Archive for the 'Weaving' category

Sock progress?

Friday, June 1, 2007

Well. I finished the second forget-me-not sock. That means it’s time to rip out sock one, and re-knit it on smaller needles. That means that this is now two balls of yarn instead of a sock. I did cast on again, though, and I’ve knit up the picot edge, and the first row of the […]

Weaving

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Being a life-long yarn fanatic, I’ve always been interested in, attracted to things that can be made with yarn, and how to do it. I crocheted my first afghan when I was in third grade—yes, I still have it. I knit my mom the world’s ugliest vest about that time, too. Someone (a grandmother probably) […]

Kumihimo

Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Oh no! Not again.
I think I mentioned yesterday that I’ve always wanted to learn to spin. Well, I’ve also always wanted to learn to weave. I even have a small desk-top loom that an aunt or grand­mother or someone gave to me when I was in grade school. It came pre-strung, so I basically […]

Brr…

Wednesday, December 7, 2005

All I can think about is getting warm, and getting well. It’s only been a couple days, but I’m sick of being sick. And my fingers are so cold that though I was all ready to do it, I couldn’t cross-stitch at lunch. So I read. Under a nice thick blanket. Big surprise. But man, […]