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Lavender Honey | 6 hours ago by Angelique
It took five hours to drive from Perpignan to Marseille, because of an accident on the autopiste. Instead of sitting and staring, I knit a scarf in the car. I love to knit because the repetitive movements are both relaxing and meditative. I've solved read more
More basic knitting patterns...
The Avid Knitter | September 2nd 2008 by Zoah Alvarado
After you've mastered the Stockinet and Garter Stitch patterns the next best step will probably be learning the Seed stitch.Seed Stitch. The Seed Stitch is just as easy to do as the Garter Stitch in that, obviously, you are still using the basic pu read more
Knitted Coffee Cozy Tutorial
The Caffeinated Crafter | August 30th 2008 by The Caffeinated Crafter
It might come as a surprise to you, but I love coffee.And Aly introduced me to the wonderful world of coffee cozies.I also happen to love knitting (another surprise, I'm sure!)... and teaching other people how to knit.So, yes... you guessed it! Anot read more
The Origin(s) of Knitting...
The Avid Knitter | August 29th 2008 by Zoah Alvarado
The origin(s) of knitting is greatly disputed even today. It is widely believed to have developed in Pre-Christian time, the oldest artifact appearing to be a type of sock. Socks and stockings were the first pieces created through similar knitting read more
BUTTON ON DOWN WITH YOUR KNITTIN' SELF
knit1fortheroad | August 20th 2008 by Margaret Nock
var addthis_pub = 'margaretnock@hotmail.com';Do you have a project that's in need of a fabulous fashionista button, but you don't know how to make the hole for it? No worries here. Dive into making a button hole that will leave you wondering why you read more
Exploring
Annas Jewels | August 16th 2008
For the past few months I have been experimenting with new materials, new techniques and new products!!Two of those are knitting, yes! I have finally mastered the knit and purl, knit and purl...and made various things one of them for sale on my etsy read more
Learning How to Knit
Blogsmart | August 13th 2008 by Blue Licorice
For those of you who would like to be able to knit but have no idea as to how to start, I am presenting several videos which will show you how to cast on, how to do a regular stitch and a purl stitch, and how to cast off. I also will show you a [.. read more
Squirrel Nutkin Bootie- a free pattern
Backyard Academy | August 11th 2008 by Crystal
This is the quickest little bootie! I can get a set done in 40minutes! If you try it let me know! Sorry about the upskirt shot baby Victoria! Ravelers can see it HERE.Yarn: Any worsted weightNeedles: Size 7 straits (I knit loosely, use your own jud read more
Hearts Dishcloth
It's all about me! | August 9th 2008
I made a dishcloth tonight and it just took a couple hours.I'd never made one before and I'm happy the way it turned out.Cotton yarn#4.5mm knitting needlesFinished measured about 8”x8”.Abbreviations: K=Knit, P=Purl, RS=Right Side of cloth, WS=Wro read more
Basket Weave knitting stitch
Atelier Louise Felice | August 6th 2008 by Louise Felice
I thought i would start posting knitting stitches for beginners.Today its the Basket Weave Stitch. This is a combination of knit and purl - very easy and very effective.The amount of stitches used has to be a multiple of 8 + 5Row 1:(RS) kRow 2: k5, * read more
White Garden Lily - Knitted Artificial Flowers
Victorian Times | July 22nd 2008 by Sarah
Here are knitting instructions form Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine March 1861. You are welcome to use these instructions however way you like. I have not made this myself, so if anyone makes it, feel free to live a comment about the difficultly of read more
KNIT, PURL, TAP
knit1fortheroad | July 19th 2008 by Margaret Nock
var addthis_pub = 'margaretnock@hotmail.com';JUST GOT BACK FROM A LITTLE JAZZ IN THE PARK - MUSIC IS A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR KNITTING WHETHER YOU'RE INSIDE STAYING COOL OR OUTSIDE AT A CONCERT. KNITTING WITH RHYTHM, I CALL IT.MUSIC AND KNITTING GO read more
July 14***VFG Fashion Parade***A Knack for Knits
Vintage Fashion Guild | July 18th 2008
Knits are a perennial favorite in fashion. This week we're featuring both knitted garments and things made from knitted fabric. Enjoy!.......Knit one, purl two..... Vintage 1930s knit dress in dusky purple from POPPY'S VINTAGE CLOTHING at Babylon Mal read more
Knitting Books: The Knitting Experience: Purl Stitch
Dances with Wools | July 16th 2008 by Linda
by Sally Melville Another winner The Purl Stitch is a beautifully illustrated, easy to follow guide to producing intricate-looking garments using simple techniques and readily available yarns. Having used the first volume in the series, The Knit S read more
KNITTY READS FOR SUMMER...
knit1fortheroad | July 16th 2008 by Margaret Nock
IN NEED OF A KNITTY READ FOR YOUR SUMMER FUN? Here are a few books for you to check out... The Knitting Series by Debbie McComar Book 1 - The Shop on Blossom Street Book 2- A Good Yarn Book 3 - Back on Blossom Street The Friday Night Knitting Cl read more
F.O.s and new items in the shop
Emmakat | July 15th 2008 by Emmakat
I am finally getting some items photographed and listed in my shop. Items that I finished making way back in May but haven't managed to get posted yet. I used the Sky Garden in our new apartment building in Chicago...and um...learned once again read more
When You Have A Lot of Free Time...KNITTING!
Sex and Miss B | July 7th 2008 by jen
Image uploaded by punk rock purl I tend to have a lot of free time on my hands on any given day. Lately I've been filling that time by playing Grand Theft Auto 4 on Xbox 360 and reading horrible chick lit from Red Dress Ink. This morning I got the br read more
instructions i almost follow
hairycarrot Designs | June 28th 2008
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sew crafty: grand opening
tanto | June 27th 2008 by melissa
if you are a crafty houstonian, or at least want to be, come on out to sew crafty's grand opening. i'll be there from 10-4pm! "Calling all crafters! Sew Crafty Houston, the city’s first and only craft lounge, is celebrating its grand opening with read more
Felted pets.
Dogs, art and possibly a cup of tea | June 26th 2008 by tatyana
Hey its been a while since i did a feature of stuff I found on Etsy. I don't have any new art to show you, so lets talk about the art of others :) Lets talk about needle felting. More specifically, needle felted sculptures. I've heard of felted hats read more
Photos from the Sit & Knit - Part 1
The Knitters Restaurant | June 11th 2008
A bum knee and the registering knitters kept me in the lobby where Marilyn made this beautiful set up of the yarn. Knitters were free to come and browse through whatever skeins they wanted to take and there was more yarns in the boxes off to the righ read more
Purl Necklace
The Coveted | June 10th 2008 by jennine
This isn’t my first post about crochet jewelry, or knit jewelery, but I’m seeing it pop up more and more these days. I’m wondering where the line between garment and jewelry lies or if it’s relevant these days anyway. Back in read more
Entrelac scarf Tutorial
knitting videos | June 2nd 2008 by Mrs. Raj
The Tutorial to Entrelac scraf is found in the following pageshttp://wolfandturtle.net/Yarnpath/index.php/Yarnpath/all_aboard_the_entrelac_express/http://www.allisonknits.com/entrelacscarf.pdfhttp://knittyotter.typepad.com/otterknits/2007/03/entrelac read more
channeling UFOs
Trying to spread the silliness | May 31st 2008 by Random Notions
So its been a while since i have posted anything (wow its just sad when your life is so crazy that you don't even want to write about it because it will make it that much more real and undeniable...deniability is where its at) and my blog and my UFOs read more
book it
Learner's Per-knit | May 29th 2008 by Kristen Beck
The time has come, the knitter said, to talk of many things—of shoes, and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. Or not. But the time has come to wind this little contest down. Tomorrow is the last day to enter, so if you haven’t done it y read more
How To: Make a Knitted Cushion Cover
More Ways to Waste Time | May 29th 2008 by Leah
I feel like a little kid rushing home from school with my first, imperfect art-class project: Look what I made! Now, I know all you hardcore crafters are probably laughing at just how rudimentary this little project is, but I am so not crafty that to read more
Any suggestions? Or: Are these colors too light to go with the co…
String Theory 2.0 | May 27th 2008 by String Theory Blog
These pictures actually do catch the colors of this hand painted DK merino pretty well. Nice, they make me think of tropical water, mermaids, that sort of thing, but muted. I like to pair nice bright multi colors with black or dark grey for a stron read more
Knit All I Want
HiP & CooL...i'll always be! | May 24th 2008 by Girlie
This is my 3rd knitting project, yep all of them unfinished. Blame it on the beautiful colors of yarn which I keep buying whenever I see one. Blame it on the needles too, because I have 3 pairs. But I am the one to be blamed truly, because I get bore read more
Silly Old Bear Hat!
Backyard Academy | May 23rd 2008 by Crystal
Silly Old Bear HatMaterialsRed Heart in Harvest GoldLion Cupcake in Lemon DropSize 8 short circ.Size 8 DPNs1 markerSized to fit a 2 year old. It's shown on a baby doll but it's very very loose. Holding both yarns together, cast on 54 stitches placein read more
In My Own Words: C.M. Clark
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot | May 21st 2008
C is for Cat: The Poetics of EmbedmentSometimes poetry begins for me with a cat sleeping at my shoulder. Something about that vibration plowing in and out with the breathing, up one furrow, down another. Someone once said “verse” begins with read more