knit 'n lit

We're still alive - just buried under the millions of projects and gifts I'm trying to finish for Christmas. Most of which I can...

This holiday season I encourage you to support small businesses and buy handmade whenever you can! I am offering free shipping in my etsy ...

From our three little turkeys! Turkey shirt idea found via pinterest - original link is  here .

Many many moons ago counted cross-stitch was my craft. I made many items for myself and my family. We have cross-stitched ornaments, framed ...

For Samantha's gift this year I wanted to make something that went along with the farm theme. I'm not sure how I found these through...

Way back in September Samantha turned three. Now, most of you who know me know I love a good theme. I decided that we would do a farm theme ...

I mean to spend more time with you. I really do. I want to have a conversation with the outside world that doesn't always consist of me ...

I never had any good burp cloths when Samantha was born. I used some of the Gerber birdseye cloths, but they were not very absorbent, and I ...

My hand is still really bothering me, and typing hurts, so a quickie tonight. Way back in 2009 I embroidered dish towels for my brother and ...

A few years ago my sister saw an old knitted Purdue hat on ebay. She asked if I could recreate it for her and her husband (both Purdue alumn...

Yeah, so November is apparently a 'host' to lots of themed months. NaNoWriMo (write a novel in a month), NaKniSweMo (knit a sweater ...

This is my first year to participate in the  Kid's Clothing Week Challenge . I am planning lots of pairs of pants for Ben using Anna Mar...

So all that dratted knitting only on socks seems to have flared some carpal tunnel symptoms in my wrist. No more knitting for a few days. It...

One of the things I've enjoyed most in the knitting community is the Knitted Toys groups I've had the pleasure of starting and moder...

I have quite a backlog of projects to blog about, what with the year and a half absence, plus the fact that I somehow didn’t post anything...

I'm starting to think that the universe is conspiring against me posting regularly. It seems  that as soon as I sit down to write, my ki...

It's been awhile. I have tons of excuses for not blogging, but it really comes down my lack of motivation. With ravelry and flickr, I fo...

I'll have more to say about goals for this year in a few days. For now, the important decision looms - what to knit for the Knitting Oly...

Hello and happy new year to any readers I still have left! :) I, like many of you, am making my "resolutions" and plans for the ne...

So, we survived Sock Summit, and had a good time in Portland. I wish I had signed up for more classes, and taken several shorter classes ins...