New Year, New Possibilities

Welcome back everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday season, and that the new year of 2024 has started off well. Are your New Year's Resolutions going according to plan? Mine are hit or miss 😅; I wanted to start reading for at least an hour a day, and make at least three crocheted …

Bernie Sanders?

If you know me, you know that I do not follow politics. Like, hardly at all. So I had no idea that Bernie Sanders had become so popular all of a sudden until 2 people sent me the same picture (on the same day!) of this crocheted Bernie doll and said either I should make …

So I Started a Scarf

Not knowing what I really wanted to make after the last pair of toys, I decided (finally) that I would make a scarf. I'm using the Serrato Scarf pattern from Universal Yarns. I've only made this scarf once before, with some sparkly purple yarn (that I won at a St. Patricks Day knitting event, actually!) …

A Tale of Two

After making the Cinderella characters, I was asked by my aunt if I could make an elephant and a giraffe for a friend. Of course my answer was yes, and the hunt for a suitable giraffe pattern began. I searched on Pinterest and found this one. It knits up very well, but there's a bit …

Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo! Guess Who?

Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo! Put yarn together and what have you got? The Fairy Godmother! This is the last doll in the Cinderella & Friends collection from Esther Joy Knits. I'm so excited to be knitting her up in some of my favorite cotton yarn! And in such lovely colors. 🙂 (This post is a …

The Royal Family

Here they are, all knit up and ready for the ball. We have Maid Cinderella, Princess Cinderella, Prince Charming, and Fairy Godmother. Each one was such fun to knit, and I can't wait to make a few more of them! All done! It was fun to watch each doll come together. I hope some little …

Prince Charming – On the Needles

After a quick run to Hobby Lobby, I have all the colors I need to properly knit up a Prince Eric. And soon - Cinderella is waiting! Don't you think knitted stripes are so pretty? There's just something about them, they are so neat and clean and tidy. Okay, so I did figure out how …

Weekend Shenanigans

Last weekend was so much fun! We went exploring around a couple swimming holes in Boone, NC - Trash Can Falls and Snake Pit. Despite the titles, both places are gorgeous, and for the record - no snakes were seen. (phew!) Snake Pit is across the street from Trash Can Falls, and yes, we had …

Princess Cinderella – On the Needles

Happy weekend! I'm so excited to finally have a few days off from work! I'm going to enjoy my time at home (sleeping in...), hopefully catch up on some knitting, some Duolingo (because I'm trying to improve my Spanish), and maybe explore downtown again as well. Who knows? As I mentioned in my last post, …

Tiny Little Dolls

I discovered EstherJoyKnits (also known as EstherBraithwaiteDesigns) on Pinterest. Her patterns are adorable, and put my stash to excellent use. The Cozy Izzy Dolls are the patterns I’m using right now, the girl and the boy versions. They work up fairly quickly, and are great to work on while watching a movie. 🙂 I have …