Adventures in Fair Isle Knitting
All Creatures Great and Small Scarf For the last four months, I have been focussed on one main project. I have been learning Fair Isle knitting in order to create…
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Knitting the Melt the ICE hat
Well, since you asked, yes I am on the Norwegian Melt the ICE hat protest knitting bandwagon. I bought the pattern and yarn on January 21, 2026. I finished my…
Knit, Rinse, Repeat
Seems I’m caught in a loop with my knitting projects lately. I completed a second set of leg warmers, a multitude of Everything November gloves and even finally completed a…
Halloween Loot Bag for Kiddos
Matching loot bag? Oh yes! lol. So a request was put in for a “purse” to match the unicorn to hold and collect Halloween loot. Yup, I can do that!…
A Unicorn Costume for My Granddaughter
With the upcoming arrival of a new sister for my granddaughters, I was allowed the sacred task of making the Halloween costumes this year. When I asked what she wanted…
Child’s Lion Costume
Sewing a Little Roar: Making a Lion Costume for My Two-Year-Old Granddaughter There’s a special kind of joy that comes from creating something especially when it’s for someone you love.…
Tuppence and the Spay Cone of Shame
Tuppence’s Big Day: A Long-Awaited Spay Tuppence was born in June 2019 and joined our family in August of that year. From the beginning, she has brought so much joy…
Why Would Anyone Knit Socks?
Why knit socks? I mean, why on earth would I want to knit socks, actually KNIT, a whole pair of socks?? Socks are not terribly expensive and the options available…
Easy Cable Knit: Child’s Hat
I need to knit a child’s hat – fast! Hubs and I recently joined my son and his two daughters on an excursion to the experimental farm to pick carrots.…
Arcane Fibre Works. A Yarn
Spoiler Alert: I highly recommend The Arcane Fibre Works yarn. Colour, softness, ordering and shipping, feel, finished project – fully 10 out of 10 from me. It is time to…
News: Steaming Pile of Dump Re-elected
I Can Barely Believe It I’m a naturally positive person and generally see the bright side of things and goodness in people. But not today. 2016 When he won in…
I’m Gonna Knit Cables Baby!
A Halloween Story with a Twist. Gather round while I tell the story of a beginner learning how to knit cables. This tale is not for the faint of heart,…