I’ve been wanting to make a Cederberg shawl for a long time but have been putting it off because it’s a huge undertaking (three whole skeins of sock yarn!) and I couldn’t locate the color combination I wanted to use. I fell in love with a limited time color (Intergalactic) that was only available through …
Have you tried knitting brioche yet? I just finished this Camella Hat in Dream in Color Cosette Grow and Ivy Snowbell, and I think it would be a great first brioche project! I purchased the yarn at a festival in 2019, and had planned to make a different brioche project with it. Can you believe …
I recently took the leftovers from my Sailing Strawberry Tea sweater and made them into a hat I call my Strawberry Tea Rambler! I never thought it was possible to make a hat in a weekend until this project! Brooklyn Tweed sent me a copy of Rambler by Irina Dmitrieva once in an order. The …
I wove this Color Gamp Shawl last year, but I postponed finishing the fringe until after the holidays! A color gamp is usually a sample to see how woven colors interact together, but this is made as a larger shawl. The Color Gamp Shawl is featured in the School of SweetGeorgia’s Handwoven Colour course, which …
As long as I’ve been sewing, I’ve never had a strawberry emery! An emery pincushion is filled with emery powder, which is essentially aluminum oxide. It can remove tarnish from pins and needles as well as polish them. The ubiquitous tomato pincushion will often have a small strawberry emery attached to it. You can learn …
Did you get any crafting done over the holidays? I managed to dig out some scraps I had from two baby quilts I made a few years ago. I had adapted the “Mosaic” quilt from Fat Quarter Style to incorporate different panel designs, and it turned out really well! One of the ongoing projects I …
This is a little bit out of order for what I planned for this series, but I finished applying rhinestones to a costume recently and wanted to share my process while it was fresh on my mind! Have you had difficulty applying rhinestones to your costumes before? Do you want to know what size rhinestones …
I found some time during my end of year staycation to make an embroidered ornament! Making Christmas ornaments is one of my favorite things to do during November and December, and yet it’s also one of those things that seems to get put off every year (like writing holiday cards!). My small tree has a …
Do you give your furbaby Advent calendar snacks each Advent? I noticed Trader Joe’s selling dog and cat Advent calendars in November a few years ago and usually purchase that one for my dog. Since then I’ve been wanting to make my own prettier calendar, something I could put my own treats in if I …
One of the things I’ve been focusing on this year is learning how to weave. I borrowed a copy of Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom from the library (and later purchased my own copy). I also purchased a subscription to the School of SweetGeorgia and have been enjoying the classes there! It’s not quite …