Archive for February, 2006
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New Pattern! The Honeycomb Beanie!
Here is my latest:
$2.99
The Honeycomb Beanie! (click on pictures for larger view)
This is another great quick knit! Done with a bulky or super bulky yarn It uses only 50 yards so it is a frugal knit too!!
The honeycomb stitch pattern can be used to make just about anything you want as well.It is worked over a multiple of 6 stitches so keep that in mind when choosing your looms!
Enjoy! Thanks for looking!
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Sneek Peek.. the first!!
Well, in celebration of my booklet coming out, I thought I would give you all some sneek peeks of some of the projects!
The booklet is called Learning to Knit on Circle Looms and is published by American School of Needlework. It is 32 pages, full colour and should be awsome.. if I do say so myself!! It should be available at Micheals, Hobby Lobby and other retailers who carry American School of Needlework booklets. It will also be available through AnniesAttic.com. The projects are all kept at the beginner level with the acception of one.
There be no holes in those heels matey!! Thanks go to Gail for teaching me the technique and allowing me to make use of it!!
The reogranization of the school room is nearly complete. I need to clean around my desk. Here is a little montage of the new improved room! Click on it for a bigger view!
The little guys are not so sure about their new gated community..
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Hattie says ‘Eh?’
Gimme the Mickey Mouse Ears back!!
Well tonight’s swatch is.. well … a hat. And it needs a bit of a do over. It’s not quite what I wanted. so I need to make a little adjustment and try it again.. The contrasting colours are just to show the pattern. And in this case they showed me a pattern flaw! How about plain pink this time? Waddya think?
The last two days have had mini swatches. Of ripple stitch.
They are not too bad. I chose the totally wrong yarn for the loomed one. That blue fuzzy yarn is just not the one to use.
I also did some playing around with swatches for a booklet proposal, which I will be putting off till May. There is just not enough time this week to get one together.
I have also done a major overhaul on our school room. The air hockey table is gone..
I will take some pics of the new improved school room tommorow. Off to watch the skating finals!! Go Kimmie! Go Sasha!!
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A YO-YO
That’s what I feel like today. Bouncing up and down emotions being yanked around.
I got a note from my publisher today. My booklet, Learning to Knit on Circle Looms will be out for sale on March 6 through DRG. It’s at the printer now. The sales manager feels that it will do well as there is alot of interest in it. So I should be wildly happy.
I also got a note from Angela today. She is in Pearlington MS distributing the care kits from Purls of Hope and other donations that have been sent down there. The situation is pretty grim. You can read Angela’s note here. There will also be an update story on CNN American Morning on the 28th. And so I am down.
The people there need their local government to step up and work on re establishing their infastructure. They need help getting the debris cleared, and they need permanent replacement homes. I don’t know what I can do to help with that.I thought about writing a letter every day for a month to the president.. might get the attention of the SS.. Donald Trump? Bill Gates? FEMA who??? I am overwhelmed.
I knew I was small beans when I started Purls of Hope. I thought it could help. There have been a few people who really embraced it and sent care kits and for that I am glad.
On the other hand my pleas for links and buttons sent to people who have more popular and wider read blogs than mine have fallen on deaf ears. Emails left unanswered so getting the word out has been difficult. So I am frustrated.
My publisher offered to put an article in Creative Knitting about Purls of Hope, but with the Red Cross gone, and the distribution center closing I don’t know if that would be of any use. I am grateful for the offer.
With all this nervous energy to work off I have gotten alot of rearranging and reorganizing done here in my school room. Things should be a little easier on that front, more structured and less stressful, more productive. For that I am hopeful.
My publisher also mentioned that, yes, I should put in a proposal for a booklet about knitting boards.. for that I am nervous!
Edited to add: I just got a note from Sandy. She is on a team that are doing a breast cancer race and fundraiser. They wanted to use my ribbon scarf pattern to make scarves to wear and sell to raise funds for their local cancer center. They fiddled with the pattern a bit, came up with a version that suites them, and are going with it.
Ok.. I feel like I am making a bit of a difference… thanks Sandy.. your timing was perfect.
So.. how was your day?
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I think I can I think I can…
If I choose to do my swatches in something other than Lion Brand Microspun…. I love it but it’s thin!! Too thin for fast knitting!! But it’s sooooft.
Oh well. Last night got to the store used my 10% off my total sale coupon and got some Wool Ease that was already on sale, in a nice cranberry colour; and a skein of Fisherman’s wool to play with with some kool aid dying.
The wool ease is destined to become a shrug/wrap and the fisherman’s wool a felted bag I think with ruffles..
I have an idea!
Well I have a killer headache slowing me down, 6 swatches to do and less than 5 days to do them. hmmm I dunno!
Got to try!
Got to finish my lessons with the kids for the day first!
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Not bad…
Well today’s swatch is a loomed lattice inset. It’s not too bad..
It’s not quite as purty as it’s needle knit couterpart but not bad..
Next up is a smaller tighter version of a stitch pattern I worked out for a hat I made.
I think..
This makes 10 swatches.. six to go.
Will she make it???
We will see.
And man… I almost want to join the Canadian Knitting team.. have you seen their shirts??
Paying the bills…
Coming April 13th
