• Barn Bar Door - How we made our own bar door.
    New Home

    Barn Door Bar

    When we first purchased our home, the previous owner had framed out a doorway for a refrigerator in the basement – which was used to store beer. We liked the idea, we hated…

  • how to knit in the round
    Knitting

    Swatch Me Make a New Hat

    Knitting a Hat with two strands of yarn For a number of different reasons, hats are one of my favorite things to make.  Mittens will probably be a close second once I finish…

  • How we made barn wood shelves
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    I Dream of Barn wood

    How we made our own barn wood shelves It started when I was a kid, following my mother, precariously exploring antique stores in search of furniture to restore.  All my life, my mom…

  • Free Bathroom Basket Knitting Pattern from Knitting in the Park
    Free Patterns,  Knitting

    Bathroom Baskets

    A free knitting pattern for your home We have a tiny half bathroom off of our bedroom as our master in our 1960’s ranch home.  In this small space, we’re short on storage.…

  • The Fall Vines Cowl knitting pattern has been published.
    Patterns

    Fall Vines Cowl Pattern

    Knit the Fall Vines Cowl Now! The pattern for the Fall Vines Cowl is now published on three different pattern websites.  Previously I had opened an opportunity to knit this shawl along with…

  • Knitting

    Posturing on Knitting

    How you sit, when you knit, matters All puns and rhymes aside, when you do something for any length of time, it’s a good idea to think about your posture and the impact…

  • New Home

    A Roof Over Our Heads

    Sleeping soundly again during the rain thanks to a new roof. Sleeping during a rainstorm is one of my absolutely joys – even sitting on a covered porch or next to an open…