Last Minute Gifts

Need a last minute gift?  One that comes from your hands and heart?

check out Knit Picks free dishcloth patterns--some in knit, some in crochet.

How about a cowl?  Free through Dec. 24th--70 rows--10 rounds

each week--easy to knit and will look fab-U-lous!

Crocheter?  Here is a perfect pattern from With Alex  

"I Wish it would snowflake hat"

Garibaldi is a classic knit ear warmer made with super bulky yarn. It has a unique stitch texture which creates interest in this simple knit. Garibaldi knits up quickly and is ideal for scrap yarn. This is a great knit for an advanced beginner.  Garibaldi is designed by Knitty Pine

This pattern is being offered as a FREE download for the remainder of 2019 on Ravelry

How about a quick mug mat from Crafty Staci?  There are also

some other suggestions--good gift along with a fancy mug!

Gee, It's November Already!!

When you are younger, you think that those dreary days of youth would never end.  Then, you become older and it seems the time flies-----swiftly!  Is it because we are busier?  Or older and see our life flitting away, day by day?  Hour by Hour?  But, we don't slow down..........................just keep on, keeping on.................................Here are some ideas to keep your hands busy, as if you don't have enough on your plate!

This sock, designed by Becky Greene,  is a tribute to all of the women who have worked hard to learn, teach, and share their discoveries about different fields of scientific study. 

This MKAL is for the Sock Knitter’s Anonymous Group on Ravelry.  Join this group if you like to knit socks--always some interesting patterns, most often free!

Clues will be released on:

November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22

SIZES: 7”, 8”, 9”, 10” unstretched circumference. Sock length is adjustable.

One (100 gm) skein of sock yarn should be enough for most sizes. If you are knitting for a large foot, you may wish to have an extra 50 gms available.

And if you whether sew, here one sounds like an interesting mystery..................

Homespun Hearth has a free sew along for you!

 Holidays are coming -- and Agatha & Sherlock want to join in the fun! Those days of Hot Chocolate and Mistletoe, Bows, Ribbons and Cozy Nights by the Fire are Upon Us. These two pals are about to solve a Holiday Launch Party Mystery, and they want you to join them! This is a one-day Free Mystery, and we think this design will get you into the Holiday Spirit!

The Mystery begins at 8:00 Mountain time on Saturday November 16th, 2019 and clues will be released throughout the day into your account until we have solved the mystery.

This is a Free Mystery and the finished quilt measures 69" x 78". To get started, simply add to your cart and check out - the download with fabric requirements and cutting instructions will be available for you in your account as soon as you process your order. All steps will also be added to your account on the day of the event.

Día de los Muertos

Do you celebrate  Día de los Muertos? 

"November 1 is All Saints Day, and the adult spirits will come to visit. November 2 is All Souls Day, when families go to the cemetery to decorate the graves and tombs of their relatives. The three-day fiesta is filled with marigolds, the flowers of the dead; muertos (the bread of the dead); sugar skulls; cardboard skeletons; tissue paper decorations; fruit and nuts; incense, and other traditional foods and decorations."

— Frances Ann Day, Latina and Latino Voices in Literature

Trick or Treat!

Trick or Treat!  A cry that will be heard across the nation tonight

Will you trick?  Or Treat?

We are usually away from the house on this all Hallow's Eve,

so the big candy pumpkin sits on the front porch--

who knows how much candy the first kid takes?

Do they have good manners to take just one piece?

All I know--when we return, the pumpkin is empty!

Fir Good Measure Quilt Mystery

Want to join in a mystery quilt along??

Then join this FB group--Fir Good Measure

sponsored by Fort Worth Fabric Studio.

The pattern clues will be free on this group

beginning November 4

I have sewn three of their mysteries before, two with

their kits--quite good measure of fabric.

There is a wonderful fabric kit available on their website--

but first, join the FB group--the following from the group announcement.

Announcing our 2019 Christmas mystery quilt along, Fir Good Measure! 🌲🎄🌲

This sew long begins November 4 and will run for 4 weeks (completing November 25).

 We will be making a lap size quilt you can enjoy for the holidays! ❤️ Size is approximately 48” x 60“.

 All fabrics in our kit are from Moda and colors are traditional red/green.

 Since this is a lap size quilt, we will have backing sets available separately at a good price! (Backing set is Moda Grunge in White Paper – 108” wide, so there will be no seams!) 

Kits will ship by October 28, but you know we always try to beat our deadlines! 👍🏼 We are excited to sew along with you again! We can’t wait to get started! 🌲🎄🌲

Get your kits & backing sets here:

https://fortworthfabricstudio.com/pages/search-results-page…

Wheels R Turnin'!

During the days of the World Series, the wheel was turning!

So Fast!  It was to keep my feet and hands busy so I

didn't get upset about missed catches, bad calls or

runs for the other team--may the best team win though!

I remember World Series from my teen years--games

were Yankees and Dodgers always, it seemed!

The games were even played over the speaker during our classroom

times--how about that?!!

Anyway, here is what I'm spinning:

Luxury--for sure!  nice in the hand--lovely finish and perfect

for knitting project, that's whirling in my brain

Here are the fibers:  Merino, silk and yak--how

fancy is that!  Roving from Gale's Art--

There are these short dark fibers mixed into the roving--

easy to pull out and set aside and there aren't many

of them

Bobbin is almost full and ready to ply--will keep my toes

a tappin'

Here's the other bobbin I finished--Need

to wind off and ply

This is the colorful roving--named Abode

From this lovely lady in Oregon--she puts amazing

combinations of colors in her dye pot!

This one is waiting in the wings--we'll see if I get to it soon.

Loving this time to spin to my heart's content1

Knits for Binge Watching!

Oh My Gosh!  I have sooooo many TV shows I want to

binge watch--and I hate to have idle hands--let's make

something.............

ski swirl hat Craft Yarn Council

This body is worked flat, from side to side;

with a vertical stripe pattern.  Decreases are worked on one

end and increases on the other side--once the hat is a

parallelogram (use your math here!)--you sew the sides

together and the stripes swirl around the hat!

how fun!!

 

I hate when ads pop up on my news feed! But, this one

time I was happy--look at these cool knitted FLG (fingerless gloves)

Of course, they were advertised to be purchased--my brain is

saying "I can knit these!"  There are lots of leftover yarns in my

stash that would be perfect for these--

Here is recipe from Martha Stewart's site (Yes, Martha of all people!)

It's a basic pattern but you can add the necessary knits and purls

where needed.  

Strata Scarf from Purl Soho is absolutely a stash buster!

They have a lovely selection of yarns if your stash

isn't loaded.  Follow their suggestion in order not to have

twenty zillion ends to weave in when finished!