Category Archives: Knitting

belated birthday post

zoku

Saturday was my birthday! If you’ve been reading for a while, you might know that last year was my Golden Birthday. I turned 28 on the 28th. I celebrated by doing 28 things. Compared to last year, this year wasn’t quite as exciting. My main plans were to go for a bike ride, but after…

yarn craft roundup

Yarn pot

Happy Friday! I haven’t cooked anything interested in a while, so I don’t have a new recipe to share (I’ll fix this soon! I plan to spend some time baking this weekend…) My recent obsession with watching Downton Abbey has given me plenty of time to make progress on my Afghan crochet blanket, but I haven’t taken…

commuter gloves

fingerless gloves

Somehow, I always think I need a new pair of fingerless gloves. I had some yarn that seemed perfect and I didn’t feel like creating my own pattern, so I found a nice pattern from knitty.com. I like the way they turned out, but for some reason I’m not sure I’ll actually use them. Maybe it’s…

goals for 2012

New Year's Goals

I’m not much of a New Year’s Resolutions person. Instead of resolving to do better in the new year, I like to set more concrete goals for myself. I also have three words to describe my themes for the year in life and business. You can read more about my theme words (Create, Action, Consistency) here….

last minute holiday gifts: the knitting edition

cozy

Last week we started the “Last Minute Holiday Gift” series where I’ll be sharing some gift ideas that you can make, bake or buy for your friends and family. Don’t worry, I’m not going to suggest that you start knitting a sweater for each of your family members. These ideas will be fast and easy…and…