Have you had the chance to see a yarn bomb in person? I have been fascinated with these urban landscape upgrades since I first ran across a post about them, not only because yarn art is just beautiful, but because of the commitment involved in installing these things. If you have knitted or crocheted, you
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I am crushing on this cute hat with flower embellishment, big time. It is so fun to wear and simple to knit. I knitted the hat last year, then crocheted the flower recently to jazz things up a bit. It is the perfect addition and I am excited to share how I did it with
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Get those needles flying and have a warm, cozy, beautiful handmade hat in no time, using this pattern with super bulky yarn. I whipped up several of these for gift giving this Christmas. Who doesn’t love a brimmed hat with tassels in the winter? Supplies: Long circular needles size 13 and 11 (you can
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My recent trip to Kansas City, MO brought me to quite the inspiring craft spot, Urban Arts and Crafts. This little shop has yarn, paper, fabric, soldering supplies, ephemera, stamps and everything in between. Karen and Casey, shop owner and employee respectively, were happy to talk crafts with us and school us on the local
I got this project from the book Gifted: Lovely Little Things to Knit and Crochet, by Mags Kandis. Here is a photo of the knit hearts before felting. I love how felting (see above pics) makes the individual stitches disappear. It helps hide errors for those of us (me) who are beginning knitters. I felted
I am thrilled to bring you Nancy Fallon as the debut artist in SBLC’s new segment “What’s Your Story”. It won’t be hard to see why I had to know more about this artist. Her versatility and style hooked me. From mixed media pieces to knit coin purses to pendants and beautiful note cards… here
I am officially feeling arthritic. Knitting needles are my new appendages. Here is the latest: My mom wanted a cream scarf to go with a new coat. I found the over at Bernat, and the mitten pattern at ravelry.com. I used Yarn Bee “Melody Bulky Wool Blend” in Alabaster which I bought at Hobby Lobby.
This project was inspired by my niece, who has always adored cats. I knew she would rock this look and I was right! Read on for pattern. I knitted on long circular needles (size 10) for the hat part, and used “full o’ sheep” yarn in black. For the ears, I used Size 7 needles.
Here is what I have been working on… I can’t stop knitting!This is the first time I have ever knitted two items at once on the same circular needle. I feel like a real knitter now. These are a simple k2 p2 ribbed pattern knit with peruvian wool and lightly machine felted. I will from
It is crunch time folks, and I am knitting myself right into an arthritis diagnosis. I do this every Christmas. Handmade mania with an emphasis on wooly treasures to temper the winter freezes.My nephew wanted fingerless mitts and here is what I came up with (after making 3 oddly shaped gloves I would rather forget).
