I am not sure if you all know, but I have an ETSY shop. Yea, little ole me, folks kept asking do I sell what I make and since I was unemployed I said to myself “self, you may as well try” so that’s how GGmadeitbyhand was born. What that also means is it’s just …
yes I am a grown woman and I still write letters to Santa. I mean I am basically an open book, yet I still hear “I don’t know what to get Gaye for Christmas” REALLY people? Me, the one who dreams of being an octopus so I can have more arms to knit with? I …
Hello my fiber friends :p It’s Saturday so it’s time to shine the light on another talented fiber lover. I know I have said in the past that I have the best fiber friends EVER! I am forever finding inspiration in this cyber world. Insert Tracey Maniluwhua Rivers, the talent behind Tranquil Rivers Designs where her …
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From me and my family to you and yours.
iKnit, well Duh I do that anyway..but I mean snow just screams handmade knitwear don’t you agree? I mean you have to put on warm Handmade socks, grab your favorite mug and fill it with your beverage of choice. I am a tea lover, but what ever gets you going; grab your needles and make …
That moment when you open a bag that has been in your room for quite some time. That bag that you are so very sure has yarn in it, but you just never looked in that bag, you know what I mean? OR that moment you go in your daughter’s room and find left over …
As we all prepare for the launch of the holiday season, I know I tend to take inventory of the reasons to be thankful. I get the most joy when I give, so naturally while in this train of thought Linda Blakely the talent behind ConnieCaps came to mind. I reached out and she agreed …
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Last time we met I said, sometimes you have to start all over again and I showed how I took something apart and made something different. Well I did it again. I have always wanted to make one of the big Giant hats and woot woot I did it guys! And if you are so inclined …
Remember this guys? Remember how excited I was to get my hands on this yarn? Remember I couldn’t wait to knit it up, just started knitting didn’t do any research..LOL I need help I tell you I do. Well after having it for a while I wasn’t really pleased. I didn’t feel like I got …
Am I the only one that looks at the early handmade stuff and think “I remember when I couldn’t do that?” Well in honor of throwback Thursday I pulled out the first cowl I made, circa 2011 The pattern is Knit Ridge Cowl by Lion brand and it was my first attempt at purling in …
