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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Craft Room Art
My granddaughter painted this blue bird for my birthday several years ago. It has been hanging by my front door, but I think it goes well with the “birdie” theme of the Room. It will have a place of honor … Continue reading
Finished Fair Isle Tote
All done and ready to fill with yarn for my next project. And if my hand sewing doesn’t hold up, I can always resew the lining on the machine. Who knows, I may start hand sewing everything… hmmmmm.
Snuggly Stash Sock: A Pattern
Using two balls of worsted weight yarn from your stash (I am using Plymouth Encore) and size 10.5 doublepoint needles: Cast on 28 stitches. Arrange stitches as follows: 10 stitches on needle 1, 10 stitches on needle 2, 8 stitches … Continue reading
Texas Summer
Crape Myrtles reaching for the sun. Texas Sage in bloom. With a bumblebee. Cross Vines in yellow. Gotta love Texas summers, the colors are as hot as the temperatures!
DragonFly Summer
It has been a hot and humid summer this year, perfect for dragonflies.
Stash Socks
Bustin’ the stash and getting ready for cooler weather at the same time. This is my favorite (and easiest) sock pattern. I use two strands of worsted weight yarn with size 10.5 double points, cast on 28, 10 rows ribbing, … Continue reading
Rex, the Cammie Hammie
I don’t have an adorable dog or cat to photograph with my yarn (maybe someday) so how about a dwarf hamster? He is not easy to capture on camera because he is always wearing camo. And he never stops moving. … Continue reading
Straight Lines
The zipper is in but apparently straight lines are not my forte. I briefly considered putting it away until the sewing machine is back in its home, but the primitive look is kind of growing on me.
Hand Sewing
Can’t wait for the Room to be finished so I converted the bed into a cutting board and am going to give hand sewing a shot. This will be the lining for my fair isle tote. The only issue might … Continue reading
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