handmade by stefanie

Lately, I've become more than a little obsessed with pom poms. Ever since I got this new set from Knitter's Pride, I've wanted to put pom poms on everything I own! Rejoice Pom Pom Maker Set from Knitter's Pride. I used the tiniest size to make these wee little pom pom magnets using leftover handspun and other scraps of yarn. The largest size made for the perfect tree topper: And I used some funky novelty yarn I'll never knit with to make this ornament, too: I've been seeing all kind of interesting uses for pom poms on pinterest. Below are are just a few of my favorite ideas, but you can see more on my new Inspiration: Pom Poms pin board! Pom Pom Garland Button Bunnies with Pom Pom Tails Pom Pom Tree Garland Pom Pom Wreath What are your favorite uses for pom poms? I'd love to find more fun crafts to put my new pom pom maker to use!

Are there seriously only two weeks left to finish my holiday gift projects?! Now would be the time to start panicking, but I made a lot of progress on my remaining two 'big' gift projects over the weekend. I still have a few things that may or may not get done in time, but I'm much further along than I was around this time last year, plus I have a few days' extension since we aren't heading down to KC til December 27. If anything, that seven hour train ride will be the perfect time to finish things up! Lately, it seems like I am glued to Pinterest (downloading the Android app certainly didn't help with my obsession) - there are so many great holiday craft ideas on there...far more than I could ever hope to accomplish, though sometimes I entertain the delusion that I might spend an afternoon making a pom pon wreath or crocheting some cute little garland for our tree . Maybe next year, but for now I need to stay on task! I still haven't assembled my Fresh...

Happy October! Fall is one of my favorite seasons, with winter being a close second (I know I'm probably in the minority on that one). I've already started bringing out the hand-knits and wearing some of the new socks and cowls I spent the summer knitting whenever I can. It's a great time of year to be a knitter! There are so many amazing patterns coming out right now that it's going to make it tough to stick to my holiday gift and baby knitting list.  I'm looking pretty good for my holiday knitting, but I have three friends who are expecting - a total of four babies to knit for! It's time to focus, and not let anything bright and shiny distract me. And yet, my Pinterest account suggests otherwise. I've been coming across such great new patterns and unearthing some previously undiscovered ones along the way, so naturally  my Ravelry queue is threatening to return to eight pages once more. Perhaps the only way I've avoided that inevitability is to pi...