Fringey
Ever wondered how to add fringe to something? As a supplement to my new pattern, I made a video showing how to crochet fringe onto the edge of a knitted object.
Just a peek
I finished my project for the whipup competition – the whole thing only took a few hours and I love the result. Since I haven’t decided in which category it will be entered, i am not ready to make a whole post about it, but just tease you with a …
Projects on my mind
I don’t know if you have taken a peek at my sidebar lately, but I have joined a couple of casual knit-alongs. The first is Socktoberfest. The rules seem simple – knit some socks in october. Perfect, since i just turned a heel last night. I am also comfortable enough …
It’s who you know
After living in Berkeley, the land of excellent organic produce, for many years now, i finally feel like I know the right person. Look what a friend of mine gave me for FREE I guess talking constantly about how much I love tomatoes really paid off. i managed to eat …
Pincushion challenge – Recycling
This month the Pincushion challenge is to used recycled materials in the creation of a pincushion. This challenge actually laste two months, and I forgot about it a few times, and then would remember and spend a while thinking about what to make. In the end, I just went into …
Back in Business
I had a lot of yarn sitting around that I have been meaning to upload to my etsy shop, and today is the day. I sure hope it sells, because it is taking up a ton of room…. In addition to a bunch of sock yarn, I made a set …
Aaahhh… that’s better
I ripped the sock back and decided on a 3 x 1 rib for the top (and eventually the cuff). I love it! It looks so much better (see what it looked like before). I have been working on the sock today while at work (which is school). I am …
The good, the bad, and the beach
By 10 o’clock this morning, I had already used up all of my patience for the day – at the post office. That place just sucks the life outta me. But i was rewarded! I picked up my final package from my secret pal, who turns out to be Knitting …
Free pattern alert
DSCN2008.JPG Originally uploaded by abmatic. It seems that while I was away, fall has started to sneak its was into the Northern Hemisphere. Don’t get me wrong, it is flat out warm outside in the Bay Area right now, but the last few nights have been a little chilly (The …
Strange things afoot
I looked at the Handpaintedyarn.com web page today, daydreaming i guess. Anyway, I noticed that there were a few changes. I just looked again, and there are even more changes. Looks like they are recategorizing all of the types of yarn in the links on the left side of the …