Cosmic Pony

This one-eyed monster will keep any child warm and cozy during the cold winter months plus is adorably fun to wear. I have poste...

I have been making my own dish clothes since I learned how to knit. My mom made all sorts of variations of crocheted dish clothes bu...

Remember that second knitting project I ever did? First a scarf then diving straight into a sweater, a sweater that turned out to be a s...

I have made jewelry for years and years, from wire wrapping, silver work, setting cabochons, and working with seed beads. I finally boug...

I play with new ideas and new stitches all the time. Sometimes I just make swatches but sometimes I keep going and complete a project. The...

Grafting, aka Kitchener's stitch can be so intimidating. I know that I was intimidated by it when I first heard of it. But I was willin...

I designed these fun but functional chunky headbands. Living in Northern Minnesota means the winters get cold and the wind is blustery...

The scrap buster Quilted Log Cabin Coasters. I have a box of scraps. You know what I'm talking about. That awesome fabric pi...

Stained Glass Fingerless Mittens with Rolled Hem Top I love fingerless mittens. They are really very practical in Northern Minnesot...

When I started designing patterns I looked into what was considered what experience level. I was startled to learn that knitting in the ...

Katniss Huntress Cowl Are you like me? Did you sit up straighter and say Wow! when you saw the funky asymmetrical cowl that Katniss ...

Let’s face it, knitting has many categories of fear. There’s the fear of circular knitting needles. Speaking from experience, how many...

I was about 10 or 11 when I learned to crochet. At some craft event at school when I was about 9 we learned to make a crocheted chain wi...

Knitting Short Rows Sometimes knitting terms are intimidating when the actual procedure is not a big deal at all. Take knitting short ...

The vikings used lucet tools to braid straps and cords. But they probably did not use a fork. They did use antlers and bones, however....

 Rolled Hem Knit Hat This is such a comfy hat and knits up in no time flat. Rolled Hem Hat Homespun Yarn (medium weight 5) ...

I have found a very handy long tail version for casting on when working in ribbing that is so much easier than the provisional cast on. A l...

Did you notice my lovely wood display floor in some of my recent posts? Most of us are not fortunate to have a lovely studio spa...