Saturday Spotlight|Introducing Tracey Maniluwhua Rivers

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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Because it's snowing…

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

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My Stash….

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

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Saturday Spotlight |Sunday Edition: Introducing ConnieCaps

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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Go Big or Just Go Home…..

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

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Sometime you have to start over…

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

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Throwback Thursday| The knitting Edition

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

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Wear it Wednesday

I have declared today as #wiw I have asked all my crafty friends to post pics of what they are wearing that they made today. On Instagram and Facebook, so why not here too. It appears olemanwinter is confused as hell, therefore, everyday I am wearing something I made so I don’t freeze to death.

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Yarn and Stevie wonder

I am so sure you read this title and was like wait what? 👀 ha I made you look 😆 The yarn The fact that I need therapy, devine intervention even is neither here nor there. Wait, what’s does that really mean? Why is that something one says? Anyway I have a yarn addiction we

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