Knitting on the Side

I hope you’re all having a fantastic 2023 so far! Dale and I stayed home for New Year’s Eve and had a quiet evening at home. We did stay up until after midnight, but no champagne or noisemakers. This past week, I have been working on the baby blanket that I started knitting on December…

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! I spent Christmas day finishing the final touches on my R&R Hoodie that I knitted for myself. It’s so cozy and warm! I’d love to make another one in a solid color next time. The pattern is R&R Hoodie from Tanis Fiber Arts. The yarn is…

Lately I haven’t been doing a lot of crafting. I did sew a couple things for 18″ dolls. I’ve also been knitting a few dishcloths, but I’ll show you those later. This is what has been dominating my free time lately. It’s s a 1971 Volkswagen standard Beetle. I’ve wanted one of these for a…

I’ve been sewing tote bags out of poly food packaging sacks. The sacks can’t be recycled, but they can be upcycled.

I’ve managed to finish a couple more projects since my last post. One of them is a blanket for one of my nephews. It’s just a basic garter stitch blanket with an applied i-cord edging. There wasn’t a pattern for it; I just made it up as I went along. It’s Red Heart Comfort yarn….

It doesn’t feel like it’s been almost two whole months since my last post. Time has really flown lately. We’ve been busy with the glass business so any free time in the evening has been spent vegetating rather than doing constructive things. I have managed to make some things, though, so I thought I would…

There are a couple new Maddy dolls in the world now. One of them went in the mail yesterday morning to go live with her new mommy. The other one won’t get sent until next year when her mommy gets old enough. I just wanted to get the doll made so it would be ready….

We had a couple of cold days in the first week of this year so I’ve been making slippers for us. It’s a little weird trying to take a picture of your own feet so forgive the terrible photo. The pattern is Better Dorm Booties for Men by Kris Basta. I made the size 11-12,…

This is the finished Maddy Doll and all the clothes that I made for her. It would be too easy to just keep making more clothes, but I have to call it quits at some point. She’s going in the mail Monday morning to go live with my niece. The pattern for Maddy is a…

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! It’s almost time to start making New Year’s Resolutions. What will you choose to make a priority in your life for the coming year? One thing that I want to do for 2022 is tame my pile of unfinished projects. I’ve been spending time working on a few…