Before we leave on a road trip, I always take the kids to pick out some special snacks and a new (or new-to-them-thrift-store) book. Then I take them to help me pick out yarn. Because long days on the road, and long, lazy days at the beach when we get there mean lots of knitting […]
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Sweater Knitting
Me: “Alexis, let’s take some pictures of the new winter sweater I just finished for you.” Alexis: (long, drawn out siiiiiiiigh that makes me dread the teenage years ahead) “Can I read while you do it?” So, without disturbing her reading, here it is. My favorite part is the gathers on the bodice and sleeves of […]
Fall Knitting
With recent knitting projects, I’ve been slowly working my way through the yarn I bought this summer at Jimmy Beans Wool. It felt like I had all the time in the world to knit up some hats and sweaters, and now suddenly it’s cold out and none of the kids have any winter-wear. Whoops. The Burton Bear […]
Christmas Knitting
OK, now that Christmas is over, I can finally show you a project I was knitting. For my sister. Who, if I had told you all about it ahead of time, would probably have assured me she wouldn’t peek…and then would have cheated. It’s a cowl. I actually went into the yarn store planning to make […]
{Baby Stuff} Day 14: More Knitting
It must be the weather…or the fact that once I wrote about knitting, it made me want to do some more knitting. But I’ve started a new project: If all goes well, it should look like this when I’ve finished: (though mine will be for a 2-year old. The book has sizes 0-36 months.) I found the […]
Snowflake Blanket Knitting Pattern
So I think only my fellow knitters understand the joy and the pain of friends having babies. Because babies are cute and we want to knit them all the stuff and yet there’s so little time and so many babies that our collective fingers will all fall off at some point. You get me, right? I […]
{Baby Stuff} Day 4: Knitting
I learned to knit about ten years ago. I love it because 1.) it isn’t expensive to begin — just a ball of yarn, some needles and a pattern and 2.) it allows me to veg in front of the TV and still feel productive because I’m knitting a blanket. I taught myself to knit […]
How to Care For Handknits
I love starting a new knitting project. I love that “Aha!” moment when you start to see a pattern emerge on a blanket or a scarf. I love that same moment when a sweater starts to take shape. I love when I try a new stitch or embellishment, and after several tries and some muttered […]
How to Work a Long Tail Cast On (Continental Cast On)
I share a lot of knitting patterns here. Baby blanket knitting patterns are one of my favorite things because 1) babies are adorable and anything and everything made for babies to use or wear is pretty much adorable and 2) you don’t have to measure blankets. You don’t really even have to worry about the […]
7 more enchanting books for knitters
A few weeks ago, I shared a list of 6 enchanting novels about knitting. I had a lot of fun putting that list together, and I found a few new series to follow. My summer reading list is filling up already! But once I shared it, something even better happened. People started chiming in with their […]
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