Would Elvis approve of these bold stripes? If Priscilla is the benchmark, uh oh.

Just last week, I mentioned I’d be releasing a whole bunch of goodies on the Kraftworkin’ Kitsch readers. Welp, I’m still working on pattern writing for a few of them (…and with loads of holiday knitting on my plate I don’t foresee getting them done in the nearest of futures), but at least I’ve finally [...]

“Buzzing” about yet another one…

Umm, yet ANOTHER brilliant pattern release from the beloved Pickles Blog. I can’t knit up any of their patterns fast enough before I want to cast-on another!
Kitties, I present you the Bee Vest.
Why are you soo good to us, ladies? Why are you so good, in general?

A lavender jacket turns linen…

Finally! I have cast on a delicious pattern from the loverly Pickles Blog, which I have gushed over before.
I am absolutely head over heels for their Lavender Jacket; only mine won’t be lavender. Instead, I’ve chosen a light tea dyed sort of white-tan color, much like linen. And I adore it.
The bulk and puff of [...]

Caught up in a web of yarn…

New yarn!
The joy. The excitement. The awe. The drooling.
This past weekend I went to visit my mum and she took me to a famous knitting shop called Charlotte’s Web in Exeter, N.H. to scoop up some new skeins and other supplies. Of course, no trip to the knitting shop is devoid of roaming back and [...]

Stay tuned for stripes…

Exciting news, my crafty kitties!
I know this here blog has slacked on releasing new designs, projects, and patterns this fall; but I’m about to make up for a bit of that.
Here is a small sneak peak at one of a few designs I will be featuring here next week.
The items range from scarves and cowls [...]

Holy balls!

I have spent the week getting things organized and swatching for new projects.
Aren’t balls of yarn just gorgeous? I’m thinking of having my photog-ing extraordinaire, Harry S. Cahill, create a series of such yarn ball magic to frame and hang somewhere. They would make beautiful art.
But, off the art, and onto the why. I decided [...]

In a Pickle with Heidi and Anna…all while wearing delicious vests!

I am, no doubt, absolutely obsessed with Pickles. Yes, I do mean the spicy, vinegary cuke treats–but more importantly, for the purposes of this here site, the beauteous Pickles blog, a Norway-based blog that also features a shop of yummy yarns and patterns.
If you haven’t made the Pickles blog a daily reading habit, what are [...]

Yes but no! but Yes!

Yes, but no!, but yes! is right, for sure.
Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. This is bacon being knitted. Not a cool pattern mimicking bacon, but the actual pork product knitted up on chopsticks.
I’ve now seen it all. You can read about it at Yes, But No, But Yes! (The knitted bacon actually [...]

Cheer me up with these glasses!

How badly do I want the delicious “Ripped” and “Frogged” pint glasses for frothy bevvies, on sale at the brilliant knitting community Ravelry.
The pair, which feature the knitting terms for ripping back work when an error is found (sometimes really far back, making ripping the most dreadful of sorts) and for frogging a project off [...]

Tonight is “Danger”, baby, I feel so dangerous…

One of my closest friends from college, Jessica “Mim” George–who blogs delicious treats (she’s a cupcake baker extraorindaire, ok?!) over at Go Team Sweet! and did a post about her cupcaking and a post about her hula hooping fascination for Kraftworkin’ a year or so ago–has recently moved back stateside after living in New Zeland [...]