drip knitted coaster pattern
drip knit coaster pattern
Stuff for me.
I have been throwing a bump of roving into the dye pot at a rate of about one a day, just to get some stuff dyed. I had the intention of putting it in my etsy shop, but I like them so much I think I will be keeping them. …
A quick beginning
If you wind up just one ball of your new yarn before you loan your ballwinder to a friend, and you make a really quick gauge swatch, and it turns out perfectly, you are supposed to start the sweater right away even if you already have a million projects in …
Stitches West 2007 round up
Probably my favorite part about stitches is the knitting train. I call the weekly car pool to our knitting night ‘the knitting train,’ but this one is for real. From previous experience, I have prepared myself to not get any of the free goodies the knitting train promises. They always …
Acrylic Granny Square Swap
Almost immediately after professing my love of SwapBot, I have decided to organize my own swap. For some reason I have been fascinated with granny-squares lately. I think they are the perfect destiny for acrylic yarn. Since I have been secretly dreaming of a granny-square afghan for myself I started …
I swap a lot.
I participated in a swap of pink and brown items, some of which should be thrifted. I had and awesome swap partner, Jan. Look what I got! Jan made me an apron that is sooo beautiful. she is a much better seamstress than I am! Other treats included a vintage …
How to shop like a madwoman
Stitches West 2007 is tomorrow and I am ready. I have a list Courtesy of the card generator And a plan of attack I have a bag full of snacks, which must be consumed in order to make room for yarn. I also have a bunch of buttons, so say …
How artsy of me!
I dyed some rovings and put them up in the shop. They are all about 4 ounces of a super-soft Australian merino roving (21.5 micron), and all were kettle-dyed in my crock-pot. I think that the crock pot method makes the best color blends, and it requires no skill or …
Self neglect
I forgot to celebrate my own blogiversary last week…. 3 years. There was one point when I was thinking I should I have a contest to celebrate, but I am not too clever at the moment. We’ll put that off until later. Thanks for reading, and thanks for all the …
Keychain Crochet Hook – A tutorial
I find myself leaving the house and grabbing a “to-go” knitting project to take with me, often socks. Nothing like knitting away while waiting in line at the post office, or in a waiting room, or trapped at an awful social event. Usually I have just a little mesh project …