Category: craft
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The Week August 7-13
Last week: Carry on with Aranami. Done, though only a little. Embroidery: finish the top half of the fox pillow design. Done: I finished the whole thing and bought a pillow form to fill the case! Spinning: carry on. I finished spinning and finishing (washing & whacking) all the in-progress stuff, counted yardage and weighed…
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The Week July 31-August 6
Last week: Carry on with Aranami. Done. I even tried doing the last row pattern, which is short rows, on one wedge to make sure it will work with the stripes I’m doing. I’m either on the next to last row or I’ve got this row + 5 more to do – I haven’t decided…
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Follow Friday: Follow Finch
I’m lucky to live really close to Finch Knitting and Sewing Studio but I don’t tend to get out and about as much as I should, so I keep tabs on their goings-on via social media (mainly Instagram and Facebook) and their blog. The shop and Nicole, the owner, made national news earlier this year for being…
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The Lesser Great Gilded Reindeer: Gilding 101
This week has already gotten away from me and it’s barely begun; I suspect I won’t be catching up to do my regular posts (or at least not all of them) this week or next. We leave for New Zealand December 20, next Tuesday, and I’m not sure what my vacation internet connectivity will be…
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The Week Dec 5 – Dec 11
Last week’s goals with progress indicated: Make recommended changes to the pattern for the Gir hat & scarf, including (reluctantly) instructions for using DPNs. Figure out how to organize test knits for both, including what expectations to set. Add another pattern as a custom knit to The Yarn Office. Start keeping track of things people…
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30 Day Knitting Challenge All Together Now
Having completed the 30 Day Knitting Challenge, I thought it might be handy to have all the questions in one place and link them to my answers. As a tech writer, back in the day one of my favorite things to do was create an index for a document – this definitely hits that button. All…
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30/30 Ravelry
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 30: What’s your name on Ravelry? If you don’t have a Ravelry account, why? Surprise! I’m madgeface on Ravelry but my designs are under my real name because I couldn’t figure out how to do it any other way. Before Ravelry, I was active in the Knitter’s Review forums and…
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29/30 Tips
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 29: Do you have any tips, or things that you’ve learned from knitting? I have lots and lots of tips, but most of them pertain to specific situations or problems. For example, to cable without a cable needle, it helps to hold your knitting below the live row so…
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28/30 Other Crafts
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 28: Do you do any other crafts besides knitting? What are they, and did learning to knit come before or after learning these other crafts? I crochet, spin, and weave, though not all that regularly. I’ve also fooled around with felting and fulling, beading, embroidery, sewing (but my sewing machine…
Little Golden Notebook 