BearyAnn’s WebYarn

I have been recovering from surgery the past several weeks. So to keep my mind and hands busy I have been knitting bears. Two bears are currently looking for new homes and are posted on an online handmade webstore called “Etsy”.       These bears may be seen on my etsy page.

I am trying to prefect my knitted bear making so this week I made 2 more bears. Using the same pattern and same needle size but adding a strand of eyelash yarn to one here is what I came up with.   Despite the fact the bears are knitted, you will notice this one is [...]

I got this idea that the clutter in my craft supplies was making it more and more difficult to work on any projects.  So I started to “organize”. I have a bad case of KCADD (knit crochet attention deficit disorder). So when this is at its worse I pull out my craft supplies to sort [...]

I have been trying to get organized.  Trying being the key word here. I pull out everything so I can sort them into smaller groups, then eliminate from there. Instead I pull out everything and get excited over what I found and start another project! Here are a couple of things that I’ve done with [...]

I am building up a library of digital patterns.  I have many more patterns than I will ever be able to complete, but you never know when you will suddenly decide to make a teddy bear for a barbie doll or a 7 foot round afghan. Some favorite FREE sites I check daily and save [...]

I was challenged recently to make a teddy bear resemble the comic character of Betty Boop. I crocheted her hair first using a loop stitch. That didn’t work so I tried freeforming a flat piece, and then made long needlepoint type stitches. I added a few loops for spit curls. Her dress is knitted and [...]

Most of my blogs are on knit or crochet items because that is what I do most. Once the project it complete it needs to be wrapped if given as a gift.  I came across this decoration method using plastic straws and was intrigued enough to offer the idea up to you. How to Decorate [...]

I have started numerous projects and printed out dozens more projects. My list seems to getting longer and my completed project list getting shorter. My ADKCD is working overtime right now. (Attention Deficit Knit/Crochet Disorder). Just Completed: I created a “Salvation Colors Lapghan” in Knit and in Crochet to use with my Knitting Bible Study [...]

While cleaning out my inbox I ran across this article about a sweater knit in wool and acrylic that somehow ended up in the washer and dryer.  It did shrink to the point that the neck is now too small to go over the head of a child. Solution? Add a zipper.  Check out the [...]

The internet offers many creative ideas for knit, crochet, sewing, beading, etc. Here is how I save these patterns to my computer. (Click here for a PDF version of this post) First I created a Digital Pattern File in WORD to access. Open and save my version to your computer or create one for yourself. [...]