Knitting of the Mind

By Amy, on August 31st, 2010%

Do you ever have periods where all you do is think about working on projects but nothing gets made? Well, I’m on vacation, so I don’t have any deadline knitting, but since I made a swatch on the airplane, I haven’t picked up needles or hook. Of course, I have been dreaming up projects. The kids . . . → Read More: Knitting of the Mind

Art in the Air

By Amy, on August 18th, 2010%

We’re having a rare sunny day, so I’m going to post quickly and get Outside! This Sunday I got to go to an open house held by members of a woodcut printmaking class here in Cordova. Artist Andrea Rich came to town to teach a week long workshop and I think 6 or 8 members of . . . → Read More: Art in the Air

Now printer-friendly

By Amy, on August 15th, 2010%

photo credit: spbutterworth

I’ve wanted to add this feature to my blog for a long time. I’ve just found a new Word Press plugin that creates a pop-up printer-friendly version of any of my posts. So–if you want to print one of my free patterns or recipes, or techniques, you don’t have to print all of . . . → Read More: Now printer-friendly

Drifting Satellites and Books in the Mail

By Amy, on August 13th, 2010%

photo credit: indi.ca

I’m writing this in my text editor because a Russian satellite has apparently drifted from its proper orbit and it’s messing with our Internet access here in the cloudy, rainy North. Sound like a conspiracy? Maybe. But usually this time of year there’s something interfering with our communications. Sun spots. Storms. Brown outs. . . . → Read More: Drifting Satellites and Books in the Mail

A shawl for late summer

By Amy, on August 11th, 2010%

I’m heading to Wisconsin and Kansas in a couple of weeks for a little vacation with the kids, and for my cousin Johanna‘s wedding to her fiancé Ryan. (Aren’t they cute?)

It is still quite hot, I understand, “down south,” (i.e. anywhere south of Alaska), so I’ll be bringing my Hemp Shawlette:

It’s soft, but not warm, like . . . → Read More: A shawl for late summer

Granny Anatomy (Gran-atomy??)

By Amy, on August 9th, 2010%

I’ve been dreaming up squares lately for a blanket for the book. I want something solid probably just two colors. When you’re crocheting a traditional granny square, you’re working completely in chain spaces, not stitches:

I wanted a solid square, it’s not quite as simple as filling in the chain spaces with stitches. You have to back . . . → Read More: Granny Anatomy (Gran-atomy??)

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