I bought a book this summer at the Clive Library Book Sale entitled, _Best in Children’s Books_, c. 1958, Nelson Doubleday. “I” of GAIN read the entire thing, including the section called ‘Toys You Can Make.’ Here is ‘A Bedroom For Your Tiniest Doll.’ She made this while I was with “G” at swim lessons.…
My BIL has a birthday coming up, and since he is a big fan of the hand knit dishcloth, he will be the recipient of my latest work. The pattern is an eight row pattern called Lacy Diamonds, that I found at http://www.geocities.com/love2knit_dishcloths/Dishcloth016 It does not require the mental alertness that some patterns do, yet…
When my sister invited me to pick cherries at her place, I had to convince myself that I wanted them. Cherry jam became the reason to pick, because it lasts beyond the season, and several of us love toast with jam. With no family tradition of jam making and nothing in my 1993 Better Homes…
Update: The wristers are done. When we stayed in Wisconsin, we came in most nights once darkness fell. We read, played cards, and knitted until bedtime. In this photo, “I” of GAIN reads while wearing her jammies and wristers. “A” of GAIN also made a pair of wristers in a rib pattern, a nice stretchy…