Posted on 09/16/2008 by Barb
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Well, I've finally finished the pattern for the vintage holiday stocking I first worked on back in March, then declared as a project for the Ravelympics and failed to complete at that time.
I said I'd share the pattern when I was finished, so here it is! There's a nip in the air, not too early to think about those Christmas projects.
When I'm sitting at the hospital over the next few days, I'll be working on the Leo ...
Who knows? Maybe it will be done by Christmas ... maybe not.
Posted on 03/07/2008 by Barb
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It’s funny how something as insignificant as wrist warmers can affect your life. (Well, that might be an overstatement … your life.) Some areas of our office can feel chilly so I’ve been knitting wrist warmers to keep around for anyone who’s feeling the need for a little something cozy. They’re pretty quick and easy to do once you get the hang of entrelac, and they’re a great way to use up scraps of odds and ends of yarn. They’ve become quite the rage around the office! (Well, that might be an overstatement, too!)
Posted on 01/10/2008 by Barb
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When we first started this blog, I thought, "Gee, wouldn't it be cool if we could post a pattern for pink argyle socks knitted in the round ... I've never seen hand-knitted argyle socks that didn't have a seam up the back." (Well, there might be a reason for that.)
Anyway, off I go! I think, "maybe Fair Isle ... maybe intarsia." I set out to do it Fair Isle. It didn't take long to conclude that I couldn't keep the carried-along yarn loose enough to get the sock over my heel.
To make a long story short, we now have a pattern in our DIY section for pink argyle wrist warmers, modeled here by my niece's son who used them as boxing gloves when he wasn't being annoying with the remote. (Okay, it's important not to take oneself too seriously, right?) But I do (seriously) love how they turned out. It was a fun little challenge so I thought I'd share the pattern. Make 'em, wear 'em, and you're guaranteed to get some comments!
Posted on 11/21/2007 by Andrea
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Originally uploaded by AMK
We decided to put up a new
DIY section to collect patterns we've written, recipes we've invented, or any other instructions for how to make things.
Because it seemed so timely, I decided to start with this pattern for making
mini mitten ornaments. I came up with this several years ago, and knitted these ones for a Christmas gift for my Grandma.
These are so quick to knit, once your fingers get used to the awkwardness of knitting 18 stitches on size 1 DPNs. And they're a great way to get some use out of all that leftover sock yarn threatening to take over your house (or is that just me?)
Posted on 11/19/2007 by Andrea
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Have you see the Daily Knitter's Free Knitting Pattern of the Day? It's kind of a nice way to find out about some of the better free patterns out there on the internet. The Buccaneer's Booty Socks linked to today are pretty funny. Also worth looking at on Crafty Diversion, the same website as the Buccaneer's Booty Socks: Instructions for how to make your own swift for about $15. Wow. I can make a lot of things, but the thought of conceiving of and then constructing a swift absolutely blows my mind.
