Shamrock teapots, plates and more

A few photos of the shamrocks ☘ and clovers 🍀 for March. We'll be having corned beef with brown bread and Guinness. The towns have canceled (again) the Irish fest and parade, but hopefully for the last time. The live music is my favorite part. Happy St. Patrick's Day! My hutch of shamrocks ☘ for…

St. Patrick’s Day afghan

There's a great sense of accomplishment when you see a pattern, and can manage it without buying the supplies. It almost justifies the yarn hoarding you've been doing all this time. Almost. A close up. This is my version of the Fields of Clover Afghan from Premier Yarns. Modified slightly to accommodate my acrylic stash,…

Early Irish decor, but that’s ok. ☘

It's been rainy, cold and gloomy for months! Opening the St. Patrick's day box has made me happy with it's cheerful greens. I'm putting out a few things in the freezing rain. “March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb” - looks to be true this year. A green doily Spring is next,…

Recycling a sweater

Pupper is 11, but she's been making a bit of puppy mischief lately. In the last few weeks, she's chewed the ends off shoe laces, made a hole in the center of an afghan and nibbled on this throw pillow edging. Using an old plain, but very soft, cream sweater from Old Navy that had…

Dog Walking Sweater

Fresh off the needles! A Plymouth Encore wool hoodie and it's perfectly roomy and warm and best of all - washable. It's finished and fits without a pattern, just some math! 🪡🧵🧶🐑

Wine Bottle Sweaters

Been locked up for so long, started knitting for my booze! The pattern is the Wine Bottle Sweater by Karla Lockwood. The hats were made by casting on the neck count and just going from there. These are a fun project and people really enjoyed receiving them! Putting this one away for next fall While…

Cross stitched stocking

This 35+ yr cross stitched piece was found in an old tub of fabric and it was time to do something nicer with it. The new blue fabric is a woven upholstery fabric and it looks much nicer, right? Merry Christmas!

A Quieter Christmas

No guests. No potlucks. No parties. Hoping the new year brings new hope for better things in 2021. We'll sure miss those we've lost and have a new appreciation for what we used to have. Merry everything! Here's a little christmas decor from around our house... An 80s cookie jar from eBay. Score! The festive…

Framing is expensive

Done in colored pencils by me at least 5 years ago, it was time to frame it. A large piece at @24", I went to a local framing shop to support small businesses during this time and was shocked by the cost. I've had things framed before, but this seemed unreal. Since my husband loves…

A broom closet

In an effort to hide my cleaning supplies, a curtain-closet was made. It wasn't working out though. A free (new in box) closet door was on Facebook marketplace and a crystal knob from Amazon years ago. Maybe she was giving away this door because it's very tall, taller than my entry door. It works for…