Joyce Makes Art

Picking Up Tiny Tea Leaves

2012-01-24T15:38:16-05:00

There is nothing like waiting in a doctor's office to give a girl some knitting time. I'm hoping this is just the jumpstart I need to finish this sweater before she outgrows it!

We Interrupt Our Knitting To Bring You.....French Macaroons

2012-01-22T14:54:42-05:00

Although I have been knitting (and contemplating how different knitted fabric can look, depending on the size needles you use), I've interrupted this afternoon because I'm in love. With these. Whole Foods Macaroons. We discovered them yesterday -- at least...

The Destash Continues

2012-01-16T19:55:00-05:00

I'm making great progress with the destash. Thanks to those of you who've given me a shout out of encouragement, and especially those of you who've come by to help! There are now rubber stamps and arts supplies on ebay,...

Destash Update

2012-01-14T02:04:38-05:00

I'm in full destash mode now! I've pulled out some yarn (you can look at my Ravelry stash, I'm willing to part with both what's listed in trade but also what's on the regular stash page) and I've even listed...

Studio Yard Sale

2012-01-13T11:37:45-05:00

I'm doing some pretty massive de-stashing in my studio to make room for some other family members who seem to think they deserve a little space ;p It's hard to start! Hopefully, by the end of the long weekend, I'll...

Happy New Year 2012

2012-01-01T12:26:19-05:00

Things have been a little bit busy around here lately. My Mom has moved cross country and has a cute little cottage in our neighborhood that we've been working on (you can see it here), so the move has taken...

One Sleeved Girl

2011-11-13T13:12:04-05:00

There hasn't been a lot of time for knitting lately, but I have managed the first sleeve for Ellie's not-so-tiny tea leaves cardigan. The goal was a 3/4 length sleeve with a slight bell shape, and we seem to be...

I Am Off To Renew My Car Tags

2011-10-27T06:59:58-04:00

I'm off to renew my car tags this morning. You might not think this would be a major event, but where I live, one has to go in person and the lines are four to five hours because we are...

Mermaid's Tail

2011-10-23T23:54:33-04:00

I finished my Mermaid's Tail shawl (also known as the Storm Cloud Shawlette) today. And I'm in love. It's loveliness incarnate. A fabulous pattern and an easy, but altogether fun knit because of all of the intentionally dropped stitches that...

How to Make a Birthday Cake

2011-10-23T15:40:15-04:00

Although this is not a cooking, or even a baking blog, I sometimes like to dream I'm a famous kitchen blogger. I don't seem to have gotten the Julie/Julia gene though, so I content myself with knitting. Nonetheless, I'm going...