Just like zoos and museums are developing online activities for people to participate in, the knitting world is gradually moving in that direction as well. Bluprint and a few other places have already had online classes available for some time now. But individual teachers and some of the big knitting events are getting in on… Continue reading Online Knitting Fun
It is coming along OK so far! I’ve got a bit to go on the colorwork part of the yoke, and then I have a decision to make. I’m thinking about adding some spiderweb to the sleeves. At first I was thinking about just doing in on the lower part of the sleeves – maybe… Continue reading Arachne KAL
Just when you thought you had run out of interesting regional knitting traditions to learn about – Portuguese knitting! This book is not primarily about knitting in the Portuguese style, using a knitting pin and so on. It is more about unique Portuguese items to knit. Some of the items are domestic things like rag… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Portugese Knitting
Temple of Flora is moving right along! This is my second mosaic knitting projects, and it is kind of fun 🙂
Boy this weekend went fast! It’s all part of the days just sort of blurring together, I suppose 🙂 Other than cooking, I didn’t get anything serious done at all. Though I did get a lot of puttering and crafting done! The flower seeds are sprouting beautifully! Now I have to just not kill them… Continue reading Sunday, Random Sunday
Well, my second KAL of April started yesterday – Temple of Flora is a mosaic knitting shawl/wrap with an interesting construction, designed by Franklin Habit. The yarn in this kit is part of the Schoppel crazy/zaurball family of yarns, so the yarn colors are all over the place. This fits with this particular design, but… Continue reading Temple of Flora
I did manage to get one small thing finished this week – a pair of Woodland Loafer slippers! These were part of the Mason Dixon Knitting March Mayhem, where the pattern made it all the way to the final four. Even though this design wasn’t the final winner, it was intriguing enough for me to… Continue reading FO Friday
Well, I have made some progress on my Arachne this week, and finally remembered to take some pictures outside in the daylight! I have been focusing on it in the evenings, mostly because there is a storm of other projects coming up and I wanted to get a good start. I am trying something a… Continue reading Arachne Update
Guys, I am nesting in a serious way. This evening I started plants for our hanging baskets and planter boxes, which I will not get to actually put outside until late May. Normally when it’s time to do the outside planting, we hit one of our local nurseries and bring back a trunk full of… Continue reading Nesting
Quite A Yarn 