Back to School Open House

Back to School Open House

  Many of us are gearing up to send our kids back to school. Some kids even started school today.   In Somerset, WI, we start back up a week from today.  Our kid’s “back to school open house” is on Wednesday and the kids are excited. ...
Selfie School

Selfie School

I need to go to selfie school… Wanted to take a pic of the very cool Bead Happy Necklace and the very cool Quick Sand Cardigan on an actual person…me. This is terrible. How do the kids do this?         The necklace is awesome by the...
Update on Crackerjack

Update on Crackerjack

  I started knitting this cowl months ago.  At the start of the Minnesota Twins season actually.  It’s called the Crackerjack Scarf and it’s so much fun.   It’s knit in the round, on a 16″ circular needle.  Every 2 rounds represent 1...
Sun Shower Blanket

Sun Shower Blanket

We’ve had the perfect baby blanket knit up for a year or more now and I realized I hadn’t shared it here yet!   Sunshower Baby Blanket by Melissa LaBarre.   It’s knit on circular needles in the round. A fun easy little lace pattern at the...
Tahiti Shawl

Tahiti Shawl

Perfect summer knitting!  Cast on 5 stiches and increase as you go. The yarn does the real work! Click here for the yarn Click here for the pattern
To shred or not to shred

To shred or not to shred

As I was doing our usual shop shredding the other day I got to thinking…do we really still need to shred? Now don’t get me wrong, I like to shred.  I find it satisfying to put in a piece of paper, hear the blades working and get a pile of tiny paper out....