Hold onto your hat and grab a cup of tea...this post is long. Not in words so much as in pictures! Lots of photos documenting last week, the week in-between Christmas week and back-to-school week. I decided to declare it a Making Retreat Week. Well, the retreat part was really just imaginary. I wanted to … Continue reading A Making “Retreat”
Tag: crochet
Did You Know?
Did you know that I have a whole section here on my blog with FREE knit and crochet patterns???? Yes, just for you, the knitter or crocheter! And I have JUST ADDED another pattern to the FREE line-up! Snowy Frostman used to sell on Etsy for $5, but now you can download it for FREE … Continue reading Did You Know?
What’s Cookin’ …
Sometimes I feel like a mad scientist with all the various creative things I have going on. But perhaps it's a bit more like being a chef...lots of pots simmering on top of the stove, with one or two things baking in the oven. Lest you think I've abandoned my beloved yarn, I am always … Continue reading What’s Cookin’ …
The Cherry Grove Shawlette
While I was knitting the Holden Shawlette this summer, I was also designing a shawlette, one to crochet. I loved how the Holden Shawlette designer, Mindy Wilkes, was inspired by the waves of the ocean, having grown up going to Holden Beach here in NC. The idea for my crocheted shawl came while I was … Continue reading The Cherry Grove Shawlette
My Boon Companion
I've been trying to write this post for a couple of months now. The right words elude me. Or rather, words do not seem to hold the meaning I'd like to convey. I wrote on this topic a few years back, here, after Maddie was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I've had a similar, though … Continue reading My Boon Companion
An Artful Life
As each day marches on beyond the health ordeal I've recently gone through, I begin to see some of the shake down or repercussions of it all. It might be described as having experienced a sifting of sorts, and what remains in the sifter is the pure wheat. It's an ongoing process though, and I'm … Continue reading An Artful Life
Before Genevieve…
...there was Genevieve! That's confusing I know. But before I was drawing Genevieve, the name of my dress form was/is Genevieve. And so, I dress Genevieve, as if she was a big doll, with the latest knit or crochet creation. She makes a great model, don't you think? Here are a couple of other drawings … Continue reading Before Genevieve…
All Together Now!
Drum Roll Please.... All three of my Drawn2 blogs are now under one roof! Here on Drawn2Life, we now have all the posts and pages from Drawn2Be, which was a blog for all things Genevieve. AND we have all the posts and pages from Drawn2Knit here as well! I'm very excited about this, as … Continue reading All Together Now!
A Bunting We Will Go
A bunting we will go...A bunting we will go...High ho the derry-oh...a bunting we will go! Tee Hee! This little project was so much fun to work on the last few days. It really didn't last long enough! But I'm enjoying the end result and it seems my family loves it too! A bit … Continue reading A Bunting We Will Go
If Knitting Had Feelings…
I do wonder about this sometimes. I fall in love with a simple ball of yarn. And the dreaming begins. I'm sure it loves this...me dreaming about all the possibilities it might become. Then I choose, and off we go...clicking away happily with nary a thought but the yarn and stitches in front of me. … Continue reading If Knitting Had Feelings…