Nordic Paws Dog Sweater by Drops Design
Pattern: Nordic Paws by Drops DesignYarn: Paintbox Simply Aran in Paper White and Rose Red This Nordic Paws dog sweater by Drops Design is my 6th dog sweater and the first time I took some liberties with the pattern. My modification has nothing at all to do with the design, it was just about the …
Seaming a Scrunchie
Mindfulness Makes
Katie is listening to: When the Summer Dies by deadmau5 and Lights (all makers are asked what their current favourite song is and we’re making a playlist of them all) Maker’s Mix on Spotify Full disclosure on this very first Featured Maker interview, I asked Katie, the talented human behind Mindfulness Makes notions and yarns, …
My Love Letter to Berroco Vintage Yarn
This yarn appreciation post is brought to you by the Pattern Notes post I wrote for my Super Simple Summer Sweater! After I wrote about how much I loved knitting with it, I dug through my stash to see how much I had left over. Not nearly enough to make something with, but it did …
Old Norwegian Cast On
Super Simple Summer Sweater by Joji Locatelli
The Super Simple Summer Sweater by Joji Locatelli was the very first sweater I ever completed – after 16 years of sock knitting! I had a lot of varied knitting experience up to that point but almost all of it was learned in relation to socks (cables, lace, colourwork), and I had zero experience in …
Merry & Happy Pattern
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Chick Peas Are Not Just for Salads
I feel like sometime between everyone making their own homemade hummus and everyone adding chick peas to salads, eating them on their own was totally skipped over! The neat thing about roasting chick peas is that depending on what you season them with, you can eat them as a little handheld snack or yes, as …
Homemade Cereal is Easier Than You Think
The idea of making your own cereal is a little out there, I get it. But the idea of eating clean cereal that’s just as tasty as the store bought stuff without any chemicals is too good to pass up! These little treats make excellent study snacks because they give you a boost of energy …