When I was growing up, we had a special plate that we would put cookies for Santa on every Christmas Eve (a tradition I suspect my dad encouraged…after all someone had to eat those cookies!). The plate always sat beside the fireplace empty until then, which made me wish we could always have cookies...
I was searching through patterns on Ravelry today, looking for a good one to make to match the fingerless gloves I made my daughter for her birthday. I came across this pattern for a one hour scarf. Such a great idea! It’s one of those patterns that you look at and think, “Why didn’t...
I’ve been hearing a lot about using Lulu.com for self-publishing… so I figured I’d give it a shot. So far I have only listed my hamburger pattern, but I plan on making more available. The nice thing about Lulu is that I can offer my patterns in e-book format, or as a hard copy...
Summer is gone, and school has started. Now that things have quited down around here, I’m back to pattern writing. So, here is a quick, easy little project to get back into the swing of things. The free pattern is listed below, or available as a Ravelry download. Items Needed: Size 3.5mm (E) crochet...
I have found a replacement for socks… well, as a knitting project at least. I have been making fingerless gloves. I have found that they are quick, easy projects that can range from simple to complex. And of course they work great with all those great self-striping sock yarns! Last week I picked up...
