BearyAnn’s WebYarn

I thought I had my stash pretty well hidden, you know, a little bit in this closet, some in the drawer, a little more in a box under the bed. I didn’t think he’d know how much yarn I had stashed away. Until we had to move some furniture and things to make room for [...]

I have started my notebook at ravelry dot com. You can find me there now as “BearyAnn”.  Ravelry is an exciting new website for knitters, crocheters, spinners and designers.  Jess and Casey have done an excellent job building this site. I am just now starting to fill in my “notebook”. Here a pattern can be [...]

I just signed up for the second annual  Knit-Out  at the Mall of America.  Got my reservations for the Country Inns and Suites and hope to teach knitting and or crocheting for a session during the weekend. This FREE event looks like it will be a weekend filled with fun, fiber and fantastic events. Author Debbie Macomber and TV personality [...]

I posted earlier about fixing up a scarf, headband and gloves for a great niece and the fun way to give it. 
She has twin brother and sister who are now 3 and I made them each a scarf and gloves but I can’t just wrap them up. What kid wants to open a package and [...]

Are you all stressed out trying to finish all those gift projects you planned but didn’t get started on time?   Start now to prepare for  stress free project giving by planning ahead.   Marce Smith has come up with a great idea she calls Year Long Gift-A-Long.
To be accountable to yourself, sign up at the [...]

I recently hosted a party for my Knitting Bible Study (the study will be made available for download after the first of the year).  As a guest gift and table decoration, each place setting had knitting basket ornament. It was fun and easy to make and the ladies were excited to receive it.
A simple [...]

While browsing a local Walmart clearance aisle last week I found 2 skeins of Bernat Super Stripes bulky yarn. It is blue and black and it jumped into my cart. I wasn’t sure what to do with it but it certainly did not go to waste. This self striping yarn made 4 projects. I used [...]

I was reminded when I saw the knitting journal created and posted by Kathryn Ivy that several years I created a similar journal to keep records of my many teddy bears.
Now that I have started knitting some teddy bears I find I need to update my notebook.  So, for your personal pleasure (not to [...]

The instructor told me to be in her class I had to unwind my skein of yarn and roll it into a ball.  I never do that, I always use it straight from the skein and very seldom do I have a problem, but out of respect for her as the teacher I put down [...]

I knitted my first felted project a few months ago, it was a teddy bear.  Today I found a holiday centerpiece at Wool Windings where she shows how to knit up and felt a fun pumpkin patch.