Thinking

You know all those beautiful variegated yarns that you have? You know the ones. You saw them at your LYS and bought it. Hey, it's only 15 bucks. Why not right? 

Or maybe you're a dyer. You've dyed single skeins that are never enough to actually make something.

Take a peek at my dilemma...

Certainly is a pretty dilemma. I need to make a pattern that uses all that without looking like a gaudy sweater from the 80's. Hm.

Tulip

Hey all!

Just wanted to give you a peek at my newest KNITTING pattern!
Whaaaaaaattt????
I know.
I'm a little crazy...

Anyway, take a look!

 

 

 

The shape of this bag reminded me of a tulip, hence the name.

This gorgeous bag features the timeless craft of the log cabin quilt square, however, combining it with the modern trend of the chevron pattern. It’s the perfect pattern to use up all those little bits of yarn that you can’t let yourself throw away because well there’s got to be some use for them. Dive into your stash, pull out some pretty colors and get to work!

This bag is not, in any way shape or form, worked in the round. It’s all worked flat, which makes it a great beginner pattern.It’s a simple pattern, without a single purl stitch. It is a great starter pattern because it will give you plenty of time to practice your knit stitch and correct your tension, as well as practice with decreasing and increasing, and picking up stitches. It also gives you a wonderful oppurtunity to play with color that you may already have in your stash! And for you experts out there, it’s a super simple, mindless, tv-watching, carry-on-a-conversation pattern.

 

So if by any chance you knit, head over HERE and give a little look-see!

By the way, this is an AWESOME beginner pattern! So if you want to learn, this is the perfect place to start!

 

Grace Ann

Solid Granny Square Bag

A few days ago, I stumbled across this wonderful Solid Granny Square Bag Video Tutorial! I loved it so much I made one of my own! This is the perfect summer bag! What do you think? :)

A tale of... 18... yarns

Hello all!

So by birthday was this past week and I received the best gift.

Literally.

The best gift.

In the history of ever.

Take a peek:

 

I have no words....

 

My family could not know me better. Aren't the colors perfectly selected?

 

Well, in reality, I picked out the colors. But still.

 

 

18 balls of Knit Picks most famous yarn, Wool of the Andes.

It's 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. 110 yards per skein. And it is so wonderfully soft. Not like so-soft-it-slips-off-your-fingers soft, no, more of a OMG-this-is-so-squishy-and-I-need more-of-this-stuff soft.

Does that make sense?

 

Honestly, I love how it's packaged. With the white label, I don't know, it makes me feel like I just got home from a fiber festival and bought some expensive handspun that has left my pocket empty.

 

Except for the fact that this isn't handspun. Nor is it expensive.

We're talking $2.49 a ball, people.

*jaw drops*

Not. Even. Kidding.

 

If you yarnies want to put together the same ensemble, these are the colors I picked. From left to right:

Top row: Red, Rouge, Papaya Heather, Blossom Heather, Conch, Orange

Middle Row: Caution, Semolina, Green Tea Heather, Avocado, Peapod, Tranquil

Bottom Row. Wonderland Heather, Marina, Ciel, Haze Heather, Columbine, Fairy Tale

 

What do you think? Were you drooling just as much as I was?

 

Grace Ann

Stitching up a Storm Giveaway!!

Hey guys!
So I found this really awesome giveaway over at Stitching Up A Storm Crochet! This giveaway is kinda sorta the most awesomest (Yes, I said awesomest!) thing ever!

 

You will win a few flower pins and a handmade wire necklace!! Um, yes?! Go check it out here!