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I’ve turned attractive cotton blend yarns from my stash into gorgeous crocheted mandalas. Read on to see what I’ve made and find the links to the free patterns. These yarns caught my eye in the window of one of the mercantile stores here in town and I picked up several balls months ago with the…
My dual quest to improve my yarn skillz and reduce my yarn stash continues with today’s post. The challenge? Learn how to read a crochet chart and make use of some colorful cotton blend yarns.
Like many people I set goals for the New Year. In addition to addressing my ever expanding stash of yarn, I want to explore the possibilities of knitting by learning new skills. Small projects like socks are great ways to keep myself occupied while trying out new stitches, construction techniques and working my way through…
When I was a tween knitting spools were very popular. Some kids had the fancy ones that looked like dolls, others had wooden spools (yes, it was that long ago) with small nails as the pegs. We spent hours wrapping yarn around the pegs and creating foot after foot of knitted cord. Back then it…
I had nearly an entire ball of yarn left from another project and decided to make a Zig Zag scarf for this month’s Craft Room Destash Challenge. The pretty textured stitch pattern is called Zig Zag Rib and I learned about it from Musings of a Yarn Mom. It works well with a firm worsted…
I don’t fuss much with makeup but I do have some and wear it on a regular basis. I needed a place to not only store it, but also make it convenient to use. I recently made a couple storage boxes using recycled materials to organize my cosmetics and decorated them with washi tape. Making…
Have you tried knitting socks yet? They are a fun way to spread your knitting wings. You can explore the multitude of pattern stitches, cables and other techniques without committing to a large project. I love sock yarn, especially the self patterning yarns (see this teddy for an example). Recently I came across of skein…
As far as crafting goes, it doesn’t get much easier than winding some glittery cord around a glass votive holder. It probably took me longer to assemble the materials than it did to make these easy decorated votives.
Use your holiday fabric to make these easy folded fabric ornaments for your tree or to attach to gifts.
I’ll bet you’ve seen these 3D paper snowflakes on Pinterest or YouTube. They’re a lot of fun to make and you can use almost any size and type of paper to make them. It’s a great way to recycle paper, too. I thought I’d tell you about the snowflakes I made to go with my…
I love the old fashioned look of doilies, dresser scarves and runners, especially when decorating for Christmas. This year I wanted a star shaped doily to use underneath decorative items so I spent some time searching on Ravelry and found the most beautiful knitted star from Sarah of Crafts from the Cwtch. I was charmed…
I have a red and white theme going on for the holidays this year and I’m excited to share these knitted patterns with you, plus a few more projects in the coming weeks. All of the projects are free to download from the generous community at Ravelry. None of these projects are out of reach…
