Do you ever have an idea months or years in advance for a gift you might make for someone given a certain eventuality? Maybe the perfect wedding gift for a friend/relative who’s not even engaged yet, or a Christmas gift that will be perfect for someone, someday? I have a few gift plans like that, […]
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Mini Baby Lovey
Munchkin is a terrible sleeper. Actually, that’s not quite fair. He was a terrible sleeper. He has gotten immeasurably better over the past year. For the first six months, he wouldn’t nap unless I was holding him in our Ergobaby carrier. I would walk in a quiet room for half an hour until he […]
Charity Block #4: Sherbet Seersucker
I tried a new stitch pattern for this next WUA! charity block, and I absolutely love it. It’s called the seersucker stitch. I found the pattern here– knitpurlstitches.com has loads of different stitch patterns you can do with just (you guessed it) the knit and purl stitches. I’ve written the pattern out a little differently […]
Charity Blocks #2&3: Slytherin & Hufflepuff Stripes
Have you ever been sorted into your Hogwarts house? Just this week I took the official test at J.K. Rowling’s site Pottermore and was sorted into Ravenclaw. (It requires you to set up a user account to access the sorting hat, but I’m enough of a Potterhead that it didn’t bother me – though […]
Charity Block #1: Wide Cable
There comes a time in a knitter’s life when they run out of people to knit for. That time varies from knitter to knitter, depending on how many hats and scarves and sweaters any one person needs and on how receptive their friends and family members are to those gifts. That is the perfect […]
Easy Cable Hat Pattern
*This post may contain affiliate links.* Have you ever been intimidated by cables? I have. Don’t get me wrong, I totally love them. I love how they look. I love knitting them. But when it came to knitting them into a hat, the thought of figuring out the decreases was just too much, so I […]
Love Note Pouch
*This post may contain affiliate links.* Alright, I’ll admit it: I don’t like Valentine’s Day. Even after being married to my true love for going on 9 years, I just can’t get on board with it. To begin with, I don’t like pink. Or hearts, really, either. But the bigger reason […]
Beginner-Friendly Garter Stitch Hat
For an incredibly easy pattern, I had a surprisingly difficult time prepping it. For starters, I measured the gauge wrong and did all the math with incorrect numbers. I was a few rows into my prototype before I realized things looked wrong. I remeasured, redid the math, ripped it all out, and started over. […]
Baby Socks Again
Back in November, I knit a pair of socks for Munchkin with a pattern from Red Heart Yarns. The pattern was great, but it didn’t end up being quite what I wanted. For one thing, they were a little small–if it’s cold enough that I want Munchkin to wear warm, hand-knit socks, then it’s […]
Stockinette Stitch Scarf
*This post contains affiliate links.* A stockinette stitch scarf is very simple to make once you know how to knit and purl. You will need: Yarn (any size or type) Needles (whatever size is recommended for your yarn or that gives you the gauge you want) I used Bernat Blanket yarn in Country Blue and size 15 needles for […]
