Category Archives: Yarn, knitting, weaving and crocheting
Christmas Gift Tutorials 3
It’s not too late to whip up these lovely things for the holidays. 1. Petal Pillow: http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2008/09/petal-pillow-tutorial.html 2: Gathered Cluth: http://noodleheads.blogspot.com/2010/04/gathered-clutch-tutorial.html 3. Ruffly Headband: http://heart-of-light.blogspot.com/2009/06/ruffly-headband-tutorial.html 4. Knitted ear warmer: http://imtopsyturvy.com/index.php/knit-ear-warmer-with-crochet-flower/
My second yarn This is 100% merino wool, hand dyed, and spun with lots of variations of thickness. It's an art yarn and I'm pretending I meant to make it this way–grin. I purchased the roving from my new friend, Molly, who listed it on craigslist. It turns out we're near neighbors. I left it [...]
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My first yarn!
It's not perfect but it's mine . I spun a naturally colored white single (from a white sheep) and a single from a brown sheep and plied them together. My kids and I worked together to wind it onto a homemade PVC pipe niddy-noddy. Then we filled the bathtub a couple of inches deep with tepid water, [...]
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Is expensive yarn cramping your craft style? Here's an alternative! Second hand sweaters that have outworn their stylishness can be unravelled and turned into new projects! Follow the instructions from Dawn Prickett http://dawnprickett.blogspot.com/2008/01/recycling-sweaters-for-yarn.html to do this yourself. This is a great way to get cashmere, angora and other luxury fibers at a steal.
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Crochet Alternative Moebius
Do you love crochet more than knitting? Here's a cute pattern from Lyon brand yarn. http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/90268AD.html?noImages=0&utm_source=20100115_Jan15&utm_medium=Emails&utm_campaign=Weeklynewsletter&utm_content=Preview-CardiffCowl&r=1 This one isn't a moebius, but it could be just by adding one twist before joining the intitial chain. If you wanted it to be more like a shawl, you could make the chain longer and wider before finishing. I [...]
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Do you have a Moebius yet?
They are all the rage. So in about 3 years I should see a lot of them around town. (That's how it goes in the midwest.) I found this free pattern online: http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=94&d_id=16&lang=en This is my favorite site for free knitting and crochet patterns. Their yarn is reasonably priced too. I was tempted on the yarn [...]
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Introducing Fritz!
We have a new addition to our family, a cute German Angora named Fritz. He is just a baby but already outweighs most cats. We expect him to be about 12 pounds when fully grown. He had his first haircut on Saturday at the Wamego Winter Fiber Fest where we picked him up. (More on that lovely [...]
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New Year’s Resolution#3: Learn To Spin
Last night Darren put my spinning wheel together correctly (When I put it together I had two pieces leftover—I was being frugal with the pieces, ha-ha.) I watched some YouTube videos last night and started practicing this morning while I listened to violin practice. It’s fun, but a lot harder than it looks. My [...]
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Chevron Chrocheted Throw Tutorial