Knitting Archive

  • Back Camera

    Ravelry Updates

    Posted on September 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Two updates made on Ravelry. Finished Strippy Scarf for Mallisa with new photos and put up pics for Thater Dress. - Posted from my iPhone

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  • spm001

    Knitting Wisdom

    Posted on July 21, 2010 | 2 Comments
    “I have come to believe that swatches are not actually small samples of knitting that you use to measure gauge. (If they were, they would be way better at it, wouldn’t they?) I think they are actually small yarn sacrifices that we offer to the...

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  • Wind Knitting Factory

    Posted on July 10, 2010 | No Comments
    From artist Merel Karhof “With the power of the wind, a knitting machine knits from the outside towards the inside of a building. The knitted material is harvested from time to time and rounded-off in individually packaged scarves. Each scarf has its own...

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  • The Spindles

    New Spindles

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Here are the latest spindles to come off the lathe. I used some nicely figured maple I came across. The one at left is 24grams. The whorl has a diameter of 3 1/2″ and the spindle is 9″ long at 1/4″. The two...

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  • Knitting Quote

    Knitting Quote

    Posted on April 2, 2010 | No Comments
    All knitter’s possess the ability to spout authentic gibberish (a typical offering being the “left handed single-needle Swibbonian two-color invisible cast-on”), and are quick to do so when cornered. –Alden Amos

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    Truckers Pick Up Quilting and Knitting – WSJ.com

    Posted on March 30, 2010 | No Comments
    Truckers Pick Up Quilting and Knitting – WSJ.com.

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  • Drap Dressing

    Window Dressing

    Posted on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Here’s a window dressing I made for the window by my bed.

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  • midnightgoth

    Gothic and Glamorous

    Posted on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
    I’m being commissioned, and I’m excited. I’m excited because the project is right up my aesthetic alley. They wanted something gothic and cobwebby. I’m spinning two merino yarns for it. One I’m calling Midnight Goth and the other one I’m calling Happy V. Here’s the merino roving: And...

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  • yarnblocker

    DIY Yarn Blocker

    Posted on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
    I usually set the twist in my yarn by hanging the skeins with a little wait attached after a nice gentle bath. Since this method can sometimes lead to uneven tension some people invest in expensive yarn blockers like the one from Halcyon Yarns. I began...

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  • Knitting Is My Passion

    Knitting Is My Passion

    Posted on February 23, 2010 | No Comments
    “You keep persuing passions, even when they aren’t fun. Because somehow they fuel the human soul. Simply having a passion is a deep payoff, offering something more. And knitting is like that.” -Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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