February is one of my favorite months. It's probably no coincidence that it's also my birthday month. So now that Christmas is over I'm ready to decorate everything in red and pink. And that decorating starts with a Hugs and Kisses XOXO Valentine's Day Wreath for my front door. I picked up some red and pink felt at the craft store to make the X's and O's. The white wreath is my finger … [Read more...]
Finger Knitting
It's no secret that I have a slight obsession with yarn. So for the letter K I thought the kids and I could try some finger knitting. First things first, we made some t-shirt yarn out of a couple worn out shirts. (You can see my t-shirt yarn tutorial HERE.) I practiced with Oldest Twin first, to show Littlest how it worked. Oldest Twin has done some finger knitting with me before and … [Read more...]
Heart Wreath
Something sweet to hang on the front door this month, a heart wreath! For this project I used my white wreath base (more on that in a minute) as well as some red fleece, red yarn, and coral yarn. I used my heart shaped cookie cutter to trace to help me cut out the hearts. The white wreath base is one that I originally made last January and used for this Love wreath last year. … [Read more...]
finger knitting tutorial
I've really enjoyed doing several finger knitting projects recently. (Here, here, and here to see a few.) I figured it was time for me to share my own finger knitting tutorial! Finger knitting does take some time, but it doesn't require anything more than your fingers and some yarn. And you don't have to count any stitches. Most of my yarn is worsted weight, so I prefer to use two balls … [Read more...]