Free Gift!

Did you ever want to make mittens like these?  Well, I have!  In fact, there is a free--yes

FREE pattern waiting just for you and me--here................

Makin' Mittens on Le Tissier's website.

Happy stitching!

S L O W S T I T C H I N G.....................................................

There is a Slow Stitching Movement going on!  And Of Course!  I'm

Slow to find it!

I am definitely a slow stitcher, whether it be knitting, quilting, weaving

or stitching--so I'm very much a candidate for this 

movement.

How will this movement help me?  I'm slowly going to find out....................

JOY!

It is said that a picture is worth a 1000 words!

I agree.............

These photos bring me 

Joy!

and a sense of the reason for the season!

Hurry, Hurry, Don't Delay

Yes, hurry and don't delay--downloading this lovely shawl pattern!  It's free, in Beta form, till December 16, 2015.  You can also sign up for another free shawl pattern.

This 'confetti' yarn adds a special touch to this shawl is hand dyed by

fiber artist Rhichard Devrieze

Aroha Knits --Nakahi Shawl is still in Beta testing so sign up

for their newsletter to see if there are any errors.

The paid pattern will be on Ravelry at a future date.

Fire! One of the Four Elements!

Fiddleknits is offering another one of the four elements shawl patterns.

I really do enjoy knitting her patterns.  We have already done Water, Air, Earth.

Fire will begin end of January, but right now you can grab Fire free of charge

through Ravelry.

It will most likely be a humdinger of a shawl!

Basket Balls With Mizuhiki

Mizuhiki is a traditional Japanese paper cord that come in many colors and is often tied in elaborate knots as decoration for gifts, especially money wrappers. Cords come in many colors, in shiny mylar foil, wrapped in silk thread, or simply painted. It is said that Samurai used Mizuhiki to tie their topknots. The cords are 36” long and you can discover many ways to use them. Our favorite way to use Mizuhiki is to gather 3 or 5 cords to tie up gift packages. A simple square knot holds the cords in place, and you can even thread the ends back through the center knot to create simple and elegant designs.

Here are my Mizuhiki cords and what I have made with them.

Mizuhiki comes in many colors

Some sparkly

Here is the beginning of a 'basket ball'--I learned this technique

from the master basket maker of all time--sorry she doesn't have a 

website; but, if you are interested in these 'basket balls'

leave me a message and I'll get you to Lynn!

There are many design weavings you can do with these wonderful flexible cords!

12 Days--So Behind!

Yes, I'm so behind!  12 days of small quilt blocks seems so easy--just one little block--it measures less than 3"--and only one a day!  What could be better?

Temecula Quilt Company has featured a small quilt block the past

9 days--so I'm playing catch-up.

There are so many little quilt ideas on their website!

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