Category Yarn Crafts (Knitting & Crochet)

For the last four months, I have been focussed on one main project. I have been learning Fair Isle knitting in order to create a scarf. In a mere 133 days (or just over 4 months), it is finally done.…

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 second set of socks! Mind you, the second time through…

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 to buy ready-made are seemingly countless. Also, socks are “put-on-and-forget-em”…

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. I noticed that the little one was wearing a hat…

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, the very young or non-knitters. Gird your loins but stay…

So far I have only ever knitted or crocheted using bulky yarns. I mean I’m a newbie after all. But, as I continue to explore the wonderful world of knitting, I have come across some truly beautiful – like absolutely…

Back again with another intarsia odyssey and another colour blocking chart. Since I made the mini-sweater (size 4) for my grand daughter, I expected that making the man’s size would just be bigger. Well, that was true of course, but…

As a beginner knitter, I am excited and chuffed. I created my first wearable sweater from beginning to end for my 3 year old granddaughter. After some struggling with my first attempt at knitting a sweater, I tackled the same…

As you may have guessed, I’m into providing information for crafting and sewing – especially in Canada – so let’s add some beginner knitting thoughts here too! What is a Knitter? Is a knitter a person who knits regularly, or…

This is my second time to crochet a mermaid tail. No, I’m not a perfectionist, but the colours of my previous mermaid tail blanket haunt me. They, in my opinion, did not look nice together at all. I did finish…

How Hard can a Crocheted Mermaid Tail be? I saw such a cool mermaid tail blanket pattern and decided my grand daughter would love it for Christmas. She is a little mermaid obsessed this year and was even a mermaid…