January 2012
6 posts
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Short Rows in Knitting →
This is one of the best pictorial explanations of short rows I’ve seen. It even includes a tutorial on Japanese short rows, which I plan on mastering this evening for my Brownstone pullover.
GANT Rugger Fair Isle Scarf at Park & Bond →
I’m majorly craving to knit fair isle these days.
December 2011
5 posts
6 tags
Today I might be wearing
Monkey socks, my chunky Quoddy boots, pants, a dress, a shirt, a sweater, a Bandana Cowl, and a Snail Hat.
I might also look like a crazy knitter.
I love chilly weather.
November 2011
6 posts
corona--graminea asked: What are your favorite artists / colors / musicians?
Reblog if you want your followers to ask you...
corona—graminea:
oldtobegin:
why not X3
slow sunday.
http://corona—graminea.tumblr.com/ask
procrastination sunday.
Hand Knit at Anthropologie →
Having fun flipping through the hand knits at Anthro…hey, I could make that!
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Wovember →
Check out this site for all things wool. Lots of facts and stories that make me love those fluffy, yarn-bearing animals even more.
October 2011
8 posts
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“In mathematics, our freedom lies in the questions we ask — and in how we pursue...”
– Steven Strogatz
Lately, I've become enchanted
with the idea of reducing,
reusing.
Using what you’ve got.
Going through old things, and either giving them inspiration through a new home or a new use.
I decided it was time to retire some of my handknitwear, so I was happy to give gift it to people who want it more than I do. It served its purpose in my life—learning a new technique, or keeping me warm one fall. I’m excited to...
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thebrassknuckles:
I just finished teaching another sewing class and my brain is fried. I forget how many little things I know that I don’t have to think about that others have to learn.
Drop your foot before you start sewing!
“Foot” has two meanings!
You don’t have to turn your machine off & back on after each line of stitching!
Back-stitch over ends!
Don’t sew your finger!
ROFL.
September 2011
8 posts
3 tags
I am working on my SEVENTH sweater this year!
I can’t believe I’m such a crazy knitter!
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“Sometimes we are so confused and sad that all we can do is glue one thing to...”
– Lynda Barry on collage (via austinkleon)
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August 2011
1 post
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July 2011
1 post
“Hindsight is 20/20. In knitting, it’s 20 rows later.”
June 2011
3 posts
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Give me an idea. I'll do something with it.
Anything?
May 2011
6 posts
Socks are the coolest things to knit.
I went a while without making socks, and now it’s all I want to do! I had to get a second skein to finish Damson no. 2 (not that my arm had to be twisted), and the yarn is a dream! I used Dragonfly Fibers Dijinni Sock in Sleepy Hollow, and switched over to That Old Chestnut when I ran out of yarn, which conveniently was right before I started the edging.
Nope, I didn’t check my...
Wearing a not-quite-dry sweater
because I just can’t wait! This is Pole (Rav), which I started in February but put down for a while as I was consumed with other projects. An interesting pattern with lots of easy stockinette stitch, a perfect in-between project. (That is, if you like having several projects going at once!)
Knitted in the notoriously pill-y Malabrigo Worsted, but I fell in love with the colorway so I...
I can't get away from yarn.
I’m flipping through the latest Home Design issue of New York Magazine, and I open a page plastered with crochet.
I Yarn-Bombed This
“An insatiable crocheter makes sweaters for bikes, teapots, and entire apartments.”
Photo nymag.com
Read the article
April 2011
8 posts
How many nights have you stayed up late,
furiously knitting to finish that thing you so badly desire to throw around your shoulders?
Go to bed. You ain’t knitting 200 yards in the next 2 hours.
#notetoself
Under what circumstances,
if any, is it acceptable to make a hot pink shawl?
(any & all.)
I’ve been eager to make Juneberry Triangle by Jared Flood and I have a stash of hot pink yarn that was an impulse buy. Like, a sweater quantity. I’m thinking project idea of lacy cardigan isn’t going to happen for a while, so I may as well start on the Juneberry while I’ve got the gumption for it.
What...
