Use knitted lace in child's Ballerina shrug

Here is a simple but lovely project for a little girl: Little Ballerina Shrug from All Knitted Lace 

Isn't that pretty? You could use this design as a springboard and try your own lace design in the body of the shrug. 


Happy Knitting!

Are you selling any of your crafts?

Are you selling any of your crafts? If so, you may want to join this link party at Polly Want a Crafter.

Pretty cardi pattern and it's FREE

I love getting the free Berroco newsletter. There is always something interesting to learn and a FREE PATTERN. 


The newsletter that I received today has a video to illustrate Mirror shaping.


Here is an example of what you may find in a pattern:


"Work to correspond to left front, reversing all shaping." ...A common phrase used by pattern writers to save print space. I hate seeing this sentence...


Use your new found skill to make this darling cardi called Gardner.

Lace wedding shawl...

I am so excited...my lace wedding shawl was featured in this great knitting treasury. I hope you enjoy looking at the other great items in this ETSY treasury.

For Sale by Owner 98 - Shop Linkup

Follow the rules and add a link to your shop

Have a look and see what others are 

making and selling in their shops!

Got scratchy yarn?

In every stash is some scratchy yarn. Is there any hope for it?

Well here is an interesting post that suggests a solution.

Have a read and dig out that yarn!

Free shawl pattern

I love little shoulder shawls...


Here is a pretty pattern from Classic Elite.

It is called Camellia and is knit in Silky Alpaca Lace. Click here to read more about it and download the FREE PDF of the pattern.
Happy Knitting

Wedding Shawl

I just finished a lovely project that I call the Wedding Shawl. I wanted to make something that wasn't too hard to knit but still had some flavor of a Shetland shawl. So this shawl is made up as simple half round design in repeating rows of eyelet then at the bottom a border of Old Shale. Do you like it? 

I pulled the points of the Old Shale pattern when I blocked it to make the curve look more dramatic.
...need to write it up the pattern this week. 

There is one for sale on ETSY. I will be knitting a few more for the wedding and prom season.

Great retro apron and cape

Is it an apron or is it a cape? IT'S BOTH!


It is the vintage Turn About Apron and Cape crochet pattern from 1954

Looks like a lot of fun.

Now available at my ETSY store.

Happy Crocheting.

Free link party

Check out Polly want a Crafter for a great place to have a free link to your shop or feature a craft project you have been working on.  You can also see what other crafters have been busy with.


This is a "sister" site to Remodelaholic...one of my favorite decorating and DIY blogs.

Crocheted Edwardian Lace Shawls

Here are two new patterns that are available at my ETSY store. They are stunning crocheted lace shawls from Edwardian England.


Click on the images to go to my ETSY store. Remember, you get a freebie pattern with every purchase.

Picot Lace Shawl with Wheel Insertion

Crochet Lace Shawl with Cable Insertion

Free Vintage Knitting patterns from NZ

I was looking around for a vintage knitting pattern for a tea cosy and some lace trims and I came across Vintage Purls from New Zealand. There are some great sock patterns for sale here or the shop on Ravelry. I found the conversion chart for yarn thicknesses very helpful.


I LOVE this shawl from the summer sock club: Demelza.

Of course, I was drawn to the collection of vintage patterns that are offered for free. There are some great patterns here like this swimsuit...

a Poppet the Poodle that I had as a child...

oh...and the tea cosy I was looking for!