LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REDUCE STRESS, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, & MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD? KNITTING IS YOUR ANSWER! KNIT WITH LOVE: STORIES TO WARM A KNITTER’S HEART A collection of tales, tips, and spiritual truths for beginners to lifelong knitters Knitting brings blessings to both sides of the needles. To the […]
Some like to knit. Some like to quilt. Some like to do both. Do any of you all remember when the Quilted Northern TV commercial first came out? The ladies were sitting around quilting the bathroom tissue. What made this commercial so funny? The ad men apparently didn’t know the difference between quilting and knitting. […]
Don’t try to kid me. If you sew, do any kind of needlework or crafts, you have a stash. Some how, it always happens. We don’t start out intentionally building that stash. It just happens. You start with a little left over yarn, fabric or craft supplies. Gee, it’s a crime to just toss […]
The knitters are at it again. Pictures of mittens are pouring in. Check out Ann’s blog over at sheepshots to see the latest from the land of knitters. Mittenz 2009 will be warming a lot of hands at Cheyenne River Reservation this year. I’m ashamed to say that none of those mittens in the pictures were […]
Sewing, crocheting, knitting or any of the other needle arts can be used as a gift of compassion for others. There are many worthwhile causes out there. You already know that the Cheyenne River Reservation has a hold on my heart. We are busy with mittens, hats, blankets and other items to provide a little […]
Good morning and welcome to my sunny little island. I’m a little late getting a posting up for the Bloggy Giveaway carnival, so I will be holding my drawing for the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST Sunday night, August 3rd. I have books, magazines and leaflets covering various needlework and crafts. This will be open […]
I’ve just found a site with an incredible list of 500 links to free knitting patterns for using up those small bits of leftover yarn. It looks like so much fun. Go over to Simple Knits and plan to spend lots of time there. Vicki’s set up doesn’t allow comments except by Google people. I tried. […]
Knit A Little More has posted a cute item from YouTube titled Never Not Knitting. Check it out for a chuckle. I wonder how many of us can identify with that.
Let’s spread the love today. Miniature Knitting Challenge A little stump amigurumi Bev’s Journeyings knitting & crocheting fabric envelope felt fortune cookies fish dishcloth little sheep egg cosy
There’s been a lot of mittnz whipped up for the reservation since my initial post about the mittnz blitz this coming fall. A rough tally stands at 482 pairs. Some of the support group have completed over 50 pairs each. Wow! That’s a lot of knitting and crocheting. Check out Knitting Nonni for a picture of […]