Nancy's Arts & Crafts

The knit-along with Paula at Knitting Pipeline is going great guns.  Here is my finished Shaelyn Shawl that finished out at 26" x 54...

One of my favorite podcasters, Paula, who hosts the Knitting Pipeline , is starting a knit a long (KAL) today.  I'm in.  Here is the Sha...

One of the best digital downloads that I have recently purchased is the book What Would Madam Defarge Knit ? (Creations Inspired by Classic ...

Ironically, sadly, three chemo hats are still in my cedar chest that my mother used during her cancer treatment in 1999, and that I saved be...

Occasionally, people will inquire about what podcasts I favor.  Here is a screen shot of the current podcasts I uploaded this morning from m...

One of my favorite podcasters, Dr. Gemma , talked last week about her box of community supported agriculture (CSA) organic foods and gave a...

This month was tech update in our household.  From television to internet service provider packaging to the new iTouch and iTunes, our gadge...

Coming up with a new lighting decoration for Thanksgiving dinner being served after the sun goes down, here is an idea: use LED cool white b...

A few weeks ago, while listening to the Knit Picks Podcast , guest Sandra McAlister talked about knitting the bottom part of socks inside ou...

Because part of my reason for blogging is to keep things readily organized while doing craft projects, here is one idea I am cataloguing for...

Written by Rumer Godden in 1961, China Court: The Hours of a Country House was reviewed by The Book Diva at Viewpoints with this quick sum...

Over your shoulder or around your neck, these knit pouches are handy to hold keys, lipstick, and your cell phone or MP3 player. Off you go o...

In a previous post in October , knitting easy lace shawls was discussed. The pattern for knitting the shawl shown below came free from Knit ...

In a previous post , prayer shawls were discussed. I was searching for a way to make a shawl from quilting or fleece fabric because it would...

Wow! Did we have a taste treat yesterday courtesy of a recipe I heard about in a podcast last week from The Splendid Table . It was Bar-B-Qu...

For everything, there is a time and a season. Ecclesiastes, Chapter Three : 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose ...

SewLiberated has this darling apron pattern for sale on the internet. It is named the "Emmeline" pattern. It shows a high waisted...

Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet (Paperback) by Kendall Croliu...

My neighbor gave me a darling little bag several years ago that she had knitted with ribbon yarn. She attached an I-cord (Idiot cord) to th...

Over the past few weeks, I have been an avid fan of listening to various pod casts while knitting or sewing on projects. There is so much to...