One of the last projects I did while working at McCall's Needlework magazine in 1995 was this quilt. The fabrics were new at the time, and I should have paid more attention to value in the pieced blocks . If I remember correctly, we received the fabric from the company, so we were working with what we had. Though the prints in the pieced blocks are different scales, the value of the fabrics (both reading...
Price: $19.99 Category: Animals & Insects Giant Panda Needlework Kit Lee Kromshroeder Cross stitch Brand: JCA, Inc.Item No: 00653UPC: 081062006537Made in USA Giant PandaCitizen of Heavenby Lee KromschroederThis Kit Contains:Portions of the design printed in full color on polyester fabric...
I was having a browse through the V&A online collection thanks to a link from Karen at Cornflower. I'm really looking forward to the V&A's exhibition of British quilts coming up in March 2010 and I'd had a look at...
The weather has been awful by us but on the plus side I have been able to curl up by the fire with my crochet and dare I say it... a mince pie!! I've finished a buggy blanket for my little one but as you can see it seems to have been adopted by our Purdy cat who has been a real home bird since our other cat died. I've also made a scarf for my eldest using some lovely soft yarn and am now making
Time to enjoy the last vibrant colors of fall! The “white stuff” is on the way….I can feel it! Any snow where you are? Speaking of snow, I’m on a beret/crochet blitz lately. If you happen to have any good patterns to share for crochet/knit berets, please share. I’ll be posting a couple of finished berets [...]
COWLABUNGA! It feels like playing dress-up with color. I needed an all purpose neckwarmer that would go with anything in my wardrobe and this fills the bill. Purples, pinks, orangey reds, aqua, green, lavender. Just about everything but yellow. Wear it loose or fastened and feature the color of the garment or its contrast. Knit in seed stitch it integrates the changing yarns for a better blend. I used...
As you will see soon, this blog hasn't only become a slightly boring knitting blog, no, it is about to be turned into a Seamless Yoke Sweater blog. The attempt to conquer this Elizabeth Zimmerman pattern ("pithy instructions") started out...
Jury duty is good for something, eh? =D And Knit Picks swish is super soft. I'll probably get it again even though a lot of people are saying it isn't really machine washable. And here is an update on my Miss Marple socks. I have them both worked up to this point but the pictures keep coming out more yellow than green, so I wanted to just put up a picture with the right coloring. :) I think mosaic...
Today something unique is happening...........and I'm really excited to be part of it........a Creative Circle Blog Party............8 crafters from various parts of the world...........showcasing 8 different crafts.............how cool is that...........I'm hoping you'll visit them all.......they're a real talented bunch..........you're in for a delicious crafty treat.........and you wouldn't want...
I'm getting in to the Christmas spirit - these adorable little snowmen stitchmarkers have just arrived in store, with some Christmas tree ones coming soon. Although I think Christmas present knitting is out of the window this year, if I'm being realistic - I just have too much to do....:-(
Molly explains the sweater curse. Story links: Rachel John, Extreme Knitting, 1000 Strand Knit, Art student knits life-size Ferrari, Mirian Tegels - the faster knitter in the world', How to knit a sweater : Knitting a sweater: Increases in pattern, The Last Knit, Never Knit Your Man a Sweater (Unless You’ve Got the Ring), Polls [...]
Ooooh! I just got my first knitting lesson last Friday. I'm loving it, but obviously am just at the very beginning, figuring out the basics. I'll have to check out that site!
I feel like all I seem to be working on at the moment is these squares... It's not that I'm not enjoying them, it's just that I'm no longer inspired by them. But the end is near, and I'm really excited to see the finished project. Not only that, but I have signed up to do it all again next year! The 2010 Block-A-Month Crochet-A-Long Group is already up and running over at Ravelry. I'm thinking that...
The only time things can get tricky when knitting two socks at a time is when you do the heel flap, turn and gusset shaping. That's why I get out my trusty dpn's or skewers and place one cuff on...
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