I just added this sweet summer clutch pattern, the Picnic Purse, to my Ravelry Store and Etsy Shop.

PDF Pattern, $5.50

In case you couldn’t tell, this design was inspired by summer picnics. One of the things I loved about living in NY was going to central park and lazing about with friends for a potluck picnic! [...]

I met my friend for coffee this morning to give her this hat, a custom job she requested for her 2-year-old granddaughter. To be honest this hat was a bit of a pest, I must have ripped it out three times. Something about the nubby yarn (it’s easy to loose your stitches) and my intent focus on making [...]

LuluBeans asked if I had a chance to make anything from the lovely yarn I ordered before the holidays. I started with this gorgeous stuff:
 
And ended up with this:
 
A super simple K1, P1 ribbed hat. The yarn was so pretty that  I didn’t want to do anything complicated, and I knew I’d get more mileage [...]

Last night I started my second knitting class, which was knitting in the round. Very simple!  I don’t know why I waited this long to knit, but I am so excited about the stretchiness and non-bulkiness. And changing colors is so easy! It’s fun to be figuring things out again. Hooray. I always make a [...]

I was very excited when my issue of Crochet Today arrived in the mailbox–one of my projects, the flowering necklace, made the cover! Yay!
   
  
I also contributed this retro boy hat which I really ended up liking. I think I worked the stripes a zillion times to get just the right combination. It’s made with Red Heart [...]