While looking online, for the picture of the sweater pattern I’m knitting from an older issue of Creative Knitting magazine, I ran into another knitster’s blog, Creative Swoon. I love that name! Scrolling the older posts, a picture of typeface caught my eye….. and the video recommended, caught my heart. The [...]
I’ve been trying to come up with something to give my husband for his Birthday and Christmas. Just this past week, in re-arranging bedrooms, I left a bucket on the floor containing 2″ sash rods. They were sticking out yet pointed with their ends to a cabinet. You know, it’s one of [...]
We had a really nice Thanksgiving day with our family. Slobo and I had prepared dinner for 11 people and it seems to have gone okay. I don’t think tho, I’ll be volunteering to host everyone together again tho. This was a weird year. Normally, Slobo and I go to my [...]
yet the season when most people stop to think about it is coming upon us. With the holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas here, come the thoughts of boughs of holly and cedar, bright red berries and dried flowers. Since the early 90’s, it’s become a given that if you purchase a live wreath and/or [...]
One of the patterns I used for the “McGyver” jacket was Vogue V7004.
The pattern has a two piece sleeve which I really like. I added the lining (cutting it just about a 1/4″ larger than the jacket itself) and the inside welted pocket. I also added the knit ribbing ‘hipband’ and cuffs.
The younger [...]
Several years ago, while in the third trimester with our second son, I experienced my first (and last) absessed tooth! Being the chicken that I am, and not wanting the tooth pulled without pain killers, I lived with it until our son was born. Just three weeks later, not able to bear it [...]
One of my annual fall projects are making the boys’ jackets for winter. This year, our 9 yr. old decided he wanted a McGyver jacket! Yes, he is a McGyver addict. He used his money to buy himself the series on DVD and then presented me with faux leather he bought at [...]
My sweet SIL sent me this video…
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