I knit a little sweater for the baby girl my friends Nicole and Joe are expecting in March. Hopefully the sweater provides the incentive they need to pick the lovely name of Lorene for their child.

The pattern I used was the in threes:  a baby cardigan. It took a bunch of looking to find a [...]

My mom really loved the Aestlight shawl I knitted awhile ago, so I decided to knit her one for Christmas. This one is made with Malabrigo Sock yarn in Persia.
My mom is very sensitive to wool but I’ve seen her wearing this quite a few times! It blocked out a lot differently (ie bigger)  than [...]

My go to gift for my brother-in-laws are hats. That’s right! My sister got married in October and now I have 2 brothers-in-law.
First up is Kyle’s hat. I used the pattern Winter’s Coming and the light green is Knit Picks Cadena. The dark green is some scrap yarn.

I made up the pattern for Jeremy’s hat, [...]

I started knitting my Aestlight Shawl back in May while I was traveling in France and Switzerland. I never really got beyond the garter triangle and it lingered all summer.

Recently I got some inspiration to finish up old projects and I managed to knock out the rest of this shawl pretty quickly.
It did take me [...]

I was procrastinating this weekend when I thought- Hey I should make a crochet version of La Neckerchief! Hookers deserve cool neckwear too.
So a grabbed some Berocco Peruvia and an H hook and got started. This crocheted up very quickly. When I got to the end I as worried about running out of yarn [...]

One of my closest friends is getting married soon, so with the bachelorette “party” date nearing I headed to Michaels. Next to the wedding section they have a small Bridal Shower/Bachelorette Party section with silly things for the bride to wear. Like tiaras, veils, sashes, etc. The problem is that they are all ugly and/or [...]

My Overpass Cowl pattern was featured on the Spud & Chloë blog. That’s pretty cool.

Watch my video to learn how to make these cute loopy earring for around $4. I saw a similar pair in a Boston boutique for $60!
You’ll need the following supplies:

6 – 1″ (or 1 1/8″) plastic rings
2 – ear wires
2 – 3/8″ jump rings
3yds of 1/4″ ribbon
craft glue

You’ll also need a pair of scissors [...]

I’ve been printing on my antique press for about half a year now. I’ve been meaning to print myself some stationery but other things (like printing my friend’s wedding invitations!) got in the way.
Wednesday night I finally got inspired to get printing. I printed 30 A2 (5.5×4.25) cards with brown ink [...]

I’ve been looking for an iPad case since mine arrived on April 3rd, but the ones I like are all easily over $60. I think that’s pretty ridiculous so I decided to make my own using felt. My total cost was $25!

Here is what you need:

a sewing machine & thread
rotary cutter and cutting board (or [...]