Because I’m a knitter from way back, when I think about making scarves to #givewarmth, I naturally want to knit a scarf. Or a bunch of scarves. It happens that I’m also feeling a need to burn through as much of my yarn stash as possible (probably because it is pretty much all in my […]
Blue Bells Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
I’m trying to get back into the swing of things since school is back in session, and one of the things I used to do regularly that I miss is Iron Craft at Just Crafty Enough. This week’s challenge was to produce something that could be entered at a state fair. While I didn’t actually […]
Make Knitting Needles out of Bamboo Skewers
I have more than enough knitting needles as it is, but I always wanted to try to make knitting needles. Back when I was making stuff from hardware store finds, I was going to make some needles out of dowels, but I came up with something even easier when we were cleaning out the garage […]
How to Make Yarn Out of Old Jeans
There are a lot of things I hold on to just in case they might be useful for some crafty purpose later, and one thing I cannot possibly get rid of is old jeans. There’s a lot of fabric in jeans, and I have this dream that one day I will make a denim quilt, […]
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, […]
Create in Public {Craft Challenge, Day 85}
These challenges are all about how to work more creativity into your daily life, and one easy way to do that is to always have something with you that you can work on. I’ve talked about having a travel project before, and that’s a big help, if you are willing to pull it out and […]