The Hook and I

Pattern included… Via the Knit.1 blog.

Technorati Tags:knitting, patterns, Star Wars, Princess . . . → Read More: Princess Leia Knitted Wig

Kim has a great essay in the hot-off-the-presses issue of Knit.1, about how she’s a TV-junkie (me too) and uses TV as a way to keep her focused on her crochet, and uses crochet as a good excuse to watch TV.

I really try to knit and crochet while I watch TV, but alas, this sort of . . . → Read More: "Look Ma, No….Eyes?"

Here’s a blog for a Qiviut-along! We’ve gotten a few good entries into the contest, can’t wait to see . . . → Read More: More Qiviut Madness

From amazingly creative designer, Amy over at Amy’s Babies. She says pattern will be available in the new Interweave Crochet. Woohoo!

UPDATE–today she posted a fantastic Edvard Munch’s The Scream doll. Definitely a site to . . . → Read More: Captain Jack-a-garumi

This is an idea from the folks at . . . → Read More: Oh my.

During my trip to Indianapolis this summer, I met with the folks at Jacques Cartier, a luxury clothing producer who now works with first nation peoples from the Northwest Territories to spin wool from the Arctic Musk Ox. They had a beautiful booth with huge posters of this mysterious animal that survived the last ice age. . . . → Read More: Arctic Musk Ox — And a contest.

I just found out I have 10 skeins of super-soft baby alpaca winging it’s way to me (In a new color–nickel), for a new design. Can’t wait to get swatching…

Sylvia, the amazing design lead at Blue Sky also was nice enough to say I “knocked it out of the park (!)” with my recent sweater design… . . . → Read More: So Excited!

The Texas gang that “tags” car antennas with knitted graffiti?

Or the Mike Bryant hardcore gangsta rap song?

Thanks to Muthaknitter who found the song by way of a . . . → Read More: Knitta Please: Which Came First?

I picked up BHG’s latest issue of Knit It! Magazine–looks like they’re going upscale–they have reviews and patterns with Be Sweet and Tilli Tomas yarns, a profile of Cat Bordhi and some projects with organic cotton…

The Magazine does not have a web site, nor could I find it for sale online, but I bought my . . . → Read More: Knit It!

I went out and got one of those little mesh bags today, worried that all the felting I’m doing might clog the washer. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve ben told it doesn’t affect the felting.

I also went on a quest for snaps and didn’t buy them because they required an expensive contraption to make . . . → Read More: Lots of work, but not much to show….