Needlecraft category

  • Free Dala Horse Embroidery Pattern

    For my mom’s birthday I made here a wall hanging using the Andrea Zuill’s Heart, Birds & Flowers pattern. She wanted another piece to go with it & I suggested a Dala (Swedish) Hor...
    Mar 27, 2009 5 Comments

  • Parade of Grumpasaurus

    Its been so much fun watching how quickly people are knitting up the Grumpasaurus pattern….Lynn’s Grumpy Grumpasaurus done in Paton’s Soy Wool Stripes Silvia’s Grum...
    Mar 13, 2009 4 Comments

  • The List

    A little recap of what’s currently happening in my world… KnittingStill working on the Garter Yoke Cardi. I’ve had to rip the sleeve out 3 times to get the decreases right since I ...
    Mar 09, 2009 No Comments

  • Free Pattern – Grumpasaurus

    Matt & I have a saying around our house that if one of us is grumpy then we are a Grumpasaurus. I’d been batting around the idea for awhile of knitting him up a toy version of the Grumpasaur...
    Mar 02, 2009 69 Comments

  • Hearts & Flowers

    It was my mom’s birthday this week & my present was that I flew down to see her. But I wanted to make her something as well & when I saw this free pattern from Badbird’s I knew i...
    Feb 14, 2009 5 Comments

  • Garter Yoke Cardi in Progress

    I’ve been busily work on my garter yoke cardi from Knit1. I’ve been trying it on as I go along just to make sure the decreases & increases for the waist are at the right spot for me. ...
    Feb 09, 2009 No Comments

  • Trying something new

    I’m trying my hand a applique this morning. So far so good. I’m hoping this will turn into a throw pillow for the new etsy store. If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at h...
    Jan 30, 2009 1 Comment

  • New things in the works…

    Well, I actually have quite a few projects in the works but here’s two that are of interest.I’m making the Garter Yoke Cardi from Knit1My plan is to make the sleeve longer & give them...
    Jan 29, 2009 2 Comments

  • Really Cute Hat

    I’m doing a little charity knitting with the MN RollerGirls at Crafty Planet (such a cool craft shop in NE Minneapolis). I chose this to do this Lace Beanie which is a free pattern from Lion Bra...
    Jan 23, 2009 1 Comment

  • Gnome Crazy

    I seem to have gone a little gnome crazy lately. I just think they are so cute & in the Swedish tradition they are often used for Christmas decorations. Here’s a few I’ve been craftin...
    Jan 21, 2009 6 Comments