I know Christmas is over and I know we have about 12 months until it’s Christmas again. But I have to talk about these Christmas stockings. I love them. I started them in 2016 when James was a baby. The idea was that these would be our family stockings that he would use every year. So I made James’ fairly …
In hope of having a more productive year, I’ve decided to continue with yearly goals. My 2017 goals will be slightly different than previous years. I used to exclusively make knitting goals, however I’m going to branch out a bit. That means goals for my blog, Etsy shop, family life and of course knitting and crochet. I’m looking forward to …
If you’re a knitter or crocheter it’s a safe bet that you’ve heard all of these at some point or another. At first, it’s not so bad. People are curious or interested. But slowly they becomes irritating and now you’re tired of hearing them. So if you see someone knitting or crocheting it’s a safe bet they’ve heard these before. 5 …
I always get asked which is better, knitting or crochet. And for non crafters I’m sure they’re looking for a simple answer but in reality there isn’t. Although they both use yarn, there a differences between the two and each has its own set of strength and weaknesses. Knitting Uses two needles to achieve finished product. Each hand holds a …
I’m finally getting the hang of using DPNs, so all of today’s WIPs were started (and finished soon) using DPNs. The basic baby hat has a simple K1, P1 ribbing followed by a stockinette stitch all the way to the crown. I’ve been testing out a few different patterns for baby mitts. The first is a seed stitch border with …
I’m sad to admit that I missed WWKIP Day (World Wide Knit In Public Day). I had guests from out of town last week so knitting, although on my mind, was not my priority. So for a day, people from all over the world were taking their knitting outside. As I type this I can feel the sting of jealousy for …
This past week I’ve had my oldest friend visiting, not the oldest age-wise, oldest as in I’ve known her since I was 5. So we’ve been busy and I haven’t had much time with my computer. We went to Canada’s Wonderland on Wednesday and surprisingly it was the perfect day. The weather was great, sunny but not too hot; and …
When I was in high school I thought that knitters were grandmothers making things for their grand children or a hobby for old people. Oh how naive! Even when I got back into knitting in university, I never broadcast the fact that I was making scarves. I would only knit at home, even though my brother’s would say that I …
I often wonder how many times I can talk/write about my work in progress before I bore my readers. I don’t want to mention it in every post (unless its something spectacular). But I finish small project within a few days and I often forget to mention them when I tell you what I’m working on. So I will start …
Happy Victoria Day (on the 20th) to all my fellow Canadians! If you’re not out spending time at the cottage or camping, I hope your spending it outside. The weather is a little bit chilly in the morning and at night but during the day it’s still beautiful out. My husband and I are saving our vacation time for a …
