Wardrobe Refashion – The Sari-Scarf and Coop Cables

Finally, my first REAL refashioning (that is – not mending or maintenance)! I took a knitted item and re-used old items from my wardrobe and sewing box to complete it – and it was a lot of fun (despite my somewhat lukewarm feelings about the result)! The knitting on the sari-scarf was completed weeks ago, [...]

The wonderful gift of blog friends

My favorite thing about my first year in blogging has been all the wonderful blog-friends that I have found. One day last summer, I got a comment on one of my garden posts from another fellow knit-blogger named Mel, who had also just posted about her own backyard garden, complete with pictures of her little [...]

A Lovely Gift, Recycling, and A Creative Challenge…

My dear Sis gave me an old store-bought hat that she no long wears for my frogging pleasure: That in and of itself was a very kind and thoughtful thing to do (Thanks Sis!). But… It’s cashmere. It’s so soft. What a wonderful surprise for a knitter! I suspected when examining the hat that the [...]