Nancy's Arts & Crafts

Phew.  Those fair isle socks (only two yarn colors per row, knit intermittently while holding the opposing color in the back of the knitting...

One of the blog feeds that comes to me daily is that of BJWS . Her blog is entitled "It's About Time," a reference to the many...

...except it did not end as a pair of socks.  Somehow my right hand took a beating and is bruised, likely due to pure clumsiness.  And I did...

Yup, two weeks later, here they are, as shown on the Mr.'s hands: I used Knit Picks Stroll in a 75% wool, 25% nylon fingering we...

Making shrinky dinks is not just for kids, although they would have fun making them.   This site has a good tutorial, but you can just buy ...

From painting, now back to knitting.  I finished the Bitterroot Shawl and another pair of socks.  First, the Bitterroot shawl by designer Ro...

While in Waco, I made a bit of progress on a new project with a pattern from Ysolda Teague :  the Scroll Lace Scarf .  Hand dyed yarn from ...

Information from this website says: All soldiers yearn for care packages from home, and Socks for Soldiers is one of the organizations curr...

I finished these "Look at Me" socks two days ago. The pattern can be found at Woolworks . The yarn is 100% wool, a superwashed fib...

Yea! I finished my husband's socks. And it was just in time for hot weather...those wool socks will get moth eaten before he ever puts t...

My patience was tested yesterday when I tried correctly knitting the toes of a woolen sock. Mind you, I had gotten through the heel and guss...