Anything over and done gets its day in the sun.
After five months of on-again, off-again attention, “Bethany Getting Married” for my friend Bethany Joy is finally finished – surprise of surprises, before her May wedding! The magic of blocking did its work of transforming the ramen manta ray you saw in yesterday’s post into an airy triangle of glory. (I did thoroughly vacuum the … More A Joy Forever
Happy twelfth day of Christmas, everyone! Tomorrow is the day we remember the wise men coming to bearing gifts for baby Jesus, and today I come bearing gifts for you. Big, fat ones, with imaginary ribbons. My cool boss at the farm, R. J., had stated in passing that she wanted some socks. When queried … More Twelve Knobby Knots
I love my husband very much. Want to know how much? This is the first handspun ever made on Doris, the sweet spinning wheel that was my Big Present from the parents last year. 100% alpaca, 2-ply, probably about a DK weight (14 wraps-per-inch). The roving was a hand-me-down from Jolene, to whom someone destashed … More Eleven Inches of Ribbing
Today’s post, on the 10th day of Christmas, is a present for both you and me. I learned something and gained a new fiber to like, and you get a free pattern out of the deal. Sweet, eh? I hate cotton. Hate it with the violent passion of a thousand suns on the dark side … More Ten Cotton Cloths
Happy New Year everyone, and Happy Feast of the Holy Name! (Formerly known, in less inhibited times, as the Feast of the Circumcision. Guess what happened on the eighth day of our Savior’s life.) It may be the new year for everyone on the Gregorian calendar, but for us on the liturgical calendar, we’re still … More Eight Snowy Boughs
On the sixth day of Christmas, I present to you a rather unique commission. A very nice lady, whose name is also Rebecca, and who also attends classes at Trinity has a lovely habit of commissioning one local artist every year to make ornaments for her family members. I jumped at the opportunity in the … More Six Cozied Spheres
Mom again today! ~Reb When I first saw the “Scribbling Stoles” on pp. 112-115 of the book Mason Dixon Knitting, I wasn’t impressed. But the more I thought about the idea of knitting with thick-thin yarn on giant needles, the more I liked it! I had a pair of size 35 needles……could I design a … More Five Jeweled Purples
On this day, which happens also to be Jared’s & my 2nd-and-a-half anniversary, I will tell you about a risky proposition I made. I’d previously made three pairs of French Press Felted Slippers, but they were all for either my feet or someone with feet more or less the same size as mine. This year … More Four Felted Slippers
Today’s contribution is from Linda (a.k.a. Mom)! ~Rebecca This sweater for my mom was the biggest project I started and actually finished this year. I began in May, and finished in early December. This was made with 2 strands of Rebecca’s blue Second Chance lace yarn, and 1 strand of Rebecca’s blue and brown sock … More Three Yarns A-Slip-Stitching
These two baby sweaters more or less explain themselves – Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Baby Surprise Jackets, knitted in my very own Second Chance Worsted. (If you’re curious, it took about 300 yards of each color to do both jackets.) They are the medium size, in worsted weight, so they’re rather big for newborn twins. But they … More Two Baby Surprises
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