buttons

Final Closure …

Well, after over 20 years of providing buttons for locals and travelers from around the world, Colleen of Button Button, is retiring and looking to sell her store. It has been an incredible experience for Colleen and it would be impossible to name her experiences and friendships created in the last 2 decades, but it’s time for her to begin the next chapter in her life. As a result it is a bittersweet decision for her sell the store. Ideally she would like to find someone who also has a passion for buttons and people and is able to […]

Barrington 3.0 Part 2

Well, Amy of Amy Rampfl Photography has finished editing some more of the pictures from the photo shoot. You can click on her name to go to her website and see what other fantastic work she does. So here are some more of those pics to show you the versatility of this scarf design using the Cascade Yarns Eco+. As I stated in the last post, since it comes in large skeins, it’s a great value and gives you many design options. You saw the cowl and matching neck warmer modeled by Dino and Eileen I got in the […]

Planning for the finish ..

The secret to any successful project implementation is good planning. Knitting a sweater (or any other garment) is very much the same. Unfortunately, it took me years of knitting before I realized this, and as a result, my first few sweaters could have been made a lot better. I’m not lamenting the past, just reflecting on the fact that had I had someone telling me certain things, well, I would definitely have more sweaters that I would be proud of wearing. So it is with this thought in mind that I write this post, and hopefully some of what […]

Tuesday’s Tips …

Hello knitters (and non), welcome to another edition of Tuesday’s Tips. Here are another 6 tips to make your knitting life a little easier. Before I start though, a quick apology to the ladies from Waves (you know who you are) as I won’t be there today. I am working on the set of Life Unexpected and started at 7:06 this morning. Keep your fingers crossed that I’m free to come and join you next week – Hugzzz! Here are the tips … Yarn bowls – are great for knitting at home and if you don’t have one you […]

The Better Buttonhole …

If you’ve been knitting for any amount of time, you’ve probably had to do a button hole at some point. There are lots of ways to do them, but the most common is probably the 1 row buttonhole. You’ve probably had to make do with the regular method of casting off the number of stitches in the button hole, finish your row, then cast them back on when you get back to it in the next row. As we discussed in the post a few days ago, it’s hard to get a buttonhole that is sturdy enough and still […]