Well it’s mid August, I’ve finished several projects and now I’m turning my attention to those projects that I’d like to complete and use this fall. The first photo is a beautiful triangular shawl that I call October Shawl. It’s the simplest of patterns. Basically Cast on three stitches, knit 2, YO, and Knit accross.… Continue reading Getting Ready for Fall Season Knitting

I’ve just ended two weeks of vacation and I’m happy to say that I spent a great deal of time in my studio, knitting, sewing, and reorganizing my projects and supplies. I made a lot of progress on some of my knitting projects and did a lot of sewing. I found myself getting into a… Continue reading Re-Organizing my Knitting Projects

Here’s my two completed placemats. I’m am so happy with the way these turned out. The pattern is from the July 2009 issue of Creative Knitting Magazine. The yarn is Sugar and and Cream Cornflower Blue, Sunshine Yellow, Hot Green, and White. The colors are vivid but match up really well. I put these in… Continue reading Knitting Placemats Completed!

I’ve written out the pattern for the Dress on the Cindy Doll by Fibre Craft. As I mentioned in my last post, I have placed the pattern of my website with the other free knitting patterns. I’m giving away five Row Keeper Bracelets for Knitting, as seen here, to the first five people who make… Continue reading Blog Giveaway for those who Knit this Doll Dress

This photo is the Cindy Doll by Fibre Craft. They are available at craft stores and online at Annie’s Attic and Create for Less. They are inexpensive and make a nice gift for a little girl. About eight years ago, I designed this little dress for the doll. I finally sat down and wrote out… Continue reading Knitting a Dress for 6 3/4 inch Cindy Doll

This has been a terrific knitting week. I’ve been going to a local park on my lunch hour, enjoying the weather, and spending some time knitting on my socks. I finally finished this blue shaded sock. I went to my LYS and bought the great grape colored yarn for the toes and finished the first… Continue reading Knitting Socks & Dishcloths

I’m really pleased to let you know that I’ve designed another dress dishcloth call Prom Date Dress and it will be included in a 2010 Knitting Calendar titled “Gifts from the Heart-Back to Basics”. If you’d like to get a glimpse of this new knitted dress dishcloth, along with some of the other great knitting… Continue reading Coming Soon-New Knit Dress dishcloth

Here is my latest finished project, just off the needles and with the ends weaved in! This is one of my favorite shawls ever made. The pattern was in one that my LYS made out of a mohair yarn but I decided to make it using cotton for the summer. I used Rowan Purelife Organic… Continue reading Cotton Shawl for Summer

This has been a week of experimental knitting in addition to the projects that I’m working on. I discovered the stitch pattern that’s pictured above and had to try it out. So I grabbed some sugar n creme cotton and my size 7 needles and cast on 34 stitches. doing one pattern repeat. I absolutely… Continue reading Knitting Experiments