Hello! Today I'm popping in for a quick post about a dinner party we are hosting tonight. It's easy and I'll tell you why, it's for our dinner club and the hosts only have to make the main course, Butter Chicken tonight, and the guests bring everything else! Think of it as an elevated pot luck. The appetizer, first course, side veg, naan and pepper butter, rice and dessert will arrive at 6 PM all ready to go! Attached to each dish will be a smiling face who is ready to eat, drink and be merry. We meet once a month, the second Friday, and will have 14 people if everyone is in town. Tonight we will be 12. If you've ever considered putting together your own fun dinner

Yule Do! Such a cute name! I enjoyed knitting this so much and love the little Christmas trees, dreidels and garland swags. Even though it's somewhat Christmasy I'll be wearing this any time of year. The yarn, Rowan Island Blend Fine, is next-to-skin soft, plus it's well behaved and very pleasant to work with. I purchased a sweater's worth in white and have some leftover black from another sweater, my Paul Klee,

Would you like a Valentine craft that will make you smile all day? This will do the trick. I had so much fun making these peg dolls and their darling sweetheart boxes downloaded from Etsy. If you love to make peg dolls, let this be your Valentine inspo! I've got the very simple how-to including links at the bottom of this post.

You know I'm a big fan of peg people and love that they create mountains of opportunities for imaginary play. Even though my 6 year old grandson has Lego people and action figures galore, he still reaches for his peg people. The best ones are the ones he has made himself--there's a scary big bad wolf and three

I've begun my deep cleaning in earnest and have a new comrade to bring to the battle with me. It's a hand knitted dish cloth! For the record, I have always turned my nose up at knitted dishrags, they seemed so granny, but what the heck, I'm a granny, but still, I was stubbornly snobbish about them. Then my girlfriend started making them and loving them and convinced me that I would love them too.  I had also 

One of the most difficult things about test projects is that you can't share them until they are published! This morning I got the OK to post this new shawl pattern, Feel The Breeze by Jennifer Weisman.  The pattern is so clever and the knitting is addictive. I absolutely loved making it. The pattern looks gorgeous

Hello and happy weekend to you! I made this shrug a month or two ago and I LOVE it! It's the best shrug ever. Since we keep our heater on low, I find myself popping it on when I'm a little cold and a sweater is just not enough. It's perfect to wear in a restaurant where it's almost always too chilly for me. I also love that it goes under my new coat beautifully. It's a snap to make and uses budget friendly yarn! I'm going to make more!