BearyAnn Crafts

Fingerless gloves, also known as “Wristlets” are a very fashionable accessory, and can be fun and easy to make. Recently I went for a haircut wearing these: The receptionist like them so well, she requested a pair. Then a friend who often works outside in the cold wanted a pair made in a denser yarn.  [...]

Every October the stores fill their shelves with pink items to create breast cancer awareness. You can get anything pink: staplers, paper, clothing, etc.  I made a pink ribbon shawl for a breast cancer fund raising event.    This shawl was made using Red Heart PINK.  Though a bit rough at first, after completing the [...]

Stores are now setting out the Halloween costumes and decorations. Crafters are now asking their children for their final decision on what to be for Halloween so they can make their costumes. Do you need ideas? Perhaps these will help. (unless it is posted on my site, I have no connection at all with the [...]

When my grandson was very young I had the pleasure of caring for him while his mother worked.  One of our favorite together time activities was a tea party. We would get out one of my decorative tea pots and make a pot of tea which would be accompanied by a plate of cookies we [...]

We did it!  As of midnight, August 31 there are 26 followers of my Facebook page.  As promised in a post earlier this month, I have a teddy bear that I knitted to give to one lucky follower. Donna Cambre, congratulations.  Please contact me via email (  bearyann at gmail dot com – use the [...]

I want to organize my craft area.  Currently it is spread throughout the house.  I have so many works in process that I don’t know what I have on the hooks and needles any more. So I started to go through all the various boxes, totes, shopping bags and drawers. Here are a few of [...]

I posted earlier about my favorite knit pattern for a teddy bear. During a recent closet clean up I found that I had made several of these bears in various sizes and with differing yarns. So in an effort to let everyone know about my facebook page, I decided to offer up a prize of [...]

I had a small skein of some yarn in my stash I could not find a use for. While attempting to declutter I found a set of earbuds and a lightbulb went on. With a size E hook and this fun yarn I made single crochet stitches around the cord. Here is what I came [...]

I posted a story in September 2007 about how I knitted from my favorite teddy bear.  Her name is "Aunt Purl". She has had some wonderful adventures. Check back on earlier posts (enter PURL in the searchbox above). Recently I was asked about her pattern.  I posted a link to the pattern but it has [...]

I have so many projects in progress right now I decided to make a list to help me stay on top of them.  Unfortunately, every day I open my email and find a dozen more I’d like to do. So, I thought I’d show you some of what I got done. At Christmas my daughter [...]