Posted in Knitting on Mar 20th, 2009
the pictures… {hanging freely} {the colors shift gently} {getting wrapped up} {admiring it’s softness} the words… This had been in my head for several months prior to starting it. I wanted something simple and understated, but intrinsically enchanting. I’d been amassing the yarns for years in two distinct shades of grey; a pale silver and [...]
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Posted in Knitting on Mar 18th, 2009
I finished the knitting of the stockinette rectangle last week before my wrists went haywire. I thought I’d show you some photos of it before it hits the washing machine: {gradations} {ends} I’ve been reading up on sewing techniques and about the sewing machine that I’ll be using so that hopefully I can dive into [...]
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Posted in Personal on Mar 16th, 2009
My wrists and hands have been hurting lately, making me have to stop knitting pretty much at all right now. I’ve been let wondering what people who don’t knit or crochet do with their hands as they sit. It feels so odd to sit and watch something without my hands moving, creating, and manipulating yarn [...]
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Posted in Knitting, Spinning on Mar 9th, 2009
Sometimes the remedy to big drawn out projects are little ones. I am inches away from finishing the rectangle, but for some reason my hands decided to put it down in favour of some smaller projects. My LYS is going to be changing out it’s window display soon to hand knit wash cloths, and some [...]
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