Author: Emma

  • Elongated Stitch

    Elongated Stitch

    I have a desire to experiment with elongated stitches on my knitting machine. First, I looked up how to do this. Sadly, I couldn’t find info in the books I own so I went to Youtube. Some videos are there. The video that I found most helpful was by The Knitting Academy. Using a small…

  • Pleated Dress

    Pleated Dress

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    Looking at this doona cover I know it will make a great dress. Let’s make a dress. With this dress I want princess seams leading down to pleats. The inspiration came from Pinterest. 2/4/2026 Pattern Drafting Music is on and I’m playing KSHMR. Let start with the pattern drafting. I start with tracing my blocks…

  • Repair Pillowcase

    Repair Pillowcase

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    24/3/2026 I pulled my pillowcase out of the washing machine and hanged it on the line. There I saw that my pillowcase has a tear in it. Plus it’s on the pretty side. Only had this doona set for less than a year, I should not be having issues already. Oh well I will have…