tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43280110436523543032014-10-01T01:21:40.298-05:00Knitting, weaving, and sewing helps keep my sanity in check. Though one look at my current stash of fiber, one has to wonder...is there such a thing as TOO MUCH yarn?kibbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438967104505372043noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328011043652354303.post-27297533779416549732009-12-15T21:40:00.001-06:002009-12-16T09:46:15.613-06:00

Of the many things that occurred in 2009, none makes me more pleased than getting the green light from my husband (he's such an enabler!!) to design my own little space. Some call it a "craft room" while others say "the loom room" or even "the studio." I'm not fussy what it's called--I'm just happy to have my own little niche in the house.However, getting this room to its current, albeit

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2009 has gone by so quickly--what did I do with most of my time? Naturally, there was knitting, but not much happened with the loom. How sad! On the good news, the storage room was converted into my craft room! This was no small feat! However, the remodeling process is not completely over. Another coat of paint on the trim and new flooring will have to wait until spring, but otherwise, it

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Last week at my Wednesday night knitting class, a wonderful woman named Carol brought in her *finished* Cable Pairing sweater. It was lovely and looked all snuggly, but it made me feel guilty about DH's cable pairing cardigan, which had been stuffed, unceremoniously, in a Rubbermaid tote. Oh, Carol...why did you have to finish it? *sigh* So with guilty feelings in tow, out came the various

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Nothing ruins the joy of knitting a gift faster than being disappointed with the results. Case in point with the Chevron scarf I'm making for Jenny, who admired my first chevron scarf made with Blue Moon Fiber Arts wool in Farmhouse and Watermelon Tourmaline.Like me, she liked the ways the bright colors changed from one shade to another. I offered to make her a scarf in the colorway of her

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I love showing my support to local artisans in my hometown of Lawrence, KS, but sometimes one has to acquire items from afar. This doesn't mean shopping at the nearest box supercenter, but rather, to go on-line to the wonderful artisans that sell their goods through Etsy.Case in point, I needed wanted desired some spiffy stitch markers since my plain ones were...well, just plain! I knew my LYS

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Beads...I love them! Monofilament thread...the bane of my project! After threading 5000 beads, you would think that the worst of my problems with this project would be over. Oh, no! One has to make room for knitting with this project, so gathering new yarn from the ball and sliding the beads over every now and then is in order. This is not a big deal with the exception of the monofilament

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I had hoped to start on this project months ago, but life has a way of changing plans in unexpected ways. However, last night I was able to start on the beading process for the Arabian Nights stole.Here's the scoop for this lovely stole:The pattern comes from Susan Pandorf of Sunflower Designs;A talented fiber artist named Kim Kaslow of The Woolen Rabbit made the beautiful yarn;Beads, 5000 of

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I first saw this pattern on Ravelry and knew I HAD to make it. I chose to make my scarf out of Manos del Uruguay merino wool in the "wildflowers" colorway. The colors are just lovely and my photos do not do it justice. Here is the right side of scarf. I did make some modifications to the pattern, which made knitting the pattern so much easier compared to the original and provided a neater edge

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Since all things have a beginning, so too, must this blog. I am not a huge fan of blogs per se, but I do lurk on a few, gleaning knowledge from more experienced knitters and weavers. Perhaps a good place to start would be to list some of my work in progress (WIP) items I currently have...1. My so-called scarf, about 5% done2. Elisa's nest tote, about 15% done3. Jim's sweater, about 55% done4

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