Fleece Wonders from MLK Day “Many Helping Hands” Event

Fleece Wonders from MLK Day “Many Helping Hands” Event

Look at the amazing fleece creations (blankets and scarves) that Many Helping Hands Volunteers came up with at the Cambridge YWCA today! I was astonished by the creativity and joy of these folks. Thanks, all! For this year’s projects, we tried to have more of 

No-Sew Fleece Scarves and Blankets

No-Sew Fleece Scarves and Blankets

I’m looking forward to helping with the Many Helping Hands event in Cambridge again this year on MLK Day, January 19th. I’ll be helping make fleece blankets and scarves and despite the presence of many devoted sewers there’s always a lot of sewing left to 

Table Cloth and Napkins

Table Cloth and Napkins

My friend Jess got married in Boothbay Harbor, ME this September. It was a beautiful place and an incredible wedding. I made this tablecloth and napkin set for her and her betrothed and their English cottage. Mohan helped out with the top-stitching on the napkins. 

Booties for Boys

Booties for Boys

 I made these slippers/booties for my 7-year old son at his request. They are cute but a tad slippery on on hard wood floors. I’d be open to suggestions for handling this. Some have suggested puffy paint. If you’re wearing them on hardwood, use 

Knitting Needle Holder

Knitting Needle Holder

Here are a lot of nice sewn holders for knitting needles out there, but I wasn’t up for another sewing project, so concocted this little holder out of some left-over Malabrigo Rasta that I had on hand. Size 13 needles Cast on 25 stitches Seed 

Meobius Cowls

Meobius Cowls

Made a bunch of moebius cowls for family for Christmas this year with yarn from the lovely new yarn and fabric shop in Mid-Cambridge, Gather Here. These are very fun to knit. More details available on my Ravelry page. Pics below.

Linen Bread Bag

Linen Bread Bag

We’ve been running out of plastic grocery bags for trash and storing of food, so I googled a bit to see if cloth bags might work for bread. The consensus I found was that linen might work well so Mohan and I sewed up this