knitting project

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 1

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) Let’s get 2014’s project started! For our first orn...
    Jun 20, 2014 7 Comments

  • Project: Knit Fish

    So, you may remember a couple Iron Craft challenges ago I knit up an octopus and a starfish. My original plan was to also have a fish to complete the set, but time ran out and I only had half a knit f...
    Jun 10, 2014 9 Comments

  • Project: Seamless Knit Starfish

    When I decided to make things you’d see at the beach for the last Iron Craft challenge I knew I wanted to make a starfish. I figured I just use the pattern I wrote for stars two Christmases ago,...
    May 29, 2014 11 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge 10 – Knit Beach Finds

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were to be inspired by the letter “B”. My first thought was to go with beads, but they just wasn’t inspiring me. Then I thought of the beach and an i...
    May 20, 2014 5 Comments

  • Project: April Showers Mittens

    Finally, the April mittens are done! (I got a little sidetracked by the Hello Sailor Handwarmers). Of course, for April I went with an April showers theme. This mitten is knit in a heathered blue tha...
    Apr 17, 2014 8 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge 7 – Hello Sailor Handwarmers

    For this Iron Craft Challenge, we were asked to create something based on one of four big Spring crafting trends, floral, nautical, geometric and radiant orchid. I decided to go with the nautical tren...
    Apr 08, 2014 9 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #3 – Knit Matryoshka Doll

    For the current Iron Craft challenge, we were directed to create something inspired by the Olympics, but not necessarily Olympic themed. I took my inspiration from the host country Russia and knit up ...
    Feb 11, 2014 6 Comments

  • Project: February Mittens

    I’ve set a goal to design and knit a pair of mittens every month in 2014. For February’s mittens, I want to make something a little lacy and romantic, BUT they still had to be warm. The an...
    Feb 06, 2014 16 Comments

  • Project: Knit Royal Bobble Crown

    Originally, I knit a crown and it was so much fun, that I set out to improve it. It needed to be more royal. Here I give you the much improved Royal Crown. Royal Bobble Crown This is a great pattern ...
    Jan 31, 2014 8 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 24

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country) For our final advent calendar ornament of ...
    Nov 22, 2013 4 Comments