CRAFT Pattern: Sally Cardigan

A Nostalgic Honeycomb Sweater
By Nikol Lohr

Inspired by an Atomic-age children's sweater and named after Mad Men's Sally Draper, this playful fitted cardigan with retro styling is surprisingly simple to knit. The three-quarter length sleeves make it a perfect transition sweater for crisp spring or fall days, the angora-blend yarn softens the pattern and adds to the nostalgic feel, and the crocheted buttonholes add to the overall charm.

While the honeycomb pattern looks like complicated colorwork, producing it is actually as easy as knitting stripes! Only one color is carried at a time, with the design achieved by slipping stitches from the previous round's color. (If you're one of the thousands who have knit the Mason-Dixon Knitting dishcloths, you already know the technique.) It is knit seamlessly in the round, so there's no seaming, purling, or complicated float management. Then it's steeked to make the front opening (cutting your knitting is scary but fun!), and a button placket is picked up just inside the cut edges.

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teeny cookies

One thing that is making me happy this winter are these teeny cookies. I bought them just because the box says “teeny” right on it. They are about the size of a quarter and with the crunchy nonpareils they are so much fun to eat. The chocolate ones taste like fudge stripe cookies, a favorite [...]

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Roasted Roots

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Knitters Gift Tags

If you’re like me, you give away many of the items you make. Knitted sweaters, socks, shawls, etc are such great gifts and I love the wide variety of yarns available now. But once, my precious knit that I worked on so hard is going to its new home, I like to make sure it’s [...]

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Knit TARDIS Blanket

Carrie Fritsche knit this awesome 9-foot by 6-foot TARDIS blanket as a birthday gift for her sister.

After unsuccessfully looking for a TARDIS chart on the internet, I ended up making the pattern from scratch. It was knit in one large piece and has an attached fleece backing.

You can find the free PDF pattern over on Ravelry. Thanks, Kristin!

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my bedside stack of books

Here is the current stack of books next to my bed. I have to admit it’s easier for me to read using the Kindle app on my iPhone because it disturbs Scott less so I find myself reading paper books less, I’ll have to fix this. Things We Love, by Kate Spade. I got this [...]

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daily photo: Mar. 2nd

Taken during a brief window of sunshine today. This is our third string of pearls plant. I cannot keep plants alive and killed our first two. This one Scott takes care of and I try to not even look at it too closely for fear it will deflate and shrivel under my very gaze. I [...]

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April Theme ~ Digital Delivery Sewing!

April is all about Digital Delivery Sewing on the Sew,Mama,Sew! blog. PDF patterns and eBooks are sweeping the sewing world!...

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The Hex Tote Video Crochet-A-Long - Episode 4

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Introducing ~ Thomas

Thomas from Way Cool Kid and Thomas Knauer Sews joins us with a project next...

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Jessica Jones' New Fabric Collection: Outside Oslo

Jessica of How About Orange has just launched her latest fabric collection called Outside Oslo in collaboration with Chicago's The Needle Shop. The line should be in stores near you in May. If you are shop or manufacturer interested in carrying the line, check out The Needle Shop for ordering info.

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daily photo: Mar. 16th

This is the vanilla which I completely forgot to add to the frosting for the Leprechaun Trap Cake.

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The Plan, the Plan!

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How-To: Felted Finger Puppets

Marcie of Mossy shares her tutorial for making these adorable felted finger puppets over on Whip Up. I think kids will get a kick out of felting right over their own fingers. So fun!

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How-To: Tumbling Bunnies Toy

These tumbling bunny toys from Joel of Made by Joel are so beautifully simple and fun. They are just the kind of thing that I could see my kids enjoying for ages, watching them tumble and tumble and tumble and then go back again for more. Watch his short video to see how to make them and see one in action, and then download the template from his web site and go make your own!

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Snow Day

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New Project - Bedspread Table Cloth

My mom the other day thought that she didn't need a big rectangle of a kitchen tablecloth&mdas...

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daily photo: Mar. 15th

I’m up to something.

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Guest blogger series: magnetic flower garden

Today I want to welcome Helen Bird to whipup, Helen is the creator of Curly Birds, a blog dedicated to crafts for children. Her blog, and small line of children?s play accessories, are aptly named for her sweet, curly-haired twin girls. How to Make a Magnetic Flower Garden After planting a real garden outside, waiting [...]

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Right Where You Left Us

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daily photo: Mar. 28th

This is my favorite inexpensive tea. It’s hard to find in your (or at least my) average grocery store and I live in fear that it will be discontinued. The last time I found it in a grocery store on sale I bought a dozen boxes and the person ringing me up must have thought [...]

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Leprechaun Trap Cake

This may look like a perfectly innocent cake meant to lure a leprechaun to the top but it has a few secrets. Secret #1: Beneath the pile of gold coins are fragile bars, when the leprechaun approaches to grab the coins he’ll fall into the pit and be trapped. Secret #2: There is a rainbow [...]

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The Hex Tote Video Crochet-A-Long - Episode 4

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