I've discovered that my hands really do not like working with cotton yarn. Too many rows and the pain forces me to pick up something else, or take a break from knitting altogether. Unfortunately, most of the yarns approved for Knitted Knockers are 100% cotton. I've tried a couple of different brands now, and I [...]
What I’m Discovering About Myself as an Entrepeneur
I have been considering whether I wanted to continue blogging or not. I had started making more frequent posts on Facebook and Instagram, and was wondering if I just wanted to do that and let the blogging go altogether. But I've decided that I really do want to have the ability to make longer posts, [...]
My First Knitwear Release!
I'm so glad I decided to have the pattern tested with all different weights of yarn, because it really does look strikingly different by just making that one simple change. I feel like that's really value added to the pattern, because it can be so easily adapted for anyone, any age, any gender, fabulous or practical.
Test Knits for My First Knitwear Design
I've been working on a scarf as a gift for my mother-in-law, and I've finally gotten it finished. I originally started using a lace pattern from a book, but I made so many changes to the lace pattern itself, and to the shape of the bottom, that it ended up being its own original design. It's [...]
Testing Out Test Knitting
As I've mentioned before, I would like to try designing some original patterns. I'm interested in shawls, scarves, and 3D items, and may eventually want to try some garment designs when I get really ambitious. But I thought a good way to both increase my skills and to see what it's like on the other [...]
Welcome!
Tipper the Finger Puppet
Welcome to Sleepy Dragon Workshop! We’ll be posting all of our current creative projects, and some that we’ve done in the past. Over the next few weeks, you’ll get a chance to know us, and hopefully we’ll spark some creativity.
What you’ll see from SDW is just a little bit of everything. Just about any artistic or crafty project, in just about any media, with a variety of themes. For instance, Baby Dragon most likes sketching, painting, theatrical makeup, but she’s interested in lots of other things too. Mama Dragon likes knitting, sewing, and papercrafting, but you might see an occasional sketch from her as well. We both love fantasy themed projects best (especially dragons, of course!), but we also like sci-fi and pretty much everything to do with nature. We’re gonna try to make good use of the tags to make it easier to find…
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For the Love of the Blue Phone Box
You're going to see a lot of fantasy and sci-fi related projects on here, and I guess Doctor Who qualifies as both. I slightly altered a chart that someone had made for a potholder on Ravelry (yep, that site again) and came up with one that fits well on a coffee cup cozy. The second [...]
Welcome!
Welcome to Sleepy Dragon Workshop! We'll be posting all of our current creative projects, and some that we've done in the past. Over the next few weeks, you'll get a chance to know us, and hopefully we'll spark some creativity. What you'll see from SDW is just a little bit of everything. Just about [...]
The Dragon's Den 