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  • Really enjoyed knitting this darling little bag. Thanks to Elizabeth Jarvis for the pattern.

  • This bag works over the shoulder or as a cross-body bag with the attachable leather strap. Thanks to H Huggy for this pattern.

  • The waffle loop pattern is repetition of four rows, each of which has its own repeated sequence (row 1 = PPK, row 2 = PKK, row 3 = K, row 4 = P). Because the skirt is knitted in the round, and you are basically going around and around on the same side of the…

  • This mat adds interest to an empty hallway. I knitted each rectangle in a waffle loop pattern and then stitched the rectangles together. The waffle loop pattern is a repetition of three stitches in four rows: PPK the first row, PKK the second row, K the third row, and P the fourth row.

  • I’m excited to pair this scarf with black, white, aubergine and other colors this winter. The pattern is the Ra scarf by Annoline Billies.

  • One nice thing about knitting is that you can make unusual garments that aren’t found in stores. Grateful to marijay j for this rave sleeves pattern, which I adapted for this project.

  • Knitted this white camisole for myself after finishing the black one for my daughter. Grateful for the Remi Camisole pattern by Caldree on Ravelry. I kept the shape of the garment but dropped the fancy stitching because it’s too advanced for me.

  • I knitted this camisole for my daughter’s birthday, and she likes it. It can be worn by itself on a cool day or evening or worn as a sweater vest over a T-shirt when it’s colder.

  • Knitting gives you great opportunities to think about things and come up with new ideas. I will be sharing ideas from my knitting on this blog, and I welcome you to do the same. Today I was reflecting on the snobbery some city-dwellers express toward those who live in the suburbs. To be sure, there…

  • There was sturm and drang several days ago when I ripped this scarf apart because it was way too wide. Now I love the narrow length. The pattern is knitting a seven-row block in a KPKPKPK sequence (stockinette pattern), then switching the order for the next seven rows (PKPKPKP), and continuing like that, alternating the…