Top 8 Cozy Knit Ornament Patterns for Your Holiday Tree
Looking for cute last minute market makes or handmade gifts? This ornament pattern roundup is perfect for finding inspiration.
The Rose Family | June 2025 | Tyler, Texas
Photographing family is extra special. You know each person’s personality, you’ve seen them grow, and (hopefully) they already know you and like you…
The Timberline Beanie Free Knitting Pattern is Here!
Bringing us back to 2018 and a time when knee-high riding boots with skinny jeans were still cool (right?), the Timberline Beanie is one of the first patterns that I wrote and was like, yeah girl! The nice thing about this beanie is that unlike skinny jeans, the classic textured pattern has withstood the test […]
Free Knit Patterns are Arriving!
Now that we’ve gotten some of the initial kinks of the new website ironed out, I’m starting to add some of my older patterns as free knit pattern (ad-enabled) pages! Aside from the Super Bulky Pumpkin pattern that I published last year, all of my patterns in the past have been put out as paid […]
Carpal Tunnel and De Quervain’s Release Surgery
I’ve been meaning to write about my surgery experience for a minute but hand surgery kinda puts a cramp in your typing abilities (literally). The History Anyway. I’ve had wrist issues since my sophomore year of high school, first starting with tendonitis in my left wrist from overdoing it with violin when I was in […]
Yarn Store Review: The Social Knitwork in Dallas
The Social Knitwork is just north of Dallas and was on our way from Tyler to Galveston. I literally gasped when I saw the name of the shop and the cute tote bags that they had, I love a clever pun.
10 Years of Marriage: Our Texas Getaway
We blinked and have now been married for 10 years! My amazing sister- in-law insisted that they would take the girls for a few days and scoured Airbnb for cheap rentals within our budget. While we had dreamed of doing something fancy like Hawaii, doing something is better than nothing, and we were so incredibly grateful for her help and insistence.
The Gamble Family | Castle Pines, Colorado | Family Photography
Thanks for allowing me to document your sweet family, Gambles!
Yarn Weight Categories Explained for Beginners
My grandma taught me how to knit and crochet, so when I first started my yarn and hooks were chosen for me. I had no idea what yarn “weight” was, I just went to town on the skein that appeared in front of me. Once I started reading patterns, it soon became clear that this was a bad idea.
Crochet Book Blanket Granny Square Afghan / February 2025
Trying to get to the book post up for February’s crochet granny squares before the middle of the next month! February’s squares were a little tougher as I didn’t quite have the right colros but I also had just started a yarn “fast” to work on using my stash instead of shopping for more sooo […]