tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196Fri, 25 Oct 2024 02:54:15 +0000KnittingyarnbamboochristmasreviewshatsBoyeBucillaDoodle-LoomRed HeartSEXalpacasantibacterialcatalogcharitycraftsdaughtersexhaustionforumsfree patternsgiftsgiving backharry potter knitskids craftsknitted laceknitting helpknttinglacemagazineneedlespatternspompompomponprayer shawlprayer shawl knittingstuffthanksgivingtipstiredvideoswebsitewoodA blog for the love of all that is Yarn related. Happy Knitting (and other crafting).http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)Blogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-8279897097997933000Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:32:00 +00002008-02-04T19:54:04.054-08:00Knittingprayer shawlprayer shawl knittingI don't know how it's going to turn out, but the knitting of the prayer shawl has begun. I hope to have some little progress bars posted on the sidebar to show how things are going, but don't get too excited, it may not happen soon.I started out just playing around with different variations on the theme of "three" as I have seen suggested all over when looking into information about prayer http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2008/02/prayer-shawl-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-2872359208516382549Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:54:00 +00002008-01-30T13:04:15.285-08:00I knitted up some lacy swatches with the intention of showing what the difference is going to be once I block them. One I won't block, one I'll block overnight, one I'll block by steaming it. That way I can compare results.Unfortunately, things are going to be busy for me for a while. I'll get the swatches and blocking experiment posted as soon as I can.In the meantime, the only thing I can http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2008/01/things-to-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-6495601814805675513Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:30:00 +00002008-01-17T18:36:14.781-08:00free patternsKnittingpatternstipsSince I am going to give the baby gown away as a gift, I decided to take the easy way out and am following a pattern. It's from an old knitting magazine. Very lacy. It's going to take some blocking when it's done, though. On the subject of knitting with patterns, here are some tips to keep in mind:Read over all the materials you're going to need and make a list to take with you to the store http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2008/01/took-easy-way-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-3653669032918103163Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:25:00 +00002008-01-14T17:45:59.765-08:00knitted laceKnittinglaceAt this moment, I am designing a lacey gown for a baby. I have knitted lace before, but I haven't designed my own lace patterns. It is a bit of a challenge, but I think it will be rewarding in the end.Here are some links with info on lace knitting. Since I do most of my knitting from books and design my own, I'm not going to vouch for the content, but I have looked them over and they look http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2008/01/lacey-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-38509479858254715Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:52:00 +00002008-01-14T17:47:45.743-08:00BoyeknttingWhen my aunt gave me a whole bunch of old McCall's knitting magazines from the 60s and 70s, this slogan was everywhere. Boye knitting needles and accessories everywhere with bright eye-popping yarn.I'm glad to see that things have calmed down.And Boye is still around. While I don't find their aluminum needles have that certain finesse and quality that wood or bamboo possess, they are still http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2008/01/every-girl-needs-boye.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-2253210713100639676Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:57:00 +00002008-01-01T10:04:16.023-08:00harry potter knitsKnittingI hope the New Year's holiday was safe and happy for all. And may the New Year bring everyone what they need. Not necessarily all you want, but what you need.I am currently in the market for some yarn or products to test. And, sadly, my Ravenclaw Tie pattern has seemed to disappear, I may have to start from scratch on that one. It would be nice to get some really thin fingering yarn and do a http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-year-more-kntting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-6987179467871901965Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:20:00 +00002007-12-20T19:21:22.586-08:00I'm sorry to say I'm going to have to "shut down" for Christmas. The blog itself isn't going anywhere, I just won't be posting until after Christmas, probably. I'm so busy! But, it's a blessing.Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/closing-for-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-7932616449799988755Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:01:00 +00002007-12-17T22:04:54.711-08:00Knittingknitting helpvideosI can't get to my Ravenclaw Tie pattern yet, so instead I'm going to point you a good direction for getting, well, directions. On how to knit, that is. I'm a visual learner, so I love to see video clips of people doing stuff I'm trying to learn, or at least some really detailed diagrams. KnittingHelp.com has great free online videos of all kinds of knitting techniques. Here is the link to the http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/where-to-go-for-knitting-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-3812854653807688559Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:33:00 +00002007-12-16T14:38:53.878-08:00Somehow my Ravenclaw Tie pattern has been lost in cyberspace; it is my own fault as I left that old website alone too long. I have it saved somewhere on my old desktop computer. I'll go looking for it on Monday or Tuesday of next week.Things are starting to get busy here; doctor's appointments and school conferences are shoved in along with last minute pageant preparations.I hope to make some http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/lost-in-cyberspace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-7156323650459256637Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:37:00 +00002007-12-15T07:42:24.826-08:00I still have to hope you hang in there with me, I'm not going to get a lot done this weekend. Wrangling six kids is about wearing me out already!I've got several projects on tap and I'll start posting about those as soon as I can. I need to work on the Harry Potter felt dolls, some baby foot washcloths and make a layette set for someone for a gift. I'll have the Harry Potter and washcloth http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/busy-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-4703570902170953072Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:55:00 +00002007-12-14T21:58:44.904-08:00Knitting is really a big deal to me, so you know it's big when Knitting takes a back seat to my actual life. And, although I'm being sarcastic saying that, it's not as sarcastic as my hubby might like....At any rate, please bear with me as I attempt to wrangle 6 kids this weekend and hopefully still have all my hair at the end of this.I hope to dig out my Ravenclaw Tie pattern and have it up at http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/friday-blues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-8409504751900782424Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:08:00 +00002007-12-10T14:22:20.752-08:00antibacterialbambooKnittingyarnI know I've talked about Bamboo before, but I feel it is worth going a little more in depth into why I feel this yarn is an excellent choice. There are some cons to using Bamboo, but in my opinion, the pros far outweigh them.I discussed before Bamboo's anti-bacterial properties. Apparently this stems (no pun intended) from the fact that the bamboo plants themselves can thrive without the use ofhttp://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/properties-of-bamboo-yarn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-6848909735087001087Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:51:00 +00002007-12-09T19:55:02.452-08:00Today's Sunday, trying to take it easy.I know I said I'd have some info today, but I don't want to make today about stress, just about rest. Whatever cold the kids had, I'm starting to get, so I'll take it easy.Happy Knitting, everyone.http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/taking-day-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-294294871407112996Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:45:00 +00002007-12-08T18:50:50.827-08:00bamboochristmasexhaustionKnittingtiredyarnThe word today is "tired," as in, "I am really tired." This makes it difficult to post something coherent, but I'll try my best.I am trying to get things organized so that I can do some more holiday knitting, but I have so much excess "stuff" that it is difficult to get through it all. I think, once again, unless someone orders something specific, most of my knitting will have to wait until http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/word-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-3244332872444056348Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:24:00 +00002007-12-07T18:30:09.466-08:00Never fear, I have not abandoned the knitting community. We're just dealing with issues around here lately: sick kids, cranky kids, Christmas parades, teenagers leaving for a trip for a Robotics competition, tutoring issues and whatever else comes up. Yesterday's post got lost in the shuffle.Finally I have my Spruz website resembling something that passes for a "real" website. Come on over http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/not-on-hiatus-just-on-high-stress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-7424237882185573899Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:10:00 +00002007-12-05T14:20:11.261-08:00christmascraftsgiftskids craftsKnittingOkay everyone, I'm a little stressed, so I'm going to take it easy today and just scope out some sites for Christmas crafts. This is about all kinds of crafts, not just knitting. I'm not necessarily saying I tried and recommend these, I just looked around a bit and they looked interesting. Happy Crafting!Christmas Crafts at AllCrafts Just a page with links, but worth a lookHoliday Knitting http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-crafts-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-6543862925262264359Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:12:00 +00002007-12-03T19:39:54.394-08:00BucillaDoodle-LoompompompomponreviewsyarnI recently purchased a Bucilla Doodle-Loom in the hopes of being able to make pom-poms for hats faster and easier. I had "graduated" from making my own cardboard pom-pom forms to using a cheap pom-pom making set from Wal-Mart; I'm not sure of the brand, but it had three little plastic circles that could nest inside one another. The instructions only partially made sense, but it didn't do too http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/bucilla-doodle-loom-product-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-1775518907714747425Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:33:00 +00002007-12-01T21:59:49.866-08:00charitygiving backKnittingstuffRecently, I went over my yarn wish list. But there's so many more knitting and crafty-related products out there! The list goes on and on! Here are my top picks for what I would like to receive from Santa this year:10. More Yarn. Any kind, but Bamboo or Alpaca would be nice. In all different colors. I'm going somewhere with this, so hang on....9. A nice basket to sit in the living room http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/12/complete-christmas-wish-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-7500810823729516768Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:46:00 +00002007-11-30T10:01:36.362-08:00hatsKnittingyarnI recently posted on Red Heart's lagging quality in the color department (colored yarn showing white spots on it). Let me say that my most recent project has renewed my faith in Red Heart as a fine low-cost yarn for quick kids' projects.My youngest daughter's pink toboggan turned out quite nice. No white spots anywhere. It was a bit big in circumference, but that was on purpose to give her http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/11/redeemed-red-heart-re-enters-rejoicing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-751567521677836553Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:43:00 +00002007-11-24T21:00:44.903-08:00daughtersforumshatsKnittingwebsiteAlmost done with hat Number Two!I made a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG toboggan for Oldest Daughter, it turned out much longer than I was expecting, but I wasn't using a pattern and I didn't watch the decreases carefully. The only problem was I was knitting back and forth and not in the round so that wound up to be one massive back seam. C'est La Vie! But the un-seamed hat did turn out to be one long http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/11/happy-hats-for-winter-wearing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-2884052206586622809Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:20:00 +00002007-11-23T13:39:10.006-08:00alpacascatalogKnittingmagazineyarnI don't know how or when I stumbled over to Knit Picks the first time, but I've been hooked ever since. And even when I can't be online, I can carry my knitty goodness with me, because I have the Knit Picks catalog mailed to my little metal mailbox. Looking in the last one I received, my eyeballs practically bugged out like a cartoon character. Lots of good stuff!Taking random picks from the http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/11/looking-at-knit-picks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-6406996703088673018Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:09:00 +00002007-11-21T16:39:03.193-08:00christmasKnittingSEXthanksgivingyarnOK, so I've given up on the noses rating system temporarily. Just felt really out of it the last few days. I'll get back to it soon.In the meantime, I'd like to present my Christmas Wish List, just in time for Thanksgiving, of the yarns I would most like to receive:I would absolutely love to try yarn made from Milk Protein; it sounds fascinating! To see some examples and info, go here: insteadhttp://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/11/christmas-yarn-wish-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-6251592047072311504Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:00:00 +00002007-11-20T15:12:29.884-08:00I've been sick the last couple of days, and it's been impossible for me to post. I'm glad to be at least halfway up and running, and can sick up in bed and type away on my laptop.To that end, I can't think of very much to review today, given that my head is aching and my stomach is still doing flip-flops.The best I can do right now might be to post about some of my favorite types of http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/11/recovering-nicely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-8509514080426951846Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:15:00 +00002007-11-17T13:31:56.240-08:00bambooKnittingneedleswoodI have always knit with aluminum needles. Most of my aluminum needles come from my grandmother, who some years ago, gave me most of her large stash of needles and crochet hooks. I also obtained are pretty fair amount from a garage sale one year where I purchased a large box of assorted yarns and all kinds of crafting supplies for $1. In the box were quite a few knitting needles as well. http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/11/wood-vs-aluminum-knitting-needle-battle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056316276278145196.post-7321152489411788851Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:17:00 +00002007-11-16T15:31:41.249-08:00KnittingRed HeartreviewsyarnI have been using Red Heart Super Saver yarn for years. It is one of the least expensive yarns you will find, barring the bargain bin at Big Lots. However, for general knitting for general type hats and scarves and stuff it has always held up well, felt pretty much OK to wear, and stood up to multiple washings from everything from baby spit up to ketchup to steak sauce. I have always felt for http://knittingfoole.blogspot.com/2007/11/red-heart-super-saver-starts-smelling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SwirlyGrrl)0