It has been ages since I’ve blogged. . . okay, only about 18 months. ..but that is ages in “online” time.
I’ve been busy knitting – – – AND – – – learning how to play Cajun accordion. Learning to play the accordion is cutting into my knitting time, but I’m sure I’m building new neuropathways in my brain. The in and out of the bellows while at the same time playing a tune on the buttons is a lot like rubbing your tummy and patting the top of your head. It is also reawakening my knitting creativity! (I’ve started a new shawl that I will tell you about soon)
Recently a friend sent me a link to an article about a knitting group started in prison. An inspiring read. Here is the link:
Reading this made me want to knit with friends again. . .
Happy knitting!
Shawn
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Earflap hat with Twined Knitting
A while back a friend mentioned she wanted a classy, black, earflap hat to wear with her “good” coat. She showed my the ecru 1940s art deco style silk scarf that she wears with this coat. A lovely design is woven into the scarf and I decided to try to match it on the brim of the hat. I wanted something that would be warm and with a nice firm brim and earflaps.
Result – twined knitting – with raised stitches.
I fell in love with twined knitting about a year ago, and my family chipped in and bought me Twined Knitting, A Swedish Folkcraft Technique by Birgitta Dandanell & Ulla Danielsson. (an out of print 96$ purchase!!).
So I read the book and figured out how to make raised stitch designs and the black hat pictured here was the result. I don’t remember what yarn I used for that hat.
After knitting several hats I’ve decided a nice spungey, springy yarn, with lots of body works best when knit on a smaller size needle than recommended on the label.
I’m happy to knit you one in the color of your choice! 50 colors to choose from in Harrisiville Shetland! Shoot me a comment for more details.
I am writing the pattern using the wavy raised stitch design for publication seen on the other hats pictured here.
Pattern coming soon!
Wow I did it!
Okay, I got all the posts form my other blog to upload to this one! And the posts even went to my blog page! Amazing.
Now I just need to figure out how to let those folks who were reading my other blog to come to this one.
Isn’t it great that every day there is something new to learn!
Starting Anew
I’ve been staring at my computer screen for what feels like days – trying to set up a new website. This is all quite fun – but I don’t know what to do with my old blog. . . the one with all my projects since 2007
I certainly am learning a lot about web sites and such but not getting any knitting done! 🙁
Hello world!
I’m hoping I can move my old blog to this site. . I’ve got lots more reading to do!
crocheted carrot
Here’s a fun decoration for your gardening shed – or shelf! Everytime I look at it I smile and giggle.
Metaphoric Fibers Call for Entry
The Textile Center of Minnesota has a call for entry for a fiber show called “metaphoric Fibers: Untamed Knitting & Crochet.
“The artwork for this exhibit will be a fiber abstarction of the artist’s alternative perception of an everyday reality.”
Well I spend most of my day at a knitting machine, knitting sweaters, all of the fiber comes from cones.
I spent a lot of time wondering what to do for the art exhibit. I know I want to enter it but oh what to do. . . and I have this box of cones in my front porch that multiplies daily. One would think they are living beings!
Hmm. . . what to do. . .I really want to do somehting using these cones. . . let’s cut them up!
They sliced up very nicely with the table top saw!
Let’s crochet yarn around them!
Now I just have to decide how to connect them!
I better get busy. . . the deadline is August 17th and approaching fast!