Pattern: JOVEN, Lisa’s Crocheted Butterfly, Chie Crochets Butterfly Pattern Technique: Crochet with US H hook for the bag, US F hook for embellishments. Yarn: Unnamed Pink Acrylic (4 oz); Patons Canadiana 00003 Black (3.5 oz); Patons Grace 60040 Black (1.75 oz) Completed: November 2009 I designed this as I went along, which means that I’ll [...]

Pattern: JOVEN Yarn: Patons Classic Merino Wool in Black, Burgundy; 100% wool Technique: Ultimate Sweater Machine KP 2.5. Hand knit ribbing in k2p2 with US 5, 3.75mm circular needles. Completion Date: October 2007 I made these last year for Halloween. My oldest was Aang in fire nation disguise. I don’t have pictures of the complete [...]

Pattern: JOVEN Yarn: Patons Bumblebee Baby Cotton in Waterlily Technique: Half Double Crochet with US F hook, knit ribbing with 3.5mm circular needles Completed: January 2007 These took a while to finish because I kept putting them down to work on other projects. However, if I were to work on them straight through, they would [...]

These waist packs are a Glampyre Knits Pattern. They were intended as gifts for Holiday 2005. All that’s needed are seaming and attaching the buttons. I was recently asked about this by one of the intended recipients. OOPS! I’m defninately planning on making one for me as I get closer to my ideal wieght/size and [...]

In 2005 I decided that most of the people in the family would get hand-made holiday gifts. I was homeschooling with a 5 year old, 3 year old and an 8 month old. Apparently, I thought the knitting machine was magic or something. Even with a knitting machine, there’s still the very time-consuming act of [...]