A while back my nephew asked me to make him a Harry Potter scarf. I had just started knitting on a regular basis and was a little intimidated by the pattern so I was a horrible aunt and blew him off. I would promise a scarf and then find myself working on one of the eleventy billion other projects I…
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Last week I tested a hat for Sissy, the owner of Warm Fuzzy Boutique. It was a Jack Skellington, he of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” Fame. The Bee, of course, immediately claimed the hat and then suggested I make some more for her the kids at the library and a kid who lives on our block. At the same time,…
Hello! My name is Rachee and I collect patterns. Knit or crochet. From books and websites. Swapping with friends, scribbling notes and hoarding papers with words like k2tog or ch 5. I got it bad and it is so, oh so good. Despite my plethora of patterns I find myself asking the question, what to add to my hooks and needles…
Wondering what to do with all of that extra yarn? Create a knit or crochet kitchen sink blanket. It has everything but the kitchen sink!
In some of the knit and crochet groups which I am a part of on Facebook, there is a thing called “Someday Sunday.” Someday Sunday is all about the patterns that knitters and crocheters want to make and some of the patterns have been gorgeous. I had my own Someday Sunday, The Bandana Cowl shared on the Purl Bee website. I…