FREE Loom Pattern: *Candy Cane Characters*

Posted on November 19, 2007 by gettinitpegged

‘Tis the Season…

…for crafting cute little somethings!   These little guys were created over the weekend, and I thought I’d share them with you… the pattern is located on the Freebies page.  Hope you have as much fun creating these little characters as I did…maybe you’ll think up some of your own creation!  If you do, please share them with me…I’d love to hear about it.  🙂 

*Candy Cane Characters~

 

 

**Also… when you download the pattern, please leave a comment, so that I can contact you if there’s any updates on the pattern that need to be addressed…

Thanks a bunch!

Bethany~

 

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Tea for two, & Two for tea~

Posted on November 18, 2007 by gettinitpegged

Tottie-Doll Comes for Tea~

Tottie-Doll & Noreen-Doll enjoy teatime & tantalizing conversation~

Today, Tottie-Doll has come to visit her long time friend, Noreen-Doll, for a delicious cup of Twinnings Earl Grey tea and wonderful conversation.  It has been a while since they have gotten to chat, because Tottie-Doll has just returned from an amazing journey, filled with wonders, and across many miles.  She has interesting stories to share, as does Noreen-Doll.  She loves to share her memories of a wonderful family she used to know, made of the elements of nature themselves.  She is not sure whether these memories are real, or a curious dream of another life and land; but she cannot put them out of her mind, and so loves to share them with others.

Tottie-Doll & Noreen-Doll share their love of fiber~

While they enjoy each other’s company, their fingers fly as they each work on their own fibery projects: Tottie-Doll is working on an embroidered pillow to rest her travel weary head.  Noreen-Doll is just casting onto her needles an idea that has been twirling around her creative little head…a special surprise for a friend.  Noreen-Doll is forever thinking up fun and wondrous things, and creating them upon a whim.  Most of her ideas come from the same place as those misty memories of the stories she loves to tell.  Her friends are often amazingly blessed by her gifts of generosity!        

                                                                                   Fond Farewells…

 

Oh my! 

Tottie-Doll & Noreen-Doll have talked the day away!  It’s getting quite late!  They bid their fond farewells, ’till next time when they can again enjoy each other’s company and sweet converstation.

 

 

 

 

 

PS: This is a little way of sending thanks to Noreen Crone-Findlay for her special gift, a memoir of another Tea on Sunday.  My daughter Megan, helped me by sharing her sweet doll house and by helping with photography…Thanks to you too, Meggyloo!  🙂

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*Thanks to the Garter Stitch Shortcut…

Posted on November 15, 2007 by gettinitpegged

This last Tuesday marked the 2nd day of my current college course on Loom Knitting for the Holidays.  The particular project we were learning on Tuesday enabled me to teach everyone the “Garter Stitch Shortcut” tip discovered by Isela Phelps…I have realized lately that I use this shortcut ALL THE TIME!  I don’t think there’s ever a time when I’m knitting a purl over a knit that I don’t employ this fantabulous tip!

If you haven’t seen Isela’s video on this subject…click here…it’s definitely worth your time to check it out, as it will save you tons of time in your knitting endeavors!

And to you, Isela…a giant THANK YOU…for all that you do to help us go one step farther in looming!  😀

Bethany~

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