The Butterfly/Papillon is a knitted shawl pattern designed by MarinJa Knits. And it’s absolutely gorgeous! It uses fingering weight yarn, and suggests a multi-colored yarn and a contrasting solid. The first one of these shawls that I saw looked like stained glass. It was inspiring. After completing my first knitting project, the Short Story Scarf…
The Franny Granny Cardigan is a pattern by Hannah Cross of HanJan Crochet. Hannah makes some really wonderful patterns, and often has YouTube tutorial videos to help walk you through the pattern. I’ve made a few of her patterns, and always been happy with them. The Franny Granny Cardigan is part of a larger collection…
The Kelli Bias Scarf is a pattern from Toni Lipsey of TLYarnCrafts. It is a corner-to-corner pattern using a modified granny stitch and color-changing fingering weight yarn. This beginner-friendly pattern was released as part of Toni’s 2024 Crochet Academy. Crochet Academy is sponsored by Lion Brand, so it’s no surprise that the pattern features a…
First up on my WIP list is the Westmont Shawl. This is a lightweight Tunisian Crochet Shawl by Toni Lipsey of TLYarnCrafts, using fingering weight yarn. The original version of the pattern used a single color, and the pattern was later extended to include a colorblocked version. Living in Florida, a lightweight shawl is ideal….
I try to take a step back a couple of times each year to look through all of my WIPs (works-in-progress) and decide what to do with them. I generally try to divide them into 3 categories. The first category are those projects that I’m going to bring to the top of the list and…
I really thought I had reached my limit of preordering yarn Advents, but then I saw a post this mini Advent, inspired by the Bridgerton series. I absolutely fell in love with the first season of this series, and if anything, I’m even more obsessed with each new season that’s released. I love historical fiction,…