Needlecraft category

  • #41 – Heart Socks

    Since doing a couple pairs of mittens in colorwork I’ve been itching to start a pair of fun socks (as I call patterned socks these days). I wanted to do a pattern using hearts in a sort of Swedi...
    Feb 10, 2010 No Comments

  • #40 – Burberry Inspired Cowl Finished

    I finished knitting the Burberry Inspired Cowl two nights ago. Then I gave it a good soak & today it was dry enough to wear. I like the way big cables lay. I didn’t knit this one to be very...
    Feb 09, 2010 1 Comment

  • #39 – Quilt Strips

    Today we entered week three of the On To Road To Spring Quilt Along. This week we’ll sew our quilt tops together. I spent a few hours this afternoon piecing together my first strips. It was easi...
    Feb 08, 2010 1 Comment

  • #38 – Burberry Inspired Cowl

    I loved my Spiral Cowl so much I jumped right into the Burberry Inspired Cowl. It’s much more of an outdoor, scarf cowl than the Spiral Cowl. I like the way the big cables look. They give the co...
    Feb 07, 2010 2 Comments

  • #37 – Another 100 Quilt Squares

    Today I cut the 100 squares from the “plain” fabric for my first quilt. We were told to buy 2 yards of this fabric. I found that amount a little hard to deal with when squaring & cutt...
    Feb 06, 2010 1 Comment

  • #36 – Quilt Squares

    I spent a good chunk of today ironing fabric & then cutting out the squares for my first quilt. I found this really stressful. I’m not particularly good with the rotary cutter. I have probl...
    Feb 05, 2010 3 Comments

  • #35 – Spiral Cowl Finished

    Woohoo! The spiral cowl is finished. I really like how it looks on. Some people added a button to close their’s tighter around their necks but I prefer it hanging loose. I wish you could see the...
    Feb 04, 2010 4 Comments

  • #34 – First Quilt Fabric

    Last week my cousin told me she was joining an online quilt along at I Have to Say. I’ve been wanting to learn to quilt for a coupe of years now so figured I’d join in too. It’ll be ...
    Feb 03, 2010 2 Comments

  • #33 – Not done yet…

    I really expected to finish the spiral cowl today. I sat myself in front of the new version of Emma on Masterpiece Classic & knit away but I still have a good inch to go. Darn size 2 needles̷...
    Feb 02, 2010 2 Comments

  • #32-Hufflepuff Mittens Finished

    Completely finished the Hufflepuff mittens today. All I really had left to do was a little bit of embroidery & the i-cord. Remember those cords to keep your mittens together & in your jacket...
    Feb 01, 2010 No Comments