These mittens were inspired by that classic Valentine’s Day treat, the conversation heart. It took me about a week to design and knit up these mittens, so you still have plenty of time to make t...
Feb 01, 2012
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Years ago I made these pretty, little cotton chenille washcloths for all my girlfriends for Valentine’s Day. One of my friends told me they were the best facecloths she had ever used, super soft...
Jan 23, 2012
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** Hey, all there were some errors in the post which I fixed on 1/1/12. The sizing on the PDF and on the post didn’t match. I thought the PDF was correct, but after going back and doing some mea...
Dec 12, 2011
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This week for Iron Craft Susi asked us to make something for a kid. As much as I wanted to start something new, I knew I wouldn’t have time with the craft fair this weekend. So hopefully, you...
Dec 07, 2011
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Christmas balls are vintage and shiny and hard and fragile. So I broke with all of those qualities and made one that is new and soft and matte and durable.
Disclaimer: I am certainly not the first per...
Dec 05, 2011
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I mentioned last week that I might be addicted to making tiny toque ornaments (here’s the patterns for the first two I made). It’s so much fun knitting up these quick, little hats, instant...
Nov 25, 2011
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Here’s a low-fat way to enjoy candy canes over the holiday, knit them up!
Wouldn’t that be so cute on the top of a package or hanging on the tree? (Plus they won’t get all sticky li...
Nov 21, 2011
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This week’s Iron Craft challenge was to create something handmade for the holidays. I got the idea of making little hats to put on the tops of bottles of wine, beer or liquor, something to dress...
Nov 16, 2011
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Oh man, did I ever love the look of the Missoni for Target line that came out this fall. I was in Alaska at the time it came out and nowhere near a Target which means I didn’t get to go pick up ...
Nov 01, 2011
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I made this pattern for the Golden Snitch up a few movies ago for a store window but realized I had never shared it you all until someone asked for it recently on Flickr..
Now this snitch won’t...
Aug 03, 2009
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