11.5 weeks into this pandemic shutdown and it's almost starting to feel normal. I definitely miss symphony rehearsals and the children in the nursery I was volunteering at, but the boredom is slightly less. Was it just me, or did May fell short compared to March & April? I've made progress on some of my… Continue reading May Progress – 2020 Goals
Last year when I was visiting my grandmother for Christmas, she showed me a picture of a blanket in one of her old magazines and asked if I knew where she could find the pattern. She told me she'd looked online, and had even called the magazine publisher, but couldn't find anything. I told her… Continue reading Aranea Afghan
Today I wanted to share the super cute pincushion I made to sit on top of my button jar. You could also put sewing notions in the jar to create an on-the-go sewing kit. It could also be a kids first sewing kit. You could even let your kids help with this, this a great… Continue reading Mason Jar Pincushion
Spa Soap Sack Free pattern + chart With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I thought I'd share this easy & quick pattern for a soap sack. Pair this with a bar of luxury soap and you've got an inexpensive gift in no time! The soap bar I'm using is by Buff City Soap, a… Continue reading Spa Soap Sack Pattern
This month I made progress with some of my goals, and some of them have stalled due to uninterest.I have a separate post planned this week on the individual projects that I've finished this month. Crafting Goals: Knit a sweater - Completed April 1st I finished this at the beginning of the month, I just… Continue reading April Progress – 2020 Goals
Inspired by the WordPress blog's latest post on how to sell items on your site, I thought I'd write up a tutorial on how I sold items (digital pattern PDFs) on a free WP plan for 2.5 years. The only technical thing you need to know for this tutorial is how to copy + paste.… Continue reading How to Sell Items On Free WP Plan
Today I wanted to share a project that I've wanted to do for a few years now: a temperature quilt. What is a temperature quilt, you may ask? Temperature projects have been a thing in the yarn craft world for a few years. It's a simple concept, you knit or crochet a row each day… Continue reading Planning 2020 Temperature Quilt
Due largely to the statewide stay at home order, I've made quite a lot of progress on my goals this month. Crafting Goals: Knit a sweater I've mostly finished this, I just have a few more rows on the neckline. I'll post pictures on Instagram when it's complete. https://www.instagram.com/p/B94j5fulkMl/ Knit one lace something I have… Continue reading March Progress – 2020 Goals
Like most people right now, we are under a "stay at home" order. The schools have been shut down since March 12th and will be closed until further notice. I suddenly have a lot of free time, since the internship program I was working with shut down for the duration of the outbreak. I have… Continue reading Social Knitstancing
Even though I love trying new patterns, there are a few patterns that I find myself coming back to over and over.
