Winter Knitting Wishlist

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

If I could afford to buy all the yarn I would ever dream of and had the time/motivation to finish each project, this is what I would create:

Top row: 1 [ Pretty Maids via Knitty ] 2 [ Silver Belle via Vogue Knitting ] 3 [ Desmid via Sipping and Stitching ]
Middle Row: 1 [ Bowline Mittens via Stephanie [...]

Free Printable: Airmail Envelope

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Head over to Ruffled to download the free template for an airmail envelope. I printed mine on brown paper and added a vintage stamp.
You can also download this free font to get many wonderful vintage postage images such as the one below.

Enjoy!

© 2010 by Erica Lea

Thrifted Knitting Needles

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Look what Mom picked up at a rummage sale for only $3! Included are straight, circular, and double pointed needles, plus three stitch holders, all contained in a flour tin. What a find!
© 2009 by Erica Lea

A Shirt Dress for Elinor

Monday, August 10th, 2009

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Look at the adorable dress that my sister Katelyn sewed for our niece, Elinor.

Katelyn found the pattern online and has already made two of these cute dresses.

In case you would like to make one for yourself, here’s the pattern.
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© 2009 by Erica Lea

Not Your Ordinary Knitted Dishcloth

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

I love hand knitted dishcloths. But I’m not a huge fan of the kind made from worsted weight cotton. Yes, they are better than store bought dishcloths, but they can get very bulky.
I noticed a friend of mine knitting a dishcloth from a single strand of crochet cotton. Of course I had to try my [...]

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