The Invisible Hand Stitch

Have you ever had trouble getting the top of that pillow or quilt closure to look clean?  I know that I sure have.  I have never quite been able to get the invisible stitch thing right, but this video did such a great job explaining it that I thought I would share it with you….

Crocheted Soap Bags

When my husband and I first decided that we were going to try to live a more earth friendly life, we started with our personal care items.  We found something called a soap bag, or soap saver.  It is essentially a cotton knit or crocheted bag that you put your soap in and use as…

Keep Your Coffee Cozy

My grandmother was an amazing artist with a crochet hook.  I’ve never been all that great at it since I tend to keep my stitches rather tight, but I decided to go ahead and start with something small to get myself back in practice with crocheting.  Since my husband and I drink so much coffee,…

Start Small: Waffle Knit Dishcloth

Ok, so while I was making this, I decided that I’m good at knitting and I’m good at purling, but I’m not so good when I have to do them together.  It’s not so much counting the stitches, but I knit very tightly, I always have, and it is hard for me to get the…