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My Hat Trick (a Fair Isle Knitting Binge)

January 23, 2015 By Laura 1 Comment

My Hat Trick (a Fair Isle Knitting Binge)

I finally did it. I conquered my fear of fair isle knitting and now I’m hooked. This seems to happen a lot with yarn work. When I mastered granny squares last year, I spent months crocheting the heck out of them. Granny square coasters. Granny square pillows. Granny square afghans.

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Easy Knitting Patterns — Popcorn Baby Blanket

December 6, 2014 By Laura 157 Comments

Easy Knitting Patterns — Popcorn Baby Blanket

The first thing I ever taught myself to knit was a baby blanket. Actually, that’s not entirely true. The very first thing I knit was a scarf. It was 15 stitches across, and all I did was knit back and forth for what seemed like forever until it was long enough to suit me. I wore it […]

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Homemade Christmas Gifts

December 1, 2014 By Laura Leave a Comment

Homemade Christmas Gifts

I don’t want to give you the wrong idea. I do NOT make presents for everyone on my Christmas list. Good heavens. It’s easy to see articles suggesting recipes and patterns and ideas for homemade Christmas gifts and to assume these people make all their presents. And maybe some of them do. Most of us make […]

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DIY Halloween Costumes

September 29, 2014 By Laura 4 Comments

(This post contains affiliate links) I think the kids have decided what they want to be for Halloween already. We’re DIY Halloween Costume People — I’m too cheap to buy costumes, so things must be made or foraged from around the house here. Last year, we went with a family theme…and it kills me that […]

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The Rainbow Sweater

September 8, 2014 By Laura Leave a Comment

Every year, before our summer road trip, I take all the kids to pick out yarn for fall and winter sweaters. And it cracks me up because you can see each one of their personalities in what they pick. One insists on Purple Sparkly yarn…made into a dress not a sweater, naturally. One doesn’t really care and will […]

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Knitting a Purple Dress

August 26, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

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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Knit Bow Ties and Hair Bows

April 29, 2014 By Laura 1 Comment

Bow ties and hair bows! Maybe it’s spring…maybe it’s the passing of Easter, with kids all dressed up and fancy…I don’t know, but I’m in a bow-making mood. I love that these can be adapted for boys or girls, depending on the color and the fastener. I put a pin on the back of the […]

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A Chunky Cable Knit Sweater

March 25, 2014 By Laura Leave a Comment

I am, quite possibly, the only person in Colorado hoping for one more good snow. Because I finally finished this cable knit sweater for my oldest. My goal is to make each of the kids a new sweater every winter, but the older they get, the longer it takes to finish one. I finished a […]

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Knit Sweaters for Sisters

March 3, 2014 By Laura 1 Comment

Last summer, I knit my older daughter a Spring T. It’s only taken me eight months to make a matching one for her sister. I like knitting short-sleeved shirts because they can be layered and worn all year long. A good, light wool sweater keeps one surprisingly warm. And — bonus — they knit up rather quickly. […]

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Heart Headband

February 13, 2014 By Laura 4 Comments

Heart Headband

The yarn colors for this little heart headband just make me happy. Bright and sunny and Valentiney. But here’s the thing: I made it with stash yarn. I made hearts with two colors of yarn and alternated them in a pattern, and I know the pink one is Madelinetosh Tosh Merino in Neon Rose (which, I think, […]

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