Monthly Archives: January 2009
People do strange things with their cats
It’s too early to post Friday funnies, but I needed a good laugh this week. This has nothing to do with fiber craft, but… I saw this last week at a friends house and I nearly died laughing at the … Continue reading
Filed under Humor
Knitted Brain
What a way to remember all the parts of the brain! http://schoolofeverything.com/blog/knitting-brain
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Crochet isn’t just for Granny anymore
Edit 1/25/09 – Please note I linked to the wrong pattern book for the Dusty Miller sweater pictured above. The correct book is Crochet Aran Sweaters by the same author. Sadly it looks like Amazon doesn’t have this book. It … Continue reading
Filed under Amigurumi, Craft, Crochet, Pattern Links, Patterns, Portland, Portland Crocheters
Say it isn’t so… Rmmmrghph!
Keanu to Play Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop Isn’t Keanu Reeves a bit too old to be playing Spike Spiegel, the bounty hunter? Rggggh~@#!!! Okay, so here I’ll admit that I once had a cartoon crush on Spike from Cowboy … Continue reading
Filed under Pop culture, Science Fiction
Scratch that… no, unravel it
In the previous post I mentioned that I would dye machine knit blanks of my cotton yarn, assuming that I would knit all of these up in the handy knitting machine I bought for making hats and things. I tried … Continue reading
Filed under About Me, Challenge, Community, Craft, Creativity, Crochet, Dye, Dyeing, Dyeing_yarn, Fair Isle, Knit, Knitters, Knitting, Portland Knitters, Reflection, Yarn
Experiment #3: Planning a colorway
Dyeing cotton fibers is such a pain. Not only do I want to make sure that the pain is worth it, I want to make sure I get it right the first time. Not to mention, I’ll be using my … Continue reading
Filed under Colors, Colorwork, Cotton, Creativity, Dye, Dyeing, Dyeing_yarn, Knit, Knitting, Math, Project, Stockinette, Sweater, Techniques, Yarn
Friday Funny: Abe Lincoln Talks to His Press Agent
Now that we’re looking forward to Inauguration Day… I thought I’d share one of my favorite comedy bits from Bob Newhart, one of my all time favorite comedians. Abe Lincoln talks to his press agent: [Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FopDTIrZSU]
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Dyeing in History
This is one of my favorite shows… The Worst Jobs in History with Tony Robinson aka. I-have-a-cunning-plan S. Baldrick from the Blackadder series. I’m sharing the few bits from this show that describe old and ancient dyeing techniques. Purple makers … Continue reading
Needed some color to brighten up my winter
Hopefully we’ve seen the last of the snow for now. Hopefully. I meant to post more photos from the dye work I did in December. I finally got around to snapping pictures of the more of the skeins of yarn … Continue reading
Filed under Colors, Colorwork, Cotton, Craft, Creativity, Dyeing, Dyeing_yarn, Eco, Fibers, Fun Stuff, Knit, Knitting, Socks, Stockinette, Techniques, Wool, Yarn
See how lame I am…
I don’t bother putting up before the holidays photos until well into January. Yeah, like big news guys… we did get 19 inches of snow (I’m being sarcastic). I don’t have a lot of time now so I’ll just write … Continue reading
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