Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet, Food, Knitting on Jun 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
The bath mat from One Skein Wonder (maybe that is the book - it is the stitch pattern of dc v’s) is a little too open for me. So I held two strands (one Lion Kitchen Cotton & one Elmore-Pisgah) together & tried a Boye K hook. Arg. Frogged. (How did I crochet with Boye [...]
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Summer on May 29th, 2008 No Comments »
This may come as quite a shock to you, but…I am not exactly a skatergrrl. Don’t let the fact that I have a posse at Zumeiz mislead you. (Does anyone under 30 even know the word posse?) Ah yes…I have a posse who welcomes me heartily when I arrive with FS and my wallet. (They [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet on May 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
I had to know how many dishcloths one cone of Lion Brand kitchen cotton yields, so I crocheted some & found it is 10, which is by no means scientific or a standard measurement, quelle surprise.
Some are great, like the Blossom Stitch & Sweet Violet pattern by Toni.
Some are just awful, like this one, which [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet, Fun, Knitting, Socks on Apr 27th, 2008 No Comments »
600 stitches + Clover G hook + Kitchen Cotton = 9″ dishcloth.
Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton, $7.19/755 yards
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64 stitches on 00 needles x 10 rows (shortie sock cuff) = 640 stitches
Fabulous hand dyed sock yarn $25/460 yards
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Vodka + =
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Simple dishcloths can be crocheted in a dimly lit room while watching the”Desperate Housewives” (dvr’d…how [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
While on the pattern tab at Ravelry I clicked Home (as in for the home) & this virtually popped off of the hook! I just picked up what was nearby (read…piled around the bedroom sofa), so it is not exactly as attractive as it is useful.
Click for pattern.
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Ravelry hooked me up with Tea’s Sweet Violet Dishcloth, which I made in no time with what I had upstairs: a Clover H hook & bits of yellow and bright pink Lily cotton.
Initially I worked it with a Clover J, but the fabric it yielded was too open, so I frogged it & reworked it [...]
Posted in Crochet, Fun, Knitting on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
We have had a glorious rain all day, which makes me long to lay in bed and read perchance to sleep. I have been reading Michael Pearson’s Traditional Knitting for a couple of nights and I love this book! What fun he must have had traveling and doing the research! I don’t want a Fair [...]
Posted in Crochet on Nov 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
How funny…I started this Chunky Striped Blanket on Thanksgiving Day!
Posted in Completed 2007, Crochet on Jul 9th, 2007 No Comments »
My Mom’s new phone needed a pretty, protective case…
Yarn: Patons SWS Natural Geranium
Hook: Clover J
SWS may be the perfect yarn for a cozy as it is silky to the touch yet firm & sturdy. It is also feltable!
Posted in Crochet, Knitting on Jul 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Ravelry, ravelry how do I love thee?
With every waking moment…which are especially plentiful due to my addiction to you causing me to sleep so little.
