Tag: entrelac
Knitting Rules – Learn, Use, and Break Them
If you have ever taken a class with either Kellie or me you know that we rarely say that there is only ONE “right way” to accomplish most things in knitting. Even so there are some rules or guidelines that significantly improve your finished results. In most cases, how you get there can take a […]
A New Season of Knitting Daily TV
Back in the cold of winter (that seems so long ago now), I headed out to the Midwest to do one of my favorite things — get filmed talking about knitting! Yes…the person I am next to is Vicki Howell, original host to DIY’s Knitty Gritty and now the new host of Knitting Daily TV! […]
Ease Is Never Easy
One of my knitting friends just finished a double knit blanket for one of her grand children. It is very cool as it reads correctly on both sides (so each side of the double knit fabric is different). So I asked her – what would she do next? To my surprise, my design Morning, Noon […]
Best Laid Plans
If you have ever had a great idea that you struggled to implement, you will appreciate this story. The four bags in the picture above started out as an idea many, MANY months ago. We thought that, as bloggers looking at knitting from two perspectives, wouldn’t it be fun to see our individual takes on […]
WIP: Mid-travels
Deciding what to work on as my airplane knitting when I travel somehow is often a challenge for me. I am not quite sure why, but it has definitely been the case the past several trips. Unfortunately for this trip what I have been mostly working on is getting better. Luckily, I have made some […]
Turning a WIP into a FO
I don’t think I have shown this to you, but this has been my primary WIP (surprise — it is entrelac)! But today my WIP became a FO. My plan (hope) was to wear it this weekend at Stitches South. And much to my own surprise, I will be able to do that without having […]
Lots of Entrelac
This probably won’t come as much of a surprise to those that know me, but I have been knitting quite a bit of entrelac of late. What has been a bit surprising has been my ability to actually get projects completed. The scarf above was started and nearly completed on my last trip. I only […]
My first Video Podcast
Image via QuiltMoxie A few weeks ago I had to honor to be interviewed by Ariana of QuiltMoxie and today it went LIVE!! I had such a great time talking with Ariana talking about entrelac and my experiences with Craftsy. I think you will enjoy it too. The photo above is her version of the […]
Fine Finishing: Felting a Life?
And it’s done. It blends two different yarns, one that felted beautifully and one, not so much. I knew that though, so I’m going to do some needle-felting on the base to reinforce it and tighten it up a bit. Always an adventure it is, the altering of fabric. Overall I’m happy with the final […]
WIP Wednesday
The bag is in the dryer to felt. I have a HE washer, but have learnt through Nora Bellows and my experimentation that the dryer does just dandy to do the agitation necessary for felting. When it came off the needles, it was the perfect size for an exercise ball cozy, so quite large, but […]
