When I decided to write up and share my Knitted Seed Stitch Dishcloths, I got to wondering if there was a crocheted version of seed stitch so I could make a crocheted seed stitch dishcloth pattern to share with those of you who either don’t knit or who simply prefer to crochet. After a quick search I discovered that there…
Washing dishes seems to be a never ending chore, doesn’t it? Even if you have a dishwasher, there will always be dishes that need to be washed by hand. I switched from regular fabric dishcloths to using hand knitted dishcloths several years ago. I love them because they are strong enough to wash the dirtiest pan while being soft enough…
Welcome! Whether you’ve arrived from Facebook, Pinterest, Total Tutorials or another of the wonderful sites that have linked to my DIY Wooden Yarn Bowl… I’m so glad you’re here! DIY Tutorials are the most rewarding posts that I create for Super Mom – No Cape! Does your yarn keep rolling away when you’re knitting or crocheting? A yarn bowl is…
Recently, I crocheted some Prosperity Angels and a crocheted tree ornament where the pins I had used to block them with while the stiffener dried had rusted. Well, when I removed the pins, the rust was even worse than it appeared in the photos I posted. I tried everything I could think of to get those rust marks out. The…
I was shopping recently in the neatest independent craft and fabric shop (more in a future blog post) and mixed in the bin with the other balls of crochet thread was a ball of Aunt Lydia’s Metallic Crochet Thread in Natural/Gold. The ripened wheat colour of the main thread with the gold metallic thread wrapped around it fit perfectly with…
For those of you who may have missed my post back in July about the release of my very first crochet pattern here are a couple of photos of them. And here’s a brief explanation of the symbolism that is worked into the skirt and wings of the Angel: “From ancient times to the present, wheat has been a…
Several years ago, I crocheted doilies for Christmas gifts for our daughters. One of the vintage patterns I used was an oval with a ripe wheat pattern. Around that same time I came across an article describing the symbolism behind the ever popular pineapple motif used in crocheted items. I wasn’t able to find that article to link to for…
Need a quick to knit pattern to use up all those balls of yarn leftover from other projects. These Scrap Hats are the perfect project! They knit up quickly from whatever worsted weight scraps you happen to have. The pattern is for an adult size hat or as we call them in Canada; toques. But once you’ve knit one, you’ll…
