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By Karen B. I’m the kind of boob who forgets to tell you that I finished the Leaf Beret over a week ago. It is lovely, wearable and an easy knit – especially for those like me re-entering the crafty atmosphere. Pattern: Melissa LaBarre’s Leaf BeretYarn: One skein Louet Gems sportweight in Mustard colorway; 100 grams and 225 yards.Modifications: [...] By Karen B. At its most basic, that’s all knitting really is, isn’t it? Loops over loops. Only when we apply these under-over-through actions to the loops in a consistent, uniform way do we begin to see the loops build upon one another into a cohesive fabric. This is something that has fascinated me of late. Just how differently designing [...] By Karen B. I originally had no intention of committing to any more deadlines, since lately I’m finding them little more than a recipe for failure. Grand plans. Not keeping up. The usual blah-blah. So why in heaven’s name did I let friend Rachel persuade me to hop onto another Ravelry knit-along (KAL) bandwagon? This time, it’s all [...] By Karen B. But I do crochet. Yes, a hook and Michelle’s handspun merino come to the rescue when grumpy shoulder goes into the time-out corner. A few details120 yards of bulky handspun merino in the color, “Hush”Size L crochet hookNothing but a crochet stitch bible and a general idea for a beret (read: no pattern) I used a knotless method [...] By Karen B. Those of you who maintain a blog can hopefully relate to the real or imagined pressure to “feed the monster.” I am absolutely in awe of those craft bloggers who have something to say – and seemingly a new project to show – nearly every day. How do they do it? Makes me feel as though [...] By Karen B. A new year and new yarn to play with, so what do I do? Knock out my version of the Yarn Harlot’s Unoriginal Hat Pattern (PDF) in less than 2 days. Even with chunky yarn and big needles, that still amuses me. Details1 skein Cascade 128 Chunky TweedSize 13 US dpns2 vintage Bakelite buttons, courtesy of Vintage [...] By Karen B. What started as a simple desire to provide a little warmth and softness for a neighbor who’d been ill for quite some time blossomed into a pair of somewhat stripey mittens with a matching hat to boot. I hadn’t seen Gloria for a couple of months. I’d heard she was getting treated for some sort of [...] By Karen B. Yes, I have a knitting angel and her name is Angie. There’s been a bit of blog chatter lately about paying it forward or random acts of kindness. I think it only fair that I put Angie’s name out there as someone who did a me kindness by offering – no, insisting that she finish knitting [...] By Karen B. It came as a surprise, this latest finished object. I’d just started “Foliage” from Fall ’07 Knitty when it was no sooner finished. And felted. I even have about twelve inches of a matching, triangular scarf / shawl thing trailing off my size 13US straights, which should use up the remaining Malabrigo “Little Lovely (variegated)” [...] By Karen B. A little Lipstick Lava and a pair of size 7′s made for quick work of this version of Knitty’s Shocking Pink Coif featuring Brainy Lady’s button adaptation. I decided to add a touch as well, with a left twist repeated along the five middle stitches. There was, indeed consensus on the button, with the marled purple [...] |
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