Needlecraft category

  • Iron Craft Challenge #3 – Appliqued Bunting

    This week, I challenged the Iron Crafters to make bunting or garland. Ok, I’ll admit this was kind of a selfish challenge because I wanted to make some bunting to go over my craft room window as...
    Jan 19, 2011 6 Comments

  • Iron Craft week 2: Draft Dodger

    This week on Iron Craft, the challenge I posted was to make a Draft Dodger. We are in San Francisco, in a house that was built the year of “the quake”(1906). There are a lot of charming de...
    Jan 12, 2011 No Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #2 – Gnome and Mushroom Draft Dodger

    Our second challenge for Iron Craft was very functional, create a draft dodger or snake to keep the cold air (or hot air depending where you live) out. My sweet, little house is 80 years old this year...
    Jan 12, 2011 12 Comments

  • Am I Crazy?

    Yes, I might just be. Not only am I co-hosting & participating in Iron Craft this year but yesterday I signed up for an 8 week traditional quilting class. Traditional quilting! That means no sewin...
    Jan 04, 2011 2 Comments

  • #359 – Packer Backer

    Modeling the PJs I made him for Christmas. 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 fee...
    Dec 25, 2010 No Comments

  • #358 – Twins and their quilts

    Though David told me it wasn’t a very good “D” on his 😉 Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it. If you...
    Dec 24, 2010 No Comments

  • #357 – Enjoying their quilts

    I can’t show you all what I’m working on during this time because its a test knit for a book & top secret! So, here are the first of the boys enjoying their Christmas quilts. Handmade...
    Dec 23, 2010 No Comments

  • #354 – Last Minute Finished Mittens

    Finished these just in time to wrap & get off to Duluth. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it. If you are not reading ...
    Dec 20, 2010 No Comments

  • #352 – Testing Knitting

    I’m test knitting a pattern for the upcoming book What Would Madame Defarge Knit? The yarn arrived today but I have to keep the pattern a secret from you all for awhile. Handmade 365 2010- My go...
    Dec 18, 2010 No Comments

  • #351 – Thumbing It

    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://kat-knits.blogspot.c...
    Dec 17, 2010 No Comments