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Category Archives: Knitting
Crafts of the Past – Christmas Edition
Every year these things turn up, and every year I wonder why I haven’t gotten rid of them yet. They are actually finger puppets, but ended up stashed with the ornaments. Anyway, my sisters in particular find them hilarious. I … Continue reading
Nothing but a brief reflection on LYSs I have known
When I lived in Urbana, Illinois, we had the best yarn shop. It was just down the street a few blocks from my house, a little ways from the library, and across the street from both an organic food store … Continue reading
Newly dyed: sock yarn
I went to a craft show a few weeks ago, saw a beautiful blanket with this color combination. Couldn’t stop thinking about it. Finally I decided the only thing to be done was to dye self striping sock yarn with … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past: knitted doll – Beatrice in “Much Ado about Nothing”
Or is it a knit doll? A lot of my early knitting was dolls, dolls and finger-puppets. I knit most of them flat and then seamed, because I didn’t know how to knit in the round. Though knitting in the … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past: the plague of purple squirrels
Back in Jr High and a bit into high school my sister and I participated in a local youth theater. Mostly we did tech, mostly we did costumes. Anyway, this one time, the theater did “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” … Continue reading
summer = car trips = knitting
I’ve gone from being embarrassed about the size of my spinning stash into being embarrassed about the amount of handspun I’ve produced and not knit up. And thus shamed into returning to my first love, knitting, I’ve been working on … Continue reading
Birthday presents!
My sister’s birthday was this weekend, so I can show off what I made her: Handdyed handknit socks! wrapped up in… And basically, I managed to get nothing done this weekend, except a few more shibori bits…
In lieu of a new hat
I’ve made an extension for my existing hat. Sort of a headband, but you wear a hat under it? Also a tube to sit around my neck under my scarf. I have a confession to make: I’m not a fan … Continue reading
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Knitting Pattern: Baby Cupcake Hands
I made some cupcake/mittens for my daughter. The best thing about them (other than the double thickness of yarn making them quite warm) is that once they are outgrown, they can be moved right into the play food bin! Continue reading
#13 of 50 for 2011
#13: actually, started and finished it yesterday….