Knitting Posts

Knitting Victorian Lace

Earlier this week, I began reading A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning and came across a knitting pattern for Victorian lace edging when I was looking through the chapters. Immediately, I wanted to give it a try! Fortunately, I had a set of size 3 needles and crochet thread on hand, and I began.

Knitted Poncho, Take 2

Since I started knitting El’s poncho, Em has been asking every day, “Where’s my poncho?” I finally finished it on Wednesday. She has been wearing it almost constantly since then. I even had to wash it yesterday after she spilled milk on it! If you missed my earlier post about making one for my older daughter, you can read it to see why I started knitting again …

Knitted Poncho

How many times are you in a moment where you are waiting or sitting and your hands feel useless so you pick up your phone to check your email or scroll on social media? The act of doing something with your hands makes the time seem productive, but at the end of the time, what has truly been accomplished?