Archive for loom knitting
Luxurious Loom-Knit Neckwarmer
It’s been a while since we talked loom-knitting around here. Ever since I got the hang of the needles, my knitting loom collection has been languishing in the basement. There is one project, however, that has routinely seen me dust off the little blue knifty knitter and take it for a spin. I’m going to [...]
continue reading "Luxurious Loom-Knit Neckwarmer"Getting loomy
Well, hello there. I’ve been away from the blog for a few days, getting reacquainted with my little blue Knifty Knitter. Why, you may ask, would I do such a thing, when I am perfectly capable of knitting with needles these days? It’s simple. I had a tutorial inside of me, desperate to get out! [...]
continue reading "Getting loomy"Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees
I was commissioned to make a pair of Mike Nesmith-inspired wool hats recently, after somebody saw the one I made for Aidan last year. So here they are. I like these a lot better than Aidan’s, actually, which was done on a loom, and totally improvised. I improvised these, too, but I’ve got more experience [...]
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Over the course of this past autumn, I swore off shampoo, deodorant, and moisturizer. I know. Either you’ve done this before yourself and are thinking “good for you” or you’ve never done it and are thinking I’m crazy (not to mention stinky). Well, maybe I am a little bit crazy, but I smell just fine. [...]
continue reading "Body Powder Gift Set"January Knitting
Fair Warning: here begins approximately three months of moaning about the cold and longing for spring. What can I say? It’s a little ritual of mine. Do you know what else appears to be gaining ritual status for me? January knitting. By the time supper is cleaned up, homework is done, and the kids are [...]
continue reading "January Knitting"One for me, seven for you
Ok, technically, the one that’s for me isn’t even for me to keep – it’s for my MIL, and it’s part of her birthday gift. I went back to my trusty little blue Knifty Knitter loom this week and made my very favorite neckwarmer pattern: Cashmere Neckwarmer [the only link I can find is to [...]
continue reading "One for me, seven for you"Mr. Woolhat
Whatever would we do without Netflix? Well, we certainly wouldn’t be introducing our children to old episodes of The Monkees. And by extension, I most definitely would not be knitting a green wool hat with a pom-pom on top for my older son. But, we do have Netflix, and we have been renting The Monkees, [...]
continue reading "Mr. Woolhat"Striped Sock Puppet
My six-year-old’s buddy had a birthday party today, and we wanted to make him something special. Enter our friend Sock Puppet. We’ve made a few of these before, but this time I thought I’d share the steps here, in case you’d like to make your own striped friend. Eamonn chose all of the yarn colors [...]
continue reading "Striped Sock Puppet"Rule of Photography #317
When attempting to get a shot such as this: Don’t ask the six-year-old to press the shutter button.
continue reading "Rule of Photography #317"Getting knitty
Last week I alluded to the next knitting project I wanted to tackle. It’s a summer shawl, written for needle-knitters. I have a tendency to think that any project that involves knitting a flat panel can easily be translated from the needles to the loom. To some extent, that’s true, but perhaps using the word [...]
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