tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169433422024-03-14T09:16:30.026-04:00Hooks & HeddlesCrochet and weavingMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-90144927048102254642015-06-29T09:40:00.000-04:002015-06-29T09:40:47.771-04:00After more than two years, I made a cute thingWell that was quite the little hiatus. I have no idea why I haven't picked up a hook, needle, or shuttle in the last two plus years, but the imminent arrival of a friend's baby forced me back into the game.<br />
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She didn't want a blanket, so we decided on a hoodie instead, made in neutral colors because they don't want to know the sex of the kid until it arrives. I picked purple and cream.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello pile of stitches. Long time no see. </td></tr>
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I took my time with it, so it took me a little over a week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ottoman, looking like a disaster zone, what with the yarn, scissors, pieces, instructions, and separate online instructions because the original instructions were not so great. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here it is! Looking a little fuzzy and glowy because it was a seriously crappy day outside and the lighting was not great. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a fuzzy shot of the super cute buttons I found. Adorable!</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-26911282610377407112013-05-20T11:38:00.000-04:002013-05-20T11:38:28.905-04:00My kingdom for a well-written instructionGrr. The instructions for this thing are so, so very bad. I was doing fine up to this point, where another row is added to one of the motifs.<br />
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And then that same pattern is continued about 100 times until you're ready to attach to the second, smaller motif. Ok, no problem. The directions basically say to continue around the motif and don't elaborate.<br />
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What the directions don't tell you, and what you can see in the diagram if you get out your magnifying glass, is that it's not a one-to-one correspondence between the loops on the motif and where you attach. The first time around I ended up with a horribly bunched-up mess, which prompted me to take a closer look at the diagram. That look wasn't close enough though because I ended up frogging the damn thing four times in all. I have to do this three more times (I think ... the written instructions say to make two but I'm pretty sure that's wrong too) so it should be smoother sailing now that I know where the pitfalls are.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-674096558890271732013-05-13T08:55:00.002-04:002013-05-13T08:55:48.258-04:00New doilyWell, it'll be more than just a doily when it's done, I think. More like a ... small table cover? I don't know.<br />
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The directions in this pattern book I have are seriously terrible. They often make no sense, but luckily whoever was in charge of drawing the diagrams knew what they were doing.<br />
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First step is to make four each of two motifs, checking back and forth between the written and drawn instructions a thousand times to make sure it's right:<br />
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These will be added to and then joined in some future way that I'm not yet totally clear on. Here's the diagram for the pattern:<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-51435656597984448672013-05-07T08:36:00.000-04:002013-05-07T08:36:56.869-04:00Giant doily doneI actually finished this doily in about three days but I'm so out of the blogging habit that I keep forgetting to post pix.<br />
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Here it is prior to blocking. It grew on me the more I worked on it, even though the thread is pretty big.<br />
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And here it is with about a thousand pins stretching it to within an inch of its life. Blocking is our friend.<br />
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And a little closeup action.<br />
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Not too shabby. It fits perfectly on a little round table in my living room. Unfortunately, I'm now in the midst of another thread fever, so I'll be churning out complicated, old-fashioned little pieces like this until my eyes give out. If you see something you like let me know. Maybe it'll arrive in the mail at some point in the future...<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-48072557008712838582013-04-22T14:45:00.000-04:002013-04-22T14:45:45.669-04:00It's been a whileTurns out I haven't posted anything since before Christmas! This is, without a doubt, the longest dry spell I've ever had. Part of the problem is that I bought materials for some socks that I then realized were just WAY beyond my abilities (if you don't believe me, click <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff11/PATTdoubleheelix.php" target="_blank">here </a>and scroll down to the heel instructions). And then I couldn't find my favorite sock book. It has disappeared somewhere within my palatial 635 square feet of living space. Also? I found a great woven towel <a href="http://eimages.interweave.com/products/200/H1211.jpg" target="_blank">pattern </a>and ordered the supplies for it, only to find out that everything I ordered is on months-long back order, so I canceled the order. And then I wanted to make a thread doily, or something from thread, but I also can't find my favorite doily book. Grr.<br />
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So the other day I broke down and bought a big-ass cone of size 10 crochet thread and went to town through my gazillions of ancient thread patterns. I found one that I like:<br />
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This is from a book of patterns from the mid-50s. I made a go of starting it, but my thread is too big for this one.<br />
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Then I found this one:<br />
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This is from a book of patterns from the mid-70s. In addition to all my missing pattern books, I also appear to be missing some steel hooks, so instead of a size 10 or whatever hook it called for, I am using my smallest regular hook, a size B.<br />
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I actually got within three rounds of finishing it over the weekend but then my hands gave out. Here's a photo from the first several rounds. I'll post more when it's done.<br />
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I think I have the thread bug again, but this pattern just didn't do it for me. I think it may have been too easy, and the thread is too big. I need smaller thread and a fresh supply of steel hooks. <a href="http://www.herrschners.com/dept/Crochet+Thread.aspx" target="_blank">Herrschners </a>to the rescue!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-48649484141075520582012-12-27T12:20:00.000-05:002012-12-27T12:20:53.180-05:00Shark attack!My friend Sheila likes to deep-sea dive, and I enjoy making her shark-related things for Christmas and her birthday (which are five days apart). <br />
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I don't have photos of this little <a href="http://www.mooglyblog.com/shark-time-pouch/" target="_blank">shark pouch</a> in progress because it came together so quickly, and it involved sewing AND a zipper, and I knew if I stopped to take photos I'd lose my momentum and never get back to it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went to my favorite high-end chocolate store and got some interesting bars. Pop rocks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Shark chowed down. I hope the chocolate made it to its destination before being totally digested.</td></tr>
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Scary things I did for this project: I accidentally bought a 22" zipper instead of a 7", so I figured out how to cut it to the right size. I then sewed those felt teeth onto the zipper and sewed the zipper into the mouth opening. Badly.<br />
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I have encouraged my friend, who is a quilter of the highest caliber, to feel free to rip out the zipper and reinsert it properly because: shame.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-30338185830194792212012-12-17T09:59:00.000-05:002012-12-17T09:59:07.397-05:00Pretty in pinkThe pink scarf is done!<br />
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I am pleased.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-61475252602075462302012-11-26T10:32:00.000-05:002012-11-26T10:32:26.694-05:00Hell on needlesI love bamboo needles. They do not love me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are pieces of one needle that sheered off yesterday. A couple of weeks ago I got a splinter from this same needle. I am contemplating buying some replacements, but I'm 18 pattern repeats of 24 done on the pink scarf, so I'm not sure it's really worth it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the sad and tragic state of said needle.</td></tr>
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So, to buy new needles, to sand this needle into submission, or to just keep calm and carry on?Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-65817552002721440432012-11-12T08:51:00.000-05:002012-11-12T08:51:14.854-05:00More than halfway doneThe pink scarf is now loveseat-sized.<br />
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I managed to mess up one row in a big way. The Husband was making a racket while I was concentrating on counting, and it threw me completely off, so I somehow ended up with 52 stitches instead of 49 at the end of that row. I fixed it in the next row. You'd think that after 15 years of me giving him the Stinkeye every time he talks to me while I'm hunched over a pattern he would finally LEARN. But no.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also managed to get a huge sliver in my thumb from the bamboo needle. I'm surprised it's taken this long to happen. </td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-42777592804217169052012-10-29T11:04:00.000-04:002012-10-29T11:04:14.508-04:00About a third doneA long weekend at the cabin, with crappy pre-hurricane weather, led to me finishing 8 of 23 pattern repeats on the scarf. I'm sad to say that one row ended up with 50 stitches instead of 49, but I somehow managed to get it back on track on the next row.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the yarn ain't too shabby either.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-27515810949956357612012-10-22T09:32:00.003-04:002012-10-22T09:32:50.201-04:00Coming along nicelyFour of 23 pattern repeats.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And no mistakes!</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-54701126476944561882012-10-16T08:56:00.001-04:002012-10-16T08:56:19.177-04:00Am I done?I finished two rows of what I've been thinking of as the thread runner. I can't decide if I'm done or if I should make a third row.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the one hand, once it's blocked it'll be wider and more runner-y. To the left there? All the thread that's left over. That's some good usage of materials right there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the other hand, a third row would highlight that nice diamond pattern better. What to do??</td></tr>
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While I'm ponder this Very Important Question, a friend saw me wearing the <a href="http://tundragirl.blogspot.com/2012/05/done-at-last.html" target="_blank">green skinny scarf</a> and asked me to make one for her, but in pink, and longer. The green skinny scarf used up every available inch of yarn so I consulted with the lovely ladies at my favorite yarn store to come up with a suitable substitute. After much discussion, we decided that this delicious hand-dyed yarn would do the trick.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's slightly thicker than the all-silk yarn of the green scarf, and it's a silk/merino blend. I'm using size 6 needles, which, it turns out, are really comfortable and easy for me to work with (the green one used size 4). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So after a weekend of alternating between knitting two rows and reading a chapter of my book, I have the bottom edging and one pattern repeat done. It's not as delicate as the silk, but I think it'll block nicely and should ... SHOULD ... produce a longer scarf.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-68262416849394569002012-09-10T09:34:00.001-04:002012-09-10T09:38:26.074-04:00Slow but steadyThis is what happens when I'm busy doing other stuff. The crochet falls behind! It doesn't help that these motifs take, I would guess, 3 hours to make (I have yet to make one from start to finish without putting it down a million times).<br />
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But there's some progress.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And it's pretty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm looking forward to what it looks like after it's been blocked. That's quite some distance in the future, I'm afraid.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-59308150573491705582012-08-21T08:36:00.000-04:002012-08-21T08:36:42.340-04:00Turned a cornerI've been plugging away at the thread motifs. I got 14 motifs out of one skein of thread, and then discovered that I had another skein lurking in the back of the stash, so I started on row two. I'm still thinking this will be a runner for my nonexistent table.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's long! I couldn't get the whole thing to fit in the shot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up shot. I think this will be lovely after blocking.</td></tr>
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In other news: I'm starting to feel the Call of the Loom. It must be that Fall is around the corner. I've been neglecting all my looms for way too long. Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-82812654665522478312012-07-30T09:54:00.001-04:002012-07-30T09:54:29.896-04:00More motifsDespite the fact that I've been dealing with a <a href="http://bathandkitchenremodel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">major remodel</a>, and now no AC in the middle of summer, I've managed to still do some crocheting. It's a sanity saver!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had a hard time getting a good photo of all the motifs in a row. I think I have 9 or 10 of them done.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's an ok closeup.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-56499328099198321792012-07-09T08:14:00.000-04:002012-07-09T08:14:51.640-04:00I made somethingMy self-imposed crafting exile is coming to an end. But it was <a href="http://bathandkitchenremodel.blogspot.com/2012/07/day-21-its-friday-im-in-love.html" target="_blank">so worth it</a>. I've been getting really antsy to get my hands on a hook and some thread, so I unearthed the many, many <a href="http://tundragirl.blogspot.com/2012/05/unexpected-gift.html" target="_blank">books of patterns</a> that I now have, and found this one, from 1961. I just happened to have some size 30 thread and a size 10 steel hook, and I was also able to FIND both of those items, so I happily crocheted away the weekend and watched the Wimbledon finals while it sizzled to 106 outside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pattern. Of course I was drawn to a tablecloth pattern, even though I do not own a table. Maybe I'll just make a runner. I don't know this early on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motif #1.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motif #2. Join as you go! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motif #3. These take a good long while to finish, but that should change once I memorize the pattern.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-24510148333626776182012-06-18T08:31:00.002-04:002012-06-18T08:31:23.145-04:00Checking in brieflyI haven't done anything craftwise in a couple of weeks because <a href="http://bathandkitchenremodel.blogspot.com/2012/05/bathroom-remodel.html" target="_blank">I've been</a> <a href="http://bathandkitchenremodel.blogspot.com/2012/06/less-remodel-than-facelift.html" target="_blank">a little</a> <a href="http://bathandkitchenremodel.blogspot.com/2012/06/day-1-smash.html" target="_blank">distracted</a>.<br />
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This weekend I managed three whole rows of the pesky fuzzy scarf. It's not easy and I might flee to a new thread project for a while during the chaos that is June.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have like 15 rows done on this thing. Gah!</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-61344255520784867652012-05-21T09:43:00.000-04:002012-05-21T09:43:05.754-04:00Done at last!I had the great benefit of being home a couple of days last week while some workers came in to turn my bathroom from a tragic pile of squalor into a gorgeous sleek beauty of a room, and I also didn't have much going on at work, so I was able to power through and get the skinny silk scarf done!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was a little concerned because there's no binding off in this pattern. I had to store the stitches on a dpn while I worked on the other end piece. Luckily no stitches fell off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then I grafted the two pieces together! I really took my time with this because kitchener stitch is the bane of my very existence. I'd do a couple of stitches and then walk away for a while. Worked out fine in the end, I'm happy to say.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally I was able to block. I'm so happy I have wire rods, which I threaded down the sides. I'm also happy for heavy-duty t-pins, because the little flimsy push pins I also have just were not doing the trick. I stretched the holy hell out of this thing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But that's how we get from this ...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To this! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was still slightly damp this morning, so I haven't taken the pins out yet, and I may block it again because it's not totally uniform, but either way at some point soon I will post a pic of this thing being worn by me. </td></tr>
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I'm really rather pleased with myself.<br />
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Now I need to work up the courage to get back to this:<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-57952994199972762472012-05-07T09:16:00.001-04:002012-05-07T09:16:49.305-04:00An unexpected giftBack in December 2010 (I can't believe it was that long ago) I finished a <a href="http://tundragirl.blogspot.com/2010/12/tablecloth-done.html">thread tablecloth</a> that I'd been working on for, literally, years. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it because, naturally, I don't have a table. Not long after I finished it we got some good news that an old family friend had beaten back Demon Cancer and was also about to celebrate a Very Big Birthday, so I packed up the tablecloth and sent it along to her. I have it on good authority that the tablecloth was well received.<br />
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Last week I got an amazing and unexpected gift in the mail as a direct result of that tablecloth gift. Another friend of my mother's had gotten wind of the tablecloth gift. She is a long-time crafter who, unfortunately, can no longer hold a hook, and who didn't have anyone to pass along her trove of books to. So she sent them to me!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's part of the letter that was enclosed in the box.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some thread, some squares for a bedspread, and the bedspread pattern.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And all these books. Just look at them! Some are quite old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to leaf through them and see what's in my future.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best part is that this woman is also clearly a huge fan of thread and doilies.</td></tr>
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So there you have it. An amazing gift from a very generous woman. It has left me wondering though: who will I gift all my books and stash and hooks and needles and looms to when I can't hold a hook anymore??Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-17216879033184030382012-05-01T08:57:00.000-04:002012-05-01T08:57:27.660-04:00Lazy daysI have been unabashedly lazy the last couple of weeks. Not a stitch was made! And then this past Sunday I was faced with some much coveted Alone Time and got another five repeats of the scarf done. So now we're up to 15 of 23 or 24.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Becoming longish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And still really curly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I still don't have the pattern memorized.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-35917509927601217432012-04-16T08:45:00.002-04:002012-04-16T08:45:53.836-04:00Halfway thereI now have 13 of 24 repeats done. Woo! Things are going a little more quickly, but I still need to pay really close attention. I'm still occasionally ending a row with too many or too few stitches. I'm trying not to get to angsty about it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's starting to curl up like a snake. Blocking becomes more and more a certainty of this scarf's future.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OCD chart counting!</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-58740193030995484162012-04-09T08:38:00.001-04:002012-04-09T08:38:53.888-04:00It's starting to look like something nowI did a ton of work on the skinny scarf this weekend. I now have 10 of 23 pattern repeats done. It takes me a couple of hours to do one repeat (which consists of 16 rows), so I suppose that means I spent most of the weekend knitting. When I wasn't reading or drinking Very Strong Beer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't even tell where I messed up and lost count!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I may just have enough yarn to knit the whole thing. I wasn't sure at first.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The obligatory closeup shot. I'm still convinced that this will look (a) totally different, and (b) way better after it's been blocked.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-56565298385215241132012-04-02T09:20:00.001-04:002012-04-02T09:20:41.076-04:00I kind of dig knitted laceThings I like about knitted lace: (1) you only have to fret about the pattern every other row. (2) Watching the pattern emerge. (3) For a skinny scarf, only 49 stitches!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The edging and I believe 3 of 23 pattern repeats.</td></tr>
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Things I don't like about knitted lace: (1) The alternating row is all purls (unless it's a sock, in which case it's all knits, which rocks). (2) Having to pay close attention to where you are in the row. (The Husband interrupted me this weekend, which made me lose my place, which made me mess up the pattern. I still don't know how to unknit a slip one, knit two together, pass one over.)<br />
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I think this should be really nice once it's blocked.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-74056281477808409702012-03-26T10:10:00.002-04:002012-03-26T10:10:21.305-04:00Smidgens of progressI made a teeny amount of progress on the uber-fuzzy scarf. I hope to be less afraid of it as I get more used to working with the yarn and the needles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I must be doing something right because there's a curve on the edge.</td></tr>
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I also started a skinny scarf with a skein of silk blend yarn that's been sitting on my ottoman for months and months. This yarn was really expensive (but bought with a groupon, which is why I even bought it) so I wanted to wait for the right pattern to come along. Hopefully I found it, but it's kind of hard to tell this early in. It's supposed to be 9 inches wide, but at the moment it's more like 6. Maybe after blocking it'll be closer to what it's supposed to be. I will say this: it feels divine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's also way less scary to work with so I've kind of been concentrating on this one to the detriment of the fuzzy one.</td></tr>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637410058857423775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943342.post-17843494517304983092012-03-19T08:35:00.000-04:002012-03-19T08:35:46.556-04:00DifficultiesI've been casting about for a new project. A friend gave me some scrumptious yarn a while back and I've been looking for the right pattern for it for ages. I was pretty sure I'd <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall08/PATTwavesofgrain.html">found it</a>, but this yarn is ... difficult. It's SUPER fine, but also extremely fuzzy, which makes it hard to tell exactly where the stitch is (although it feels awfully nice), especially because lace patterns have tons of yarnovers, which are tricky to manage under the best of circumstances. I keep ending up with the wrong number of stitches (although I just successfully finished two rows with the right number, so maybe I've conquered that little problem).<br />
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I'm using Addi Turbo needles for the first time and I'm not entirely sure I like them. They are so damn slippery ... just this morning I was nine stitches into a row and somehow lost my grip on the right needle and it slipped entirely out of the row. After a brief moment of panic I managed to get the stitches all back on, but wow, I already have a love/hate relationship with knitting. I don't need the aggro. Plus the loop in the middle keeps getting in my way. I much prefer bamboo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eight rows and my OCD counting list. So far it looks exactly nothing like the pattern. I'm not sure how much that matters.</td></tr>
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