I’m seeing spring clothes out in the stores everywhere, so I decided to knit myself an easy little spring scarf. This is a perfect scarf for a beginner. It knits up fast on big needles, and is luxuriously soft! I made this one with Lion Brand Nature’s Choice, 100% Organic Cotton (cotton’s nice and cool for the…
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True Beginner-First Project Crochet Washcloth
I wanted to post a pattern that would work for a first time project. Washcloths are great first projects because even if they don’t turn out perfect, they are still useable! Let’s be honest here, my first project was a washcloth. It looked like anything but a washcloth. However, it remains my daughter’s favorite washcloth…
Little Lamb- Easy Crochet Hat
With the recent warm weather here, I am jumping ahead a bit to spring! I whipped up this little lamb hat yesterday. I will post the pattern soon, but here are some pics of how it turned out!
Coal Miner’s Fingerless Mitts
Easy “Coal Miner’s Fingerless” Mittens So I’m loving my other straw colored fingerless mittens so much that I wanted to make another pair that are slightly different. I am liking the fit of these even better. My last pair were knit flat, so I wanted to do some in the round. This was only my second time using DPN’s, so it had…
Quick Spring-like Mandala Ideas & Granny Squares
I used Lily Sugar N Cream Cotton for each of these. They have great colors to play around with, and I love their cotton for absorbency and texture.
Knit Flat Fingerless Mittens – Straw Bed Fingerless Gloves
As a beginner knitter, I wanted to find a pattern for fingerless gloves. There are definitely a lot of patterns out there, but I wanted something fast and that didn’t have to be knit in the round. Let me knit it straight, will you?! So I ended up creating my own little pattern with…
Scarves and Cowls – Oh My!
Chunky Knit Charcoal Cowl – Toddler I knit a scarf as a Christmas gift had a little over half of a skein left of Bernat Mega Bulky Yarn (love this big, fat yarn!). I thought it would be perfect to make my daughter another cowl. I knit it flat, but it would be lovely knit in…
Beginner Crochet Black Eyed Susan
Black Eyed Susan I’ve been looking at different flowers all over the web because I want to add some to my daughter’s ballet bag. After seeing several I liked, I wanted to come up with some easy patterns for what I pictured on her bag. For the center of the Black Eyed Susan,…
Easy Crochet Puffy Hearts Wall Hanging
Easy Crochet Puffy Hearts Wall Hanging Isn’t it the perfect, easy little Valentines decoration? The hen is laying hearts! Not really. I liked it hanging here, but it has ended up on my daughter’s bedroom door knob. It’s cute there too, I suppose! This is a super easy heart wall hanging. Easy enough for a…