What’s GG making now

What's GG knitting now?

Last night Scandal came back and I needed something to occupy my hands. Why? So I wouldn’t throw something at my TV! Shonda play too much, yes I am addicted to Scandal. I shared this pic with you guys of the cape I tried on at Vogueknitting live and fell in love, the Touring Cape, […]

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Update: Boot cuffs

So I started my day with the stitch dictionary and a nice hot cup of tea, because it was bone chilling cold and uhm, yea..GG is not a fan, in the house I stayed. Yes Ma’am I did. I found a stitch I liked and got to work. Here is what I came up with,

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Because: sometimes I knit for me

So remember the hat that was free until the end of the month? The hat that I found the yarn in my stash that I didn’t even remember I had? Yea that hat. Well after I finished I said I wanted a cowl to match.  Although I have a pile of handmade knits that I

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That moment when….

You go shopping in your stash and find this beauty Woot woot! I was looking for some super bulky yarn to make this hat pattern I found on Ravelry. The designer made it free until Jan 31st. You can find the pattern here. When I tell you this yarn and that pattern was perfection, well

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I like big stitches and I can not lie…

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

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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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That moment when….Yarn Happens

So I  find a yarn in my stash that I have no idea where I got it from.  I mean I normally keep the tags so I can tell folks when asked. All I remember about this one is I got it from the NJ Fiber Arts Festival last year (2013) and I remember she

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What's in a name?

I opened up my ETSY shop again. So me,  some super bulky hand painted yarn, US50 needles AND a couple of hours = instant gratification. I am the CEO of #teamlazyashell so I love bulky, chunky yarn and some big needles. Yes I do indeed. So here is the deal,  I need you guys help.

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I have yet to meet a yarn I didn't like….

So I told you all about this yarn I found on Instagram in this post. It was hand-dyed by Nicole Frost and I think I love her. I mean I was so eager to watch these colors come together that I just started knitting. I didn’t have a goal, or a pattern or what I

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It's Friday and I finished :)

Hey family, Remember that pattern I found on Pinterest and ordered it as fast as my lil fingers could type? It is called the Hen Plaid Wrap and I was tempted to put my cowl down? Remember? Well I needed something to knit on the train ride to Rhinebeck So I cast on and off

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