BearyAnn Crafts

The craze of graphic novels is not limited to the crime stoppers who can dodge a bullet, win unending battles and leap tall buildings in a single bound.  Enter “Handknit Heroes”.  This graphic novel for knitters boasts a great storyline with knitting superheroes along with a beautiful and easy knitting pattern in each issue! Though [...]

I am not a sock knitter. I have never worn a pair of hand knit socks so I am not accustomed to glorious feeling I understand avid sock knitters declare. I do, however, admire the beauty in hand knit socks. I love to follow the blogging of the infamous Yarn Harlot who has taken her [...]

I am building up my pattern library.  Each day Annie’s Attic offers a FREE pattern of the day. I print this to PDF and save it in my digital library. Patterns are mostly knit or crochet, but there have been a few canvas patterns. Check it out at Annie’s Attic.

Fuzzy Mitten’s has a delightful pattern book available for purchase called “Fuzzy Mitten’s Festive Knits”. I clicked on “preview” and the first pattern is an adorable teddy bear!  I love it.  Living on unemployment is creating havoc in my pattern and yarn stash. As soon as that clears up I think I will have to [...]

How to Add Fringe to a Crochet or Knit Project from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Adding fringe to a knitted or crocheted scarf, blanket, or poncho is easy and fun to do. Plus, it adds a finished touch to your project. Click on any photo to see a larger [...]

Finished a few odd ball things to keep myself distracted.  Gave up on the Plastic Bag. Just didn’t like it. I needed something to work on during a recent day trip to the St Louis Zoo. (I didn’t need it at the zoo, but I did for the 6 hour round trip drive. It keeps [...]

In the spring of 2007 I approached my church’s women’s ministry leaders with an idea of a Knitting Bible Study.  I had written some lessons and practiced on a couple of women in my home. They were thrilled with the teaching.  I wanted to try it at the church.  They were excited at the idea [...]