chalklegs

Making

A kitschy little collection of potholders and dishcloths I worked up and sent off to Portland to be part of an art installation charity event led by Larissa Brown in conjunction with her new book – My Grandmother’s Knitting: Family Stories and Inspired Knits from Top Designers. I wasn’t lucky enough to have been taught to knit orContinue reading “Making”

Bed Linens

I love a beautiful bed, I see them at stores and in magazines and imagine falling onto a big billowy pile of fluffy cotton wonderful. Crisp eyelet lace, white on white antique iron beds, piled high with grandmas quilts, a ridiculous amount of squishy pillows, a fantastic high bed you have to crawl up onto, aContinue reading “Bed Linens”

Julekuler

While impatiently waiting for my copy of 55 Christmas Balls to Knit, I stumbled onto The NRK Norwegian Broadcasting website they had hosted a show featuring the authors of the book. They had kindly given the basic directions for making a julekuler, along with a simple snowflake chart. THANKS Arne & Carlos! Now I canContinue reading “Julekuler”