I’ve been very slowly working toward a more handmade wardrobe for myself. I took this fabric pile picture at least a year ago, and have only used one fabric from that pile since then. I’m hoping in 2017, I can pick up the pace a bit. A couple of weeks ago I sat down and made … Continue reading
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Craftmas in July: Ornaments!
For the last couple of years, a few friends and I have done Craftmas in July. In years past, I’ve had grand plans, and not really followed through with them. As usual, I love planning but don’t always do a great job of finishing. So, this year, I’ve decided to keep it simple and have … Continue reading
Zig Zag Dress
I finished my dress from Cal Patch’s Pattern Drafting with Knits class! I am pretty happy with my first attempt at my updated pattern for working with knits, though it was not without its challenges. Some of the challenges were self inflicted (“I know this isn’t what Cal recommended, but I’m going to try this” bad … Continue reading
Five Things on Friday
Here are a few things that are on my mind today. We planted some container plants a few weeks ago and we’re starting to get tomatoes and peppers, as you can see above! We have a cherry tomato plant, grape tomato plant and a couple of jalapeño plants, all of which are going strong. Something … Continue reading
Inside my Craft Closet
We moved into this house in July, and I’m still not unpacked. As is expected, I unpacked most of the other rooms (there is still a box or two floating around) before getting to my office. One thing about this house is it has great closets, but the closets don’t have any structure built-in. When … Continue reading
All the hats!
We were heading to Colorado for a few days to see friends and play in the snow, so I decided the boys needed hats. Luckily, that was something I could take care of rather quickly, as knits go. I started C2’s a week or so before our trip, but it took me a while because I … Continue reading
Big Plans
I haven’t had a paper planner in years, and have been pretty happy with my bullet journal system. However, the one hold up for me with the bullet journal was in setting up the new pages, primarily the month at a view calendar pages. I liked having one each month to consult, but when a … Continue reading
Finished Newsom!
I feel like I’ve talked a lot about my Newsom cardigan already, but it is finished now so I had to share the finished item! The good: The pattern was really fun! I loved the construction and it was really easy to follow. Thanks for a great pattern, Bristol! Also, the yarn is amazing. It has … Continue reading
Trusting the Swatch
I did a swatch before making my Newsom cardigan. I washed it and dried it and measured it before and after so I could see how much it grew. I got gauge and moved forward with my project. Then, I bound off my cardigan. And panicked a bit. It didn’t fit! It was way too … Continue reading
Scenes from Sunday
Today has included… Setting up the tent in the front yard so we could clean it out after C1’s camp out this weekend. Boys sword fighting in the driveway. A little bit of bike riding close to the house. And, not pictured, a whole lot of knitting in an effort to finish my Newsom Cardigan. … Continue reading
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