The Charm of Crowns
Constantine I brought the crown from ancient Persia to Rome and Europe. Since then, the simple browband made of leaves [...]
Read More →Wearing Your Doilies
Well, what do you think? I’m on the fence. While I love lace, not sure I like a cobble-together-a-bunch-of-doilies wedding [...]
Read More →If It Makes the Size 2 Model Look Wide …
I was just looking around for something to get on the needles (that means starting a project to you non-knitters [...]
Read More →Crocheted Japanese Flower Scarf
Sometimes you just need a quickie. This scarf started as a distraction when I was supposed to be cleaning up [...]
Read More →What’s Old is New Again
When I first stumbled onto double ended crochet I thought it was a brand new technique. Feeling all superior and [...]
Read More →Handy-Dandy Market Bags To Make Yourself
A reader emailed me questions about the market bag I made a long, long time ago. That wonderful pink bag [...]
Read More →24 Handbags From 1944
Pattern books and magazines from the about the 1920s through 1950s really do it for me. It matters not if [...]
Read More →Paper Yarn
Yes, darlings, this skirt and vest ensemble was knit from paper yarn that was made from newspaper. Then there’s this [...]
Read More →Giant Knitting
Remember how I wondered about the hook sizes required to make these? No luck, so far, finding giant crochet hooks. [...]
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