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Learn How to Crochet the Houndstooth Stitch

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, I may earn a small commission. Click to see full details of my Privacy Policy. About the Stitch The Houndstooth stitch is a beautifully textured…

Learn How to Crochet the Triple Treble Stitch

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, I may earn a small commission. Click to see full details of my Privacy Policy. About the Stitch The triple treble is taller than the…

The First and the Last

Starting a blog is a bit awkward, I mean, where do you really begin? The first post was the much-requested no-hassle sock pattern, which was why I started the blog in the first place. I was tired of sending it…

Cheshire Cat Sweater

Every year, I try to knit DH one sweater. He’s a rather large guy, so it takes a long time to knit around him. Last year, I made him a Bohus sweater with a black background and I thought I…

More Ancient History

It was a project for Camp Fire Girls–I got a Craft Bead for it. (Camp Fire Girls gave out beads instead of the badges that Girl Scouts awarded.) I remember hating the entire project, which was knitted with DMC cotton…

International Sock Day

I have always loved to knit socks. A sock is a perfect project. It can be simple or complicated, practical or luxurious, silly or dignified. A sock is portable and is a neat little palette for experimentation. I knit about…

Estonian Lace and Lilies of the Valley

Of all the lace nationalities, I like Estonian the best. I think the patterns are more graceful than Shetland or Orenberg and for some reason, I find the pattern sequences much more easy to memorize. I finished this shawl a…

Nupps

Nupps are little bobbly things that are characteristic of Estonian lace. Here’s a picture from the Estonian Lace book I talked about yesterday featuring lots of nupps. Nupps are easy! Nupps are fun! Nupps shouldn’t drive you crazy! The trick…