Color Knitting: The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary from the Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine (Vogue Knitting Stitchionary): Color Knitting v. 3
dovegreyreader scribbles (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
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...
knit and tonic (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
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...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
U.K. Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by William Dyce, Welsh landscape with two women knitting. The Minister’s ruling follows a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest, administered by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The Committee [...]
Uphaa.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Knit your way out of stress and anxiety - into a more ordered universe of sophisticated yarn, crochet and lace patterns. Here are the weirdest knitting projects we could find. Related posts: Top 10 Weirdest Places 10 Bizarre Ways to Have Fun with Boobs
Friday Morning (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The workshop was a great success. Everyone had fun and most people said they'd learned at least one new skill. The day in photos Getting started. Jenny leads the workshop. Beading is fun - and easy . It's going well so far. There was much concentration, and biscuits. And then there was lunch - .... a working lunch. with Winter Mess Pudding There will be lots of little beaded 'purses' heading for Christmas...
Marathon Running (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Yesterday I finished the last of three projects that I had started over the summer. Yes. That's right, over the summer. They shouldn't have taken me so long but I would get into a bad state on all of them and not want to fix any of them and so I would just put them all aside. Then I would pull one out and rip out the bad rows and continue one until I screwed up again and so on. Eventually they all...
Emmelinesplace (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I went to the K&S show in Harrogate yesterday. Poop of a journey with an accident closing the A1 adding an hour to the journey, because we were later arriving there were no parking spaces, so it was a harrassed me that arrived. However a bonus was no queue for tickets so no wait in the cold. A sit down, a scone and a drink soon revived me. First stop was the Oliver Twist stand. I always bust my...
MOONSTITCHES (Free subscription) | yesterday
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...
Veggies,Crafts & Tails (Free subscription) | yesterday
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 [...]
Daisy Darling (Free subscription) | yesterday
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
Carefree KAL (Free subscription) | yesterday
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...
Fibermania (Free subscription) | yesterday
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...
scrappyjacky (Free subscription) | yesterday
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...
Girl, Purl and Two Knitting Needles (Free subscription) | yesterday
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....:-(
Rocketboom (Free subscription) | yesterday
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 [...]
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