I have long believed that certain items of clothing belong to certain months. Sweaters for November, loose skirts in July, and mittens in January. There’s something about the month of January that calls for mittens. Not gloves, mind you. Mittens. And I found myself lacking mittens to wear in January. So what does a knitting mama do when she has… Read More »January Mittens for Mama
The kitchen addition that we started early last summer came to a screeching halt in early fall when we ran out of essential resources – time and money. We’ve been picking away at it a little at a time, and this past weekend he was able to finish up the framing of the windows. And of course, once it was… Read More »Making it home – kitchen painting
I started to knit a cowl for myself not too long ago. I wasn’t 100% certain about the yarn though. It’s yarn that I picked up at a fiber festival last year. I bought it because we were researching sheep breeds and this one was on (very long) list of potential breeds to (someday) keep for ourselves. I wanted to… Read More »Remaking – a Life Lesson in Good
We had a flurry of making during the days before Christmas. Some things I remembered to take pictures of before wrapping and giving, some I didn’t. But there was one thing that I never got to. A new Christmas stocking for Silas. Actually, new isn’t the right word. The boy has never had one of his own. For six Christmases,… Read More »One Last Christmas Project
Instead of our more typical rush to get all the Christmas decor up at once, we’ve been ushering it in slowly over the last few weeks, adding little touches here and there as we find the time and space. I’ve been working on a few hand made gifts and spent some time shopping locally for special treasures. We’ve even done… Read More »Slow Preparations
Ever since we started our home schooling in early September I haven’t had much time for making dolls. I’ve made a few other things here and there, mostly small projects, and I’ve done quite a bit of knitting. But there hasn’t been much dollmaking, and I set about last week to correct that. If you follow me on Instagram,… Read More »Dollmaking; Picking up where I left off
When you’re a small boy, all the world is a thing to explore. A fallen stick becomes a sword. When you find a bit of string and tie it on the stick, it become a fishing pole. And when you have a fallen stick, a bit of string, and a cat, well, you have lots of fun playing evade, capture,… Read More »Sticks, String and Cats
I asked my daughter what my granddaughter, Ali, would like for her birthday. The quick reply was for pajamas for the doll I made her earlier this year. And, of course, when making a nightgown for a doll, one must also make a matching nightgown for the girl. I took Emma, Sophie and Silas fabric shopping with me, and they… Read More »Birthday Nightgowns
I’ve tried to teach all our children (except maybe Josh) how to knit. Some get it, some don’t. Emma and Sophie tried to learn a few times, most recently in January and they even completed a simple project but then the knitting needles were put away and forgotten. Emma asked me for some yarn a couple of weeks ago and… Read More »Emma’s Knitting
I think I might have mentioned before my problem with sewing buttons onto finished knitted sweaters. I’m not sure what the problem is, but it takes me forever to get those buttons on. Case in point, Emma’s Cove Cardigan. Ravelry tells me that I finished the sweater in February. And Emma has been wearing it, never once complaining about the… Read More »Buttons for the finish