be on a mitten roll these days, Matt asked me to knit him a pair of mittens too. They will have a robot on the front (his idea) and say “robot” in binary code on the back (...
    Jan 03, 2010 3 Comments

  • 2 – Mittens for me

    These were my first real try with colorwork. They were finally dry after blocking & I wore them for the first time today. Temps were way below zero & they kept me super warm.I really like th...
    Jan 02, 2010 2 Comments

  • 1 – Lori’s Mittens

    No excuses on why this blog has been so ignored but one of my resolutions for 2010 is to bring it back to life. My plan for doing this is I have started Handmade 365. Everyday I will take a picture of...
    Jan 01, 2010 6 Comments