• Homemaking - Knitting and Crochet - Uncategorized

    10 Spring and Summer Knits I Want to Make

    April 16, 2025 - By 

    Today I thought it would be fun to do something a little different and bring you a pattern round-up of ten knitting projects for spring and summer wearables that I would like to knit myself. As the weather has been warming up (although I am in a cardigan and shawl today because we have had a cold snap), I haven’t been as enthused about finishing my remaining winter WIPs. It’s hard to stay motivated about projects I know I won’t wear more than once before putting them away for next fall. So, my mind has been wandering to spring and…

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    Sewing Update: April 2025

    April 10, 2025 - By 

    Life has been feeling a little hectic around here lately, and I didn’t even realize that I hadn’t already written and scheduled a blog post for this week until Wednesday had come and gone! So I scrambled a bit yesterday and today to take some photos and prepare a little sewing update for this month. Last month, when I found out that Joann’s Fabric stores across the US would be closing, I decided to go ahead and see if I could find any fabrics I wanted there before the option was no longer available. My daughter and I went together…

  • Homemaking - Knitting and Crochet

    Knitting Notes: Finish It (or Frog It) February

    February 19, 2025 - By 

    I’m back this week with a (somewhat lengthy) knitting and crochet update! I got a lot more done over the course of the past month than I expected and had a lot of inspiration from fellow fiber artists lately, so I have quite a few projects to report about. First, we will start off with the Finish It (or Frog It) February Challenge. Then I will share what I have already finished since last month, and I will end what a report of what I am working on now. To Finish or Frog? In Finish It (or Frog It) February,…

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    My Sewing Plans for 2025 (AKA My 2025 Make Nine)

    February 12, 2025 - By 

    Welcome, back friends! This week on the blog I am sharing my 2025 sewing plans as they stand right now. These plans are being held pretty loosely because, as you will see in the photo collage below, I don’t yet have fabrics for all the patterns I am considering sewing. I have seen the term “Make Nine” used around the inter webs for some folks garment crafting plans, and I think it is most commonly used on Instagram (which I no longer use myself). It just so happens that I have nine vintage sewing patterns in my queue, so I…