Alaina’s Felted Coat Update

I am all finished with Alaina’s Coat it is sooooo cute. Even Paul thinks it great. What a easy pattern and very simple felting. (Karen you need to make this for your girls!)

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Making a Clothing Form for Alaina

My latest project has been trying to create a form to felt a size 2T coat for Alaina, but I knew I would have a hard time felting it to size. The coat is for next year so after talking with Emily Ann we figured she will be about a 2T by then. The pattern is by Nani [...]

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Hello!!!!!

  Sorry it has been so long since I been blogging but life got in the way. We have traveled a lot visited family and friends. Had weddings and funerals, cried some and laughed a lot! I have finished several projects and started some new ones. I thought I put up some pictures of the [...]

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Whats been happen for the last four weeks??? Welllllllll

Hello Everyone I know it has been a while since my last blog entry but I have been a very busy girl. Since I last wrote I have visited back home in Michigan, had Emily and Alaina visit here for a four day weekend, finished Tracy’s brown Ana Sweater, finished the Mystery Stole 4, worked [...]

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Acid Dying Class

I had a great time last Friday at Gale’s Art studio! Gale has a small independent dyeing studio in Stone Mountain GA. She teaches there in small class of four people or less.          My class was 10:30 am to 2:30pm with open studio after. I learned a whole lot and enjoyed myself [...]

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Digestive System Knitting Update

I am having a great time knitting the digestive system. The pattern has a few flaws but they are easy to overcome. It is really interesting to see what comes next and how it is attached to the next. But the wildest was the small intestines. Who knew it was 7 yards long. That’s right [...]

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Obsessed with Lace and Cables

      It seems lately that I have become obsessed with lace and cables patterns. I am bored by stockinette stitch, going crazy with changing colors in intarsia, and not interested in felting things in this heat.  Knitting the intricate patterns and watching them unfolding has really been quite satisfying. I have been home a lot [...]

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Latest Knitting Projects

I have been busily working on my latest knitting projects. I am making two “Cable and Lace wrap cardigans” from Baby Knits by Lois Daykin.  They are quick and lovely wrap around cardigans done in a DK weight. I decided to make these for my friend Karen’s two new granddaughters. Her son Mathew’s family had [...]

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Tribal Baby Carrier

          I have been working diligently on the Baby Carrier. It is a very sturdy, beautiful carrier. I don’t think I would ever make another again because of how complicated the whole process was.  I found I don’t really like to change colors this much and working in all the ends.  But I enjoyed making it [...]

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Crocheted Hat and other projects

I bet you thought I fell off the ledge of the earth! No I have just been really busy with home, however, I am never to busy to knit. Or maybe this time I should say crochet too! I have been working on several projects. I finished Paul’s traveling socks, started a red Secret Garden [...]

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