Posted in work in progress on December 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I finally finished the Amhra’n Gra’ on Sunday (just in time for Christmas). Since then I have been going a little crazy with nothing to do. The knitting machine was hours of fun, but last night I decided I needed a real project.
Knitty’s Thermal is the new project I’ve chosen to drive myself insane. Tiny [...]
Posted in general information, obsessions on December 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Check out the horribly ugly, but really awesome thing that I got at Michael’s today! It’s a knitting machine and it’s just as awful as the picture makes you think. Already I have a tube of purple acrylic horrible coming out of it.
The worst part? It’s fancinating! Everyone wants to try it. Watching the little [...]
Posted in contest on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am back from vacation and back to work (aka browsing the internet). That means more knitting posts staring with this Wall Street Journal article on Sock Wars.
“To kill your target you must knit them the pair of socks in the pattern and mail it to them.Once your target receives your parcel they are dead [...]
Posted in general information on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Check out Christien Meindertsma who handknits her Flocks Pouf ottomans using the giant needles below. I guess novelty is how you sell an $800 pillow.
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Posted in general information on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Woolly Lambmoths is on for Monday, December 17th. I will be travelling Friday through Monday on a Desert Christmas Road Trip, but Virginia will grab a spot at Temple for everyone else and answer any knitting questions that you have on your current projects.
What: WL Knit Together
When: Monday, December 17th at 7 PM
Where: Temple [...]
Posted in books on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Virginia sent me this link for a couple of books with small one-skein projects -One Skein Wonders. There is also a gallery of completed items to check out if you are looking for a quick project.
Posted in events on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend I donated an early morning (okay, not THAT early) to Virginia who really had to twist my arm to spend the day sitting in front of a table full of cookies (MMM…cookies…*DROOL*) at the First Annual Vox Seasonal Shindig. Good times were had looking at art and eating super yummy vegan cookies. Thanks, [...]
Posted in general information, techniques on December 6, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Some of you project knitters are going to hit a point where you have decreased so many stitches that the remaining stitches are tight and stretched on your circular needles. At this point (or hopefully a little before) you will want to switch to double pointed needles (DPNs).
Although using DPNs from the start of a [...]
Posted in general information, techniques on December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you that are up to the decrease rounds on your project, here is some information on decreasing stitches. In this case, you will be knitting two stitches together on the decrease round.
Decrease Rounds:
Round 1 – K2Tog, *Knit to next marker, slip marker, K2Tog*. Repeat from * to * to end of round
Round [...]
Posted in general information on December 3, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Nothing worse than losing one glove out of a pair (unless you are still counting world hunger and abandoned babies). If you lived in Pittsburgh you could you head over to onecoldhand.com to report your loss.
Now, who wants to start this in Sacramento? I have your first entry…one red glove with a “heart” patch [...]
