double stuff

Mittens for Jason: Triple stranding heavy worsted, pulling from inside & outside on 1st cake + inside from 2nd cake = 3 strands. Mittens for Lex : Triple stranding worsted and chunky, pulling from inside & outside on worsted speckled cake + inside from chunky cake = 3 strands. (I modified this pattern, using us13/9mmContinue reading “double stuff”

winter things

Even though we live on the mostly flat prairie, we do have some really beautiful limestone bluffs and driving through the winding carved out roads is so lovely this time of year. I never did get around to having a candy cane before the holidays were over, and now that the tree is down andContinue reading “winter things”

garter, lace & roses

Some of my favorite things to make consist mostly of simple shapes, dense garter stitch or intricate lace worked up thick and topped with tiny delicately crocheted roses. Sometimes I’ll take the same but different lovey idea, and make baby sized garter and plumped up flowers for days. Always in my favorite beigey hues ..soContinue reading “garter, lace & roses”