I love knitting with needles, of course, but it’s always kind of a fun trick to make familiar things in unfamiliar ways, such as with finger knitting. I was reminded how fun finger knitting is when I taught the girl, who isn’t quite ready for knitting with needles just yet. It’s a quick and easy […]
Make Bulky Yarn Out of Yarn {Iron Craft Challenge}
This week’s Iron Craft challenge was supposed to be something unexpected. As expected, I had trouble coming up with something. But I’d had this idea that I wanted to make a bulky yarn to use in my classes this summer for demonstration purposes, so I decided to take this opportunity to do it. I don’t […]
Make Something for Someone Else {Craft Challenge, Day 101}
My main knitting-related job has changed a lot in the past few months, to the point where I’m knitting a lot less for work than I used to be. I could be knitting for other outlets, selling patterns online, writing books or submitting to magazines, but it’s been really nice this year to mostly be […]
Make Something Small {Craft Challenge, Day 92}
I’m the first to admit this one didn’t quite come out the way I intended, and it’s all down to me not really following the directions. One thing that is good to do when you aren’t feeling very creative is to find something you can do that won’t take a lot of time. A small, […]
Try Loom Knitting
After all the weaving this week, I pulled out a different kind of loom and did some loom knitting. Knitting looms are available at craft stores in all sorts of sizes. Some are sized to make hats for babies, kids and adults, while others could be used to make bags or even the body of […]
Tiny Hats, Or How to Choose a Charity to Support
I have always liked the idea of volunteering and giving more than just money to a cause, but the thing is, I don’t really like doing the things that volunteering for a lot of organizations would require me to do. I detest talking on the phone, I’m not too great with people in person and […]
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for You and Your Kids
I guess I’m just craving green and rainbows right about now, but I’m really feeling the need to craft things for St. Patrick’s Day. My family is pretty darn Irish (and my brother’s name is Patrick) so this is a holiday I celebrated growing up, but we’ve never done much for it with the girl. […]