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by Kelley on September 1, 2010
Apparently knitting is extremely popular in Argentina. In fact, there is a Yarn District in Buenos Aires! My friend Jody lives in Argentina. She sent this yarn to me because she thought I would appreciate the uniqueness of this yarn, and she knew I would love the autumn colors! This yarn is a bulky thick and thin yarn, with orange felted flowers tied to this really interesting art yarn. |
Category Archives: Inspiration
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by Kelley on August 31, 2010
Of course, introductions require names. I’ve always named my spinning wheels. My Kromsky Sonata is Elizabeth. My Joy is Amy. But, I never thought about naming my drop spindles. The last couple of years I’ve become enamoured with drop spindling. I’ve learned to appreciate the beauty and personality of each of my drop spindles. The surprising productivity that comes from the portability of drop spindles. I am just as likely to grab a spindle and fiber as I head out the door each morning as I am to take along a knitting project. |
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by Kelley on August 10, 2010
After starting two different lace shawls, each rectangular shaped, I've come to the realization that I am a Pi Shawl woman. Or, circular shawl, if you prefer. Perfectly timed as the knitting world celebrates Elizabeth Zimmermann's 100th birthday. There are three Pi Shawls on Ravelry - I chose the Gull Wings Pattern althought the Camping design was very tempting. Here is the designer's sample from the Ravelry page. |
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by Kelley on August 6, 2010
Kristin Nicholas asks her students to bring at least twenty colors of yarn to her classes. So, I took her advice as my first step towards enjoying several patterns from her book - Color by Kristin. Since we have expanded our color selection in Wool of the Andes - Worsted, I decided to make that my yarn line of choice. No, I am not going to give you a list of all twenty colors! This is supposed to be an exercise in your own color sensibilities. |
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by Kelley on August 2, 2010
Look at what I found at Office Max! |
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by Kelley on July 28, 2010
It's difficult to remember that this, will eventually become this... |
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by Knit Picks Staff on July 22, 2010
Knitpicks.Com x DressHead Floral Casual Dress – Coral Pink Base This knitpicks.com x http://www.dresshead.com/c/casual-dresses/ floral casual dress creates all the joy of spring and summer time freedom. A coral pink base is complemented by multicolored flowers and a contrasting trim waistline. Made of soft and breezy polyester, this romper dress will suit all body types and create quite the interest with its unique style of tailoring. Perfect for sea side and beach wear, casual lunch in the sun, or a garden picnic, this dress will look best paired with small sandals or beach foot wear. Sure to be one of your favorite and most repeated casual dresses this season! Garment measurements with reference to a Ladies size XS are: bust circumference of 84 cm, waist circumference can expand from 64 to 90 cm, and total dress length from shoulder to hemline of 81 cm. |
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by Stacey on July 22, 2010
I think I’ve made it pretty much known to everyone that I love cheezombie‘s patterns. When I first started as the IDP Coordinator, the program wasn’t open to submissions quite yet & an early part of my job was inviting interesting designers to submit patterns. cheezombie was one of the first designers I contacted – her designs are so much fun! So of course I had to interview her…and her answers cracked me so much I couldn’t wait to put it up How long have you been knitting? I taught myself to knit about 6 years ago from “Knitting for Dummies” (very apt title I might add, I knit through the back loops for 2 years before I figured out that was what I was doing). Who taught you to knit? Duh, should have read all the questions before I started typing! Being a self-taught knitter has been a trip ... |
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by Kelley on July 19, 2010
When we sent out last week's e-mail, I mentioned that summer is a great time to take advantage of all the canning supplies that are available everywhere from Safeway to Target. Here is a list of what I keep on my dyeing shelves. Hot Water Canner - This looks like a huge soup pot.Jar Rack - Designed to hold the jars while the water is boiling. I use it the traditional way if I am dyeing small amounts of fiber or yarn actually in jars of dye solution. If I am steaming, then I turn the rack upside down and place the plastic wrapped fiber or yarn on it above a couple of inches of simmering water. Wide Mouth Quart Sized Canning Jars - Wide mouth is really the only way to go. Easy to measure in dye stuff, easy to put in and take out the fiber or yarn and easy to stir around or poke as needed.Wide Mouth Rings and Caps - I store solution in wide mouth jars so I need the rings and caps to put on the top.Canning Jar Lifter - This is an item you might think you can ignore figuring you can use plain hot mitts. Don't! It is so much easier and safer to use this tool. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on July 7, 2010
Wow! A lot of you sent us pictures of your custom dyed sock blanks, and we were really impressed with the results! In case you're curious and want to see all of the stunning dye blanks, I've made a slide show so everyone can see the contest entries, and it is posted in the Dye-Along group here. |
