Two patterns going on the blog today – same yarn, same basic construction but one is for regular mittens and one will help you make a set of flip top mittens. These mittens are made with Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. I have been wearing my set for the past month or so and [...]
Illusion knitting is a technique that allows you to knit hidden patterns or pictures into you knitting. When you look at a finished illusion knit project straight on you typically see stripes or a standard color pattern in contrasting colors however, when you look at it from an angle you will see the hidden design. [...]
Free knitting pattern for a tassel hat that will fit a young adult/woman. There are several patterns for knitted tassel hats already published but I had a hard time finding one for a bigger kid/woman and with yarn in the size I needed (bulky) so I wrote a pattern. This tassel hat is a big hit with my daughter and girls her age
This is a simple, mostly double crochet pattern for making arm warmers for those with small hands and tiny wrists. I am petite and typically have to modify patterns for arm warmers and hats or they bag on me so I decided to make my own arm warmer pattern. These are worked in the round. [...]
It’s been a little while since I have had to troubleshoot DNS issues. This week the need arose so I went to Twtiter to refresh my memory & get new links for online DNS tools. Here are the responses with links to them below: dnsstuff.com iptools.com DNSCog.com ajaxdns.com DNS-OARC SamSpade kloth.net DomainTools who.is DNS tool [...]
Easy peasy to make! Make your favorite cake mix, pour into cupcake papers in a muffin pan, bake as directed on your cake mix, then let cool. Frost with chocolate frosting, add M&Ms for the eyes and make the mouth and teeth with sugar cookie frosting. For an extra quick frosting, most grocery stores are [...]
One of the most likely points of failure (knee) of my favorite pair of jeans failed recently and rather than toss them or patch them with an unsightly standard denim patch, I hacked them. I used some fabric scraps from other projects namely, two quilts and a pillowcase as well as two mismatched buttons. The [...]
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