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a thousand sales…
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!!! WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY MORNING. wow! it hardly seems possible! tuesday, i reached my one thousandth etsy sale! where did the time go??? if only i could think of some way to celebrate such a hallmark?????? let’s see……what, oh what could i do????? if only i had something that i […]
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Falling for knits…
I can feel it starting….the air is feeling ever so slightly crisper, thinner, fresher. Fall is coming soon. I know it is because the box of fresh crayons and bottle of Elmer’s glue told me so! School will be starting in just over a week. I’ll be heading down to the basement to pull out […]
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Front Page News….
Yay! In another Treasury……and this one made it to the front page early this morning!Go check it out before it expires on Saturday. 🙂
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Driving in style…
These are smart, chic and vintage inspired.Crocheted ladies driving gloves. They make me feel like wrapping my hair up in a pretty, soft scarf and jumping into an old motor car for a windy Spring drive with the top down. And of course, they are fingerless, so you don’t ruin that lovely manicure, driving home […]
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the fine art (misery) of pattern writing…
UPDATE:The Romantic Fingerless Glove Pattern is now available in my etsy shop!!!YAY!!! I’ve jotted, scribbled, written, scratched, noted and painfully re-written this pattern to death.To the point where I could care less if I ever write another pattern again in my entire life. But at the same time, there’s something satisfying and liberating about this […]
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testing, 1, 2, 3…
Wanted:Bored housewives, stressed out moms or Crocheters in need of therapy and a new, fun, free project. I’ve decided to sit down and write out a formal pattern for my fingerless gloves. I’ve searched Etsy and no one makes gloves like these. (with the ruffled edging and buttoned strap.) I’ve made a pair using my […]
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Holly Go (warmly?)…
I think Holly Golightly would have loved to have my newest creation on, while eating her croissant. no crumbs on the fingers of her lovely gloves! Audrey’s signature look in this movie classic is where I gained inspiration for my newest pattern.I mostly love how chic these look on their own but I also like […]
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bring it on, winter…
it’s certainly chillier out there these days but not quite to the point where I don’t feel like I look ridiculous wearing my winter gloves. last fall, I wore my vintage car coat that has 3/4 length sleeves and when I did wear gloves with it, I still had a patch on my wrists that […]