It’s no secret I love cables, and triangular shawls come in at a close second. The Easy Cranberry Shawl is a great triangular shawl knitting pattern for the knit shawl novice. Yarn for this sample was generously provided by Red Barn Yarn. The pattern was originally published in Love of Knitting‘s Winter, 2013 issue. I … Read more
I love making food gifts for the winter holidays. This year, I’ll be sharing some new recipes for holiday desserts that work well as gifts or as a bring-a-long for a pot luck. Today’s recipe is for the Dutch Chocolate Mint Cookies. These cakey cookies pair well with a glass of milk. (In our household, … Read more
If you’re a longtime reader of Underground Crafter, you may know that I don’t actually crochet and knit full time (though who wouldn’t want to??). One of the many things I do in the rest of my life (besides all the boring stuff like laundry) is work with a nearby non-profit organization, Policy Studies in … Read more
I first learned about Project Night Night back in 2013 when it was the featured charity for Crochetville’s A Tour Through Crochet Country blog tour for National Crochet Month. A few months back, I had the chance to interview Jessica Silverman Bryan from Project Night Night about the great work this charity is doing to … Read more
If you followed along with the Mystery Lapghan Crochet-a-Long, you might be in the early stages of granny square withdrawal now that the CAL has ended. Today, I’m sharing another way to join granny squares: the join-as-you-go method (also known as JAYG). You can use this on your next granny square project. This post contains … Read more