Making things with yarn
I have just done something that may seem to be completely out of character. I just finished a new design with a rather, umm, risque sort of theme. Now, before I show you a sneak peek, I think this might require a little bit of explanation. It all began in the UK one day in …
Hi, guys! Would you like to knit some gifts with me this year? It’s time for a knitalong! But more about that in a minute. It has been so busy here at Bravewood and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down at all. I mean, not any time soon. I have this new podcast going …
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Hello, crafty friends, and welcome to Little Woolly Things! I have been knitting my little fingers to the bone, so I have some new things to show you. And I’m also working on a very scary project, too, that I’m not ready to unveil yet. I will tell you about it, but it’s not ready …
All of you knitters and crocheters out there know how the story goes. You’re young, you’re in love with this new crafting thing and you just can’t stop yourself. You have to have yarn in order to knit (or crochet). You buy a skein. Then, you use up that skein but your project isn’t finished …
It’s finally here! Tassels and stripes and unique shaping with colors and textures! This is an idea that I have been playing with in the back corner of my mind for quite a few years. I worked it up as a shawlette using novelty yarns and ribbons about 15 years ago, but it wasn’t really …
I’m going to be tote-woolly (bad pun) honest. I started writing this blog post yesterday and then realized that I was just rambling about pretty much nothing, so I decided to delete it and start over again, because, you know, I could go on and on about all of the things going on, but it …
Hello, friends, This week’s blog post is brought to you by homeopathic sinus tabs, herbal compresses and lots and LOTS of tea. Oh, and coffee. I can’t leave out the morning cup of coffee because, let’s face it, without the morning cup of caffeine, the headache would be a lot worse than it already is. …