Granny Squares

I spent a few days playing around with my yarn stash of ordinary kitchen cotton yarn. I thought I’d make something unusual and very cool. Like large roses in wild colors sewn together in a mock Irish Crochet. My prototypes turned out to be ugly and kitchy rather than cool. Then it occurred to me

Lima Bean Crochet Trellis Pattern

Ohh, how does my garden grow With lima beans And crochet string Up the way it goes! I needed a trellis for my lima bean plant. After pricing several trellises out at the local Home Depot, I decided they were too ugly and too expensive to buy. I bought a ~ 2000 yard cone of

Your my dog’s best friend…. & my tipsy proof summer knitting project.

Yes, that is my Skylar with her best friend Stella. You can just imagine what those two girls are a scheming. Or are they dreaming of summer since the snow has finally thawed. Now that the weather is warming, it is time to pull out from the closet my  “As-Large-as-it-Goes” garter stitch cotton blanket. It sleeps

Tokyo’s Habu Summer Poncho

My husband traveled to Tokyo on a business trip several years ago and asked if I would like a souvenir from Japan. I jested he buy me one-of-a-kind yarn from Avril Yarn, Tokyo, Japan known in the USA as Habu Textiles in New York City, NY. If you can picture this: A six foot five inch