I have joined the cult, the American Duchess Cape cult! Since the first moment of seeing the free American Duchess Cape pattern, I have had a mighty need to make my own. The pattern is still available for free on their website. The problem is that I am not an accomplished seamstress, and this pattern …
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We are ALL Wonder Women when we Knit!
I never had much exposure to Wonder Woman growing up. My experience with superheros was primarily X-Men, Batman, and Spiderman from the cartoons on Fox Kids in the afternoons. ….and can we just take a moment to recognize how absolutely amazing the Fox Kids afternoon line up was through the years? I mean: Spiderman, X-Men, …
A Pattern for a Warm and Cozy Tea Mug
I’m a believer…. Double-knitting is the holy grail of knitting in my very humble opinion. It’s colorful, can be dramatic, or subtle; design options are seemly endless; it’s doubly warm and best of all there are no yarn floats on the back side as in stranded knitting. Because I ABHOR locking floats….. well perhaps …
Through the Wardrobe… to “The Land of Spare Oom….”
One of my all time favorite stories when I was a child was the Chronicles of Narnia. I adored C.S. Lewis’ beautiful world and I read the books many times. I even dressed up like Susan for Halloween as a kid and I attended the movies. And the person I have most to thank for …



