What do you do with a batch of leftover yarn from a knitting project? When it is Noro, you make another project immediately! My new vest (my term for it) is another pattern from the book “Knitting Noro, by Jane Ellison. A simple stockinette stitch is used for the body, and a garter stitch for [...]
I am taking a break from sewing and discussing one of my latest knitting projects. Quite a few years ago, I purchased four skeins of Noro’s Kochoran. Between then and now Kochoran has been discontinued. Last January, I finally decided to make a cardigan using Noro. This presented a problem, since we all know four [...]
Hello, I’m back with a new pair of black pants. But isn’t there something more interesting to make than a pair of black pants? Probably, but these are Style Arc's “Bob Pants”, which are pretty cool (well, IMO). Yes, I have a good selection of black pants, but these are a welcome addition with such [...]
Can you believe it? I’m back already to talk about a new project. I loved the Rhapsody blouse I made for Rachelle (my daughter) so much that I immediately started one for myself. Some of this review may seem like deja vu, but I still need to talk about the basic pattern in case someone [...]
Hello. Well, it has been a while. It seems that summer has not motivated me to write. I've been busy making, but certainly not busy "telling." First, I finished knitting two sweaters in Noro yarn (they are gorgeous, and I love them), but I will leave that one for later in the fall. It's just [...]
Hello everyone! It has been a while, since October 14th actually. After finishing that monstrously long crazy-quilt top (HERE), I needed a break! Not a break from creating, but delving immediately into another long drawn-out project, which, my next garment project is. I thought it would be fun to go over all the little things [...]
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