Maritime Family Fiber:
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Bountiful Christmas Stockings
Christmas stockings should be as bountiful as your Christmas spirit! Make these classic cabled stockings for a family treasure that can be passed down year after year. -
Silly Snake Friends Free Pattern
The second free pattern in our Christmas KAL is for the little'uns: a snake friend suitable for snuggling, playing, bopping siblings over the head, and using up scraps of yarn. It uses Briggs and Little Heritage, a worsted weight yarn. -
Reversible Boot Topper Socks
Have you ever worn boot toppers and went about your day stylishly but felt slightly disingenuous? You know what I mean: it looks like you’re weari... -
The Clamdigger's Socks
Some years, there's a couple days in summer where you may need a thinner sock than the Fisherman's Boot Sock, enter: The Clamdigger's socks! -
More Mini-Mitts!
Winter's grip is still predictably strong here in Downeast Maine; as the freezing rain slaps the window pane and the fire roars in the woodstove. -
Hop and Skip Hat
If you need a hat done in a hop, skip, and a jump, this one is a great option! Using just 1 skein of Briggs and Little Super, it can easily be completed in one evening. -
Cuddly Candle Sleeves
Cuddly Candle Sleeves Free Pattern December 1, 2017 Hopefully by this time in our knit-a-long, you have a neat stack of ... -
Cozy Woolly Pillow
Gift number 4 in our Christmas knit-a-long is an unimaginably snuggly, fluffy, puffy, couch pillow! These are the ideal family gift as the holidays near and there's less time to make individual presents. They're are also great for people you may not feel comfortable knitting clothing for. Add a wood fire, a cup of coffee and some knitting to your oversized woolen pillow and let the coziness commence. -
Fresh Scallop Hat
There's nothing richer and sweeter than fresh scallops straight off the boat. A nice mess of scallops sauteed in butter helps soothe my nerves a little after the husband comes home from doing one of the most dangerous jobs out there. -
The Fisherman's Boot Socks
It's a magical moment - I'm finally writing down my boot sock pattern! It's hard to say why, but I'm actually a tad emotional about this. This is the pattern I have knitted hundreds of times over my short years. At this point, whenever I pick up the needles I pretty much automatically start casting on 15 stitches per needle. That's not to say that I'm some sort of sock guru, in fact I have been doing some sole-searching (snicker) and I think I need to branch out and try more ways of knitting socks. But in the mean time, I give you - the Fisherman's boot socks! -
Christmas Knit-a-long Project 1
Tear off the covers, leap down the stairs, bound toward the living room...it's Christmas morning!
Well, Christmas Knit-a-long morning, that is!
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Use It Up, Wear It Out - Free Pattern
When I first heard this World War II Era saying, it stuck with me. Often it's easier to throw things away or replace them. It sometimes requires learning new skills or taking time to fix things, and it can be uncomfortable to 'make do'. But there's also a character shaping that comes along with this mindset, and that is worth all the time you spent trying to get that drum turning on that 20 year old dryer (*clears throat*).
