As I write, I am waiting for the snow to begin piling up outside. We may be getting socked with something big. Or, we may not be. This is one of those things the meteorologists are not eager to commit to predicting. Either way, I am envisioning a Friday night in front of the fire, with my […]
Read More: Weekend FavoritesMonth: February 2013
Knitting in color
I wasn’t planning on reviewing these books this week. St. Martin’s Press sent them to me, and they’d been sitting unopened on the coffee table for several days while I went about my business. Still, I did eventually curl up with 75 Floral Blocks to Knit and The Very Easy Guide to Fair Isle Knitting, […]
Read More: Knitting in colorHow to translate a needle knit pattern for a loom
Ok, loom-knitters, as promised, I have a little something extra special for you today. Not only am I going to share the loom version of the simple ribbed earwarmer from this collection with you, but I’m going to explain to you how I convert a needle-knit pattern to a loom-knit pattern. And there will be […]
Read More: How to translate a needle knit pattern for a loomWeaving in ends
Another week, another hexagon blanket update! How is yours coming along? As of Friday night, I had met my goal of doubling the number of hexagons I’d joined. I got it up to 36. I spent Saturday getting 18 more hexagons all done (except for their joining rounds), and I plan to spend the rest […]
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What a colorful week it was in Flickr Land! I spent a lot of time looking at polymer clay work – I loooove those pie server handles in the bottom row. I’ve been thinking about new techniques for crochet hooks (it’s almost time to re-open the shop for custom work, I think…) And that first […]
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