Monthly Archives: July 2012

Repaired Intarsia!!!!!!!

Posted on July 26, 2012 by peacethroughknitting

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!! I decided to go for the gusto and see if I couldn’t reknit just the beard part of my son’s Christmas stocking. The other ways seemed too long, fraught with unmatching yarn types or colors, and besides, … Continue reading →

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Repairing Intarsia

Posted on July 22, 2012 by peacethroughknitting

Dilemma time. My husband’s aunt knit each of my children a Christmas stocking when they were born, complete with their names across the top ribbing. Knowing that I knit, she asked me if that was ok. Well, of course! I’d … Continue reading →

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My New Stash Shelf

Posted on July 19, 2012 by peacethroughknitting

I’m in the process of cleaning out my office. I boxed up a bunch of old homeschooling stuff and, voila! I ended up with a bookshelving unit with nothing to do. <wicked laughter> So I decided it was time to … Continue reading →

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Drop Spindle Sunday!

Posted on July 16, 2012 by peacethroughknitting

Yesterday, a friend invited me to go to Weiss Ecology Center/Highlands Natural Pool to see a demonstration of Medieval events, mostly blacksmithing, put on by the SCA Eastern Kingdom. I took my daughters, but it turned out to be more … Continue reading →

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Knitted Mesh Grocery Bags

Posted on July 7, 2012 by peacethroughknitting

I finally wrote up my knitted grocery bag pattern. It’s based on a pattern I got free from my LYS. It said it was from Mother Earth Knitted Bags (c) Allison Rapp (? not sure of the last name – … Continue reading →

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New Yarn Idea From Lion Brand Yarn

Posted on July 6, 2012 by peacethroughknitting

Ok, now I’m excited. I was just browsing through my Facebook acct as I hadn’t looked in a couple of days and saw that Lion Brand Yarn has just announced a new thing: Bonbons Yarn. It’s a set of 8 … Continue reading →

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Wonderful 4th of July

Posted on July 5, 2012 by peacethroughknitting

I had yesterday off and it was wonderful. I spent the morning shopping with my husband, who I don’t see very often as he works during the day and I do a lot of evening shifts. Then my family and … Continue reading →

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