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Knitting a Rat's Nest (and other crafts)

Knitting a Rat's Nest (and other crafts)

http://knit.strayalleycat.com

My crafting blog! I knit, sew, crochet, embroider, spin yarn, and sometimes venture into other crafty projects. I post updates and photos as I work on things. Now and then I add free patterns and projects.

Recent Posts

  • Fabric hoop cover

    Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 14:17 in hooping

    Today I did a test sewing and I like the results.  I found for my 3/4” 160 PSI hoop that a 4” wide strip of fabric allows for a 1/2 inch fold in for hand stitching it to the existing hoop.  The current one I’ve been using ...

  • Taking a class

    Posted on Saturday February 28th, 2009 at 19:57 in crochet

    Yay!  I am real excited about taking the advanced filet crochet class.  At CrochetVille they offer classes on various topics.  There are different ones scheduled for the year, and I think more are being added as teachers sign up. ...

  • sewing

    Posted on Saturday February 28th, 2009 at 12:55 in sewing

    Getting some of the scraps sewn up into larger pieces.  Going better than I expected it would! ...

  • Sorted fabric

    Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 20:01 in cooking, sewing, embroidery

    I took a bin and sorted through, picking out pieces that were at least big enough to not require a lot of hassle to stitch together.  Then I sorted kind of by color.  I have no orange cotton, very very little yellow, and hardly any purple.&...

  • Embroidering

    Posted on Tuesday February 24th, 2009 at 13:18 in sewing, embroidery

    Busy working on little hand embroidered, machine sewn cats lately.  I’m really liking them so far.  Today or tomorrow I’m doing another test cat to see if it all works.  The first one I sewed then stitched, this one I’...

  • The Riccar works :)

    Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 14:59 in sewing

    Wheeeeee! The riccar sewing machine works, and it sounds lovely when it runs.  I’m still adjusting bobbin tension.  I’ve almost got it.  It threads up nicely. At first I couldn’t get the bobbin to do right, then ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 3 comments.

trudib1874

5 stars Trudi Brown

Great craft blog and a lovely, easy to read lay out.

Posted: June 20th, 2007 | More Reviews From trudib1874 | Report This Comment

meowy

5 stars meowy

Thank you kindly for the comments and the guitar string tip! :)

I'll dig up some gold floss, or something somewhat like gold for my strings instead of grey floss.

Posted: May 2nd, 2007 | More Reviews From meowy | Report This Comment

DiamondVVV1

5 stars DiamondVVV1

What a fun blog -- I love this site! And guitar strings are a light gold in colour. Love your photos as well.

Posted: April 29th, 2007 | More Reviews From DiamondVVV1 | Report This Comment

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