How to knit a heart in any size

This post about how to knit a heart was published last year, but I thought it was worthy of a second run.  I love hearts, so when I was asked about knitting a heart, the first thing I did was go searching for a pattern. I love the Internet, because you can find anything and everything. […]

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The Tale of the Turban

  I have ALWAYS wanted a knitted Turban hat. I mean like always. I will not tell you how I have run through the internet searching for a pattern and then I just gave up! I did see a guy that had one on at VKLive last year and it was more of a knitted

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GG made it to Ravelry’s front page!

So it was a long day and as usual I was unwinding with a few stitches when I got a message on Facebook from Karen, the owner of Do Ewe Knit? It went like this Karen: did you see you are on the opening page of RAVELRY. Karen : OMG Karen: omg, omg Me: wait,

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My final thoughts on VKLive

My thoughts on my second VKlive experience is pretty much the same as my thoughts the first time around.  AMAZING!! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! So it’s been a week and I am slowly starting to come down from being #yarnwasted. That is until I read this blog post from Jen Geigley and I am all like “omgawd did

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VKLive Day 2: I met Jacqui Fink!!

  Jacqui Fink, yes her and me and day 2…lets go! My daughter was kind enough to drive me into NYC because I am a big ole punk! I was so excited and she well…see for your self! LOL She was happy on the inside I promise. Click play! We picked up Tee and headed

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Vogue Knitting Live, the perfect “Weekend”

  Vogue Knitting Live was this weekend and I had the best “Weekend” of my knitting life,  pun intended. The Knitting event of the year is held at the Marriot Marquis smack in the middle of Time Square. If you have been following me you know last year I popped my cherry, lol I am a

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National Hat day 2016

  National Hat day is today, Friday January 15, 2016.  Hats have always been a struggle for me. I am always apprehensive when I cast on a new one.  I mean I have gotten better but my goodness that hasn’t always been the case. So let’s look at the hats over the years. LOL! Let’s

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Simple, Modern Knits: a book full of them

Stay tuned as she knits all the patterns, because I got mail! Woot woot my Copy of Weekend has arrived and I couldn’t be more pleased. Simple, modern knits is dead on, as I have already completed 3 of the patterns.     WHY So GG what is the big deal about this book? Why

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It’s not the weekend, but…

It’s not the weekend and I guess you could say I’m out of control just a wee bit. I have knit 3 out of the 12 patterns since Sunday and the book (Weekend: Simple, Modern Knits) hasn’t arrived yet 🙈 what book, is that what you are saying? Ha! The book that is in Vogue

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Seam or not to seam? That is the question

Hello and welcome to the first #TechniqueTuesday of the year. I have a question, to seam or not to seam..what do you do? I always post a Technique on my Facebook page but I have to do better at including it here as well. I am a work in progress so bare with me, ok?

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