I finally finished the hooded baby blanket I was crocheting for my youngest nephew (who is now over six months old). The project was not difficult; in fact, it worked up quite quickly. I was simply distracted by other craft projects (and life, of course). I followed the pattern included on the Pound o’ Love [...]
In the last few years, my niece Allyson has become fascinated with drawing designs featuring eyes. She’s sketched more than 30 different eyes and we’re gradually digitizing them. She starts with pencil sketches and then develops a final pen-and-ink version. Once her design is digitized, we often need to simplify it a bit to make [...]
With a new baby in the family, I’ve been looking for quick, cute projects to make. I found this excellent tutorial from Green Mommy’s blog that shows how to create those sweet blankets with colorful ribbon tags that you may haveseen in the store. I’m still gathering the materials to make my own…I’ll try to [...]
Recently I needed to learn how to do an invisible ladder stitch to close some stuffed items I’m making. I found this excellent tutorial video that I thought I’d share. Hope you also find it useful.
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My twisted knit stitch pink hat was my first loom knitting project. Last Spring, I hurt my wrist and could no longer knit or crochet so I did some research and found loom knitting. Loom knitting is definitely easier on the wrists and hands than traditional knitting (or crochet for that matter). I had no [...]
I’ve recently started experimenting with cake decorating…inspired by my mom (who was an excellent decorator) and some books she left me. I started small: a cookie kit from Wilton. My niece and I spent a few hours last Sunday decorating these Valentine’s Day cookies. We each decorated four (mine are pictured). I didn’t want to [...]
A lovely heart-shaped doily in honor of St. Valentine’s Day. My mother crocheted this doily for me several years ago. I can’t remember now if she used a pattern or made it up as she went along (she liked to do that). The interior is a series of single crochet, double crochet, and chain stitch. [...]