It’s starting to get chilly here in MN and the hand knits come out! I was pretty excited to make this cowl. I have never knit bubbles before. They looked extremely difficult to me, but it turns out they were very, very easy. I absolutely LOVE the texture the bubbles make. I really […] Read more…
I don’t make doll clothes very often. My daughter doesn’t often play with her American Girl dolls. (She is more of a stuffed animal kid. She LOVES her stuffed animals.) She likes to stage her dolls – dress them up and make scenes with what they are doing – whether it be having a picnic […] Read more…
I had the chance recently to test out Patty Young’s newest pattern Kyra for ModKids. Kyra is a cute tank with a contrast yoke. There is also a tank dress in the pattern and there is a macrame option that I must try! It’s a perfect summer staple. I think another tank and a […] Read more…
Last week (4/23 – 4/29) was Kid’s Clothes Week. The challenge of Kid’s Clothes Week is to sew for kids 1 hour a day for 7 days. I haven’t done this challenge in a while and I wanted to participate this time around. I considered working on a dress for my daughter all week – […] Read more…
One of my New Year goals is to make 12 clothing or similar items (like a wallet or handbag) for myself in 2018. Knitting is definitely my go-to relaxing hand work so it might just end up being 12 hand knit items. (Hah! Well at least I live in a cold place so I will […] Read more…
