• Starting Jan. 2nd

  • Antiqued Silver Eggs

  • Eight Weeks to a Sweater: Knitting Start-to-Finish Demystified

    Have you ever started a sweater, only to find it in your WIP basket a year later? Let’s gang up on this project and get a sweater done, one week at a time. There will be weekly assignments and w...
    Sep 17, 2012 18 Comments

  • Polka Dot Cottage Handcrafted Crochet Hooks

    One of the fun things about doing an online craft project like the Granny Square Sampler Afghan Project is getting to know some of the other crafty bloggers out there. Polka Dot Cottage is one such ne...
    Sep 14, 2012 4 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 13

    (Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.) This week ...
    Sep 14, 2012 7 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #9 – It’s All About Me

    Challenge – It’s All About Me Create a textile and modern runway design based on your own cultural heritage. You can use other fabric, but your textile should be the star of your look. Do ...
    Sep 14, 2012 1 Comment

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #8 Runway

    This week our designers were asked to create a look for Fall that included outerwear. The designers really stepped up their game this week to impress the judges. (click on any picture to see it bigger...
    Sep 13, 2012 No Comments

  • Quilt of the Day: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

    This quilt charms me. It is called “the Itsy Bitsy Spider” I love the name even! I love the illusion of rain! The web is fantastic! This quilt was done by Emily at MLE Knits She was ins...
    Sep 13, 2012 2 Comments

  • PPR Challenge #8 – House of Cornish

    This week we were supposed sell handmade t-shirts on the street for money and then make a fall collection with our dysfunctional team. Day after day I toiled away with various fall separates. To no av...
    Sep 13, 2012 3 Comments

  • PPR Challenge #8 – Kat’s Design

    After we got past all the silliness on Project Runway this week where the designers had to sell crappy t-shirts, we got down to the real challenge, design a look for fall that includes outerwear. On t...
    Sep 13, 2012 3 Comments

  • Granny Square Sampler Afghan – Week 17

    After two pretty full days of hooking, I finally finished putting the center rectangle of my Granny Square Sampler Afghan together. It looks a little wonky, because I haven’t blocked it or anyth...
    Sep 12, 2012 1 Comment

  • Project: Knit Flying Pig Mittens

    You know what they say about when pig fly? That’s how I felt about my chances of ever getting a ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair. Well, these flying pigs certainly removed those doubts. Heart...
    Sep 12, 2012 14 Comments