The Fibre & Fellowship group at Lockport Mennonite Church was contacted by the Caring Christians about making prayer shawls/wraps for people who are going through some rough times. I started looking and dreaming and decided to write up some patterns. This is the fourth of my prayer patterns and is an elongated cable pattern. I designed it a...

What to do with those leftover bits of sock yarn? Knit awesome baby socks! Twinkle Twinkle Little Toes is a knitting sock pattern for baby socks in four sizes. Top down sock construction includes working in the round, star toe, afterthought star heel and the kitchener stitch. Prior sock knitting experience will be helpful. Three variations are ...

Half Pint is a knitting sock pattern for children’s socks in two widths. Top down basic sock construction includes working in the round, heel flap, turning a heel and the kitchener stitch. Prior sock knitting experience will be helpful. I use a set of DPN, a round marker and a needle for weaving in ends when I knit these up.

The Fibre & Fellowship group at Lockport was contacted by the Caring Christians about making prayer shawls/wraps for people who are going through some rough times. I started looking and dreaming and decided to write up some patterns. This wrap is the fourth of my prayer patterns and is a simple shell stitch. This will be a very soft shawl t...

The Fibre & Fellowship group at Lockport Mennonite Church was contacted by the Caring Christians about making prayer shawls/wraps for people who are going through some rough times. I started looking and dreaming and decided to write up some patterns. This is the second of my prayer patterns and is based on a waffle-like pattern. I designed ...

The Fibre & Fellowship group at Lockport Mennonite Church was contacted by the Caring Christians about making prayer shawls/wraps for people who are going through some rough times. I started looking and dreaming and decided to write up some patterns. This shawl is the first of my prayer patterns and is based on the Feather and Fan or Old Sh...

Amanda’s Mitts came about from a special request a friend of mine had for me.

Wee Socks for Wee Toes is a knitting sock pattern for baby socks in three sizes. Top down basic sock construction includes working in the round, heel flap, turning a heel and the kitchener stitch. Prior sock knitting experience will be helpful. I use a set of DPN, a round marker and a needle for weaving in ends when I knit these up.

Like many knitters, I have a little sock yarn problem. My regular stash is rather fluid, I put some in, I knit some up and it stays about the same size. Not so with my sock yarn stash. That just grows. I pick up a skein or two here on clearance, on vacation, in a color I like, in a color I know one of my children would like, etc.

This is another in my “On a Limb” series of leg warmers for children. This pair uses a twist stitch and a few well placed cables that form a wee little owl looking out of his home in a tree trunk.

This is a lace ribbed pattern for leg warmers. The lace rib adds a little extra interest both for the knitter as well as the wearer. One size fits children age 6 to small adult, of course fit gets closer as the wearer grows. Pattern includes two lengths.

This is a simple pattern for very basic leg warmers. One size fits children age 6 to small adult, of course fit gets closer as the wearer grows. Pattern includes two lengths.

My sister, BIL, two daughters and I saw The Hobbit over Christmas break. There is a ton of awesome knitted apparel in the movie. I found myself very distracted by it. Humorously enough, my sister was distracted by the crochet doily and my BIL saw all sorts of pottery I missed. We’re all rather crafty.

A quick pair of ribbed fingerless gloves in sport weight in two sizes. They can be easily tailored to your tastes with stripes or extra rounds added for more length.