tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126787223722119662012-01-26T13:08:10.377-05:00yarns, needles, hooks, books, and occasional philosophizingKRGPnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-19536884767964730992012-01-26T13:05:00.001-05:002012-01-26T13:05:23.057-05:00

If you have a tiny bathroom like we do, then the totally amazing Rag Bath Mat pattern from Cocoknits.com might not be the best choice for you, because it's way too big.I modded it down a bit so that it fits our bathroom. Here's the deal: Go download the original pattern from Cocoknits, then come back here and use these modifications to make it smaller.Modifications to Rag Bath Mat by

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-30808956792813903682012-01-25T15:43:00.005-05:002012-01-25T16:14:23.305-05:00

Okay, a crocheted room:We've shown Olek's works before (photographed by Katie's sister), and this knitted room by Kate Jenkins, but this installation at Tony's Gallery takes the cake. This makes me want to knit. Badly.

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-43265467726528869072012-01-23T08:29:00.001-05:002012-01-23T08:29:00.806-05:00

This pillow was a quick knit thanks to size 19 needles and the thick t-shirt yarn I made the other day (directions here).To make one, you will need:Approximately 6 balls of t-shirt yarn (6 t-shirts worth). I used various shades of beige and white.Size 19 needlesDarning needleA square pillow insert (I used an old one I had lying around and just removed the cover)Cover: Front: Cast on 55 sts.Row 1:

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-89694565796449083912012-01-21T23:21:00.001-05:002012-01-21T23:23:56.675-05:00

I'm making another bathmat for our new bathroom. I'm using bedsheets like I did with my first one. This time, though, I got my husband to help out. He's cutting the little holes that you use to connect the strips of sheet together. I was connecting them and winding the big ball of yarn. While watching Grey's Anatomy. Awesome.Thanks, babe.

krgphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780595360633296470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-64745254657171171382012-01-21T14:39:00.005-05:002012-01-21T14:49:29.649-05:00

Just a short post on this rainy Saturday. Here's another Tiny Tim sweater, this one in a nubby blue tweed wool. I made this one in the 12-18 month size. I gave it to Katie for Edward to wear--hopefully we'll have some colder weather in the next few months!I used Debbie Bliss Aran Donegal Tweed--a little bit heavier yarn than the pattern calls for, but since babies grow into everything eventually,

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-84251839371582642452012-01-18T14:55:00.006-05:002012-01-18T15:14:35.414-05:00

This scarf began as an argyle cashmere sweater, a gift from my mom that I loved, but was unfortunately stained and starting to pill. The flecks of brown and pink in the scarf come from the argyle pattern. Because it is cashmere, it is super soft and smooshy. But you could make a similar scarf using any sweater you have lying around that has started to lose its luster (due to pills, moths, or

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-78508047152453279302012-01-17T09:13:00.001-05:002012-01-17T09:13:02.682-05:00

Thanks Cocoknits.com for the free pattern [ravelry].Pattern: Rag Bath Mat [my project on revelry]Designer: Cocoknits.comMaterials: 1 queen size bed sheet cut into 1.5 inch stripsNeedles: Size 19 Denise InterchangeablesMy husband and I remodeled our bathroom. It's small. He calls it "European." It's super-nice, but our old bath mats didn't fit any more. This fits perfectly.I started with this pile

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-62482773259717687312012-01-16T22:17:00.002-05:002012-01-16T22:24:30.675-05:00

Lots of fiber, food, and fun projects. We'll share photos during the rest of the week.Here's one peek. A felted-sweater netbook sleeve.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-3577963774316444652012-01-16T13:47:00.001-05:002012-01-16T13:47:03.646-05:00

Jordynn knit some pants for Adrian when he was a baby. I broke them out for Edward now that it's cold. (She used the Pimp My Longies pattern.)I have only two words: Baby. Bottoms. They look so cute in knitted pants.Jordynn also designed and knit Tiny Tim for Adrian many years ago now (it seems). Here it is on Edward. I think he looks smashing in his knitted outfit. Since it was 23 degrees outside

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-3741239125054821152012-01-15T10:24:00.002-05:002012-01-15T13:17:07.931-05:00

I whipped up this potholder last night using yarn from one t-shirt, made using the method shown in yesterday's post.PatternMaterials:One ball of t-shirt yarn (one shirt)Size 17 needlesDarning needle (large)Directions:Cast on 20 sts.Row 1-2: kRow 3: kRow 4: k2, p16, k2Repeat rows 3-4 8 times, or until potholder is approximately as long as it is wide.End with 2 rows of garter stitch (knit both rows

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-49618469869727420672012-01-14T13:01:00.005-05:002012-01-14T13:34:17.018-05:00

One of us couldn't wait:T-shirts work well, too. I looked at several sets of directions listed on Recycled Into Yarn, and then tried this technique:Step 1: Cut off the bottom of the t-shirt, below the underarms. Cut off the hem too.2. Fold the tube of fabric from one side to the other, overlapping except for about one inch.3. Starting at the bottom, cut strips about 1/4" wide up from the bottom,

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-86321690270923800472012-01-14T09:40:00.001-05:002012-01-14T09:40:03.905-05:00

Jordynn and I are entranced by this tutorial for how to make rag yarn from Cocoknits.We're hitting up neighbors and the local thrift shops for old bed sheets. We're going to dye with some sort of natural dye (most likely). Then we'll put the ol' knitty professors spin on it--not sure what just yet, because our process is very, um, organic.We'll take lots of photos, though, and share our thoughts

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-40101593679369927052012-01-12T16:48:00.003-05:002012-01-12T16:54:24.674-05:00

We have often featured knitwear inspired decor on this blog (as in here and here), but usually that means high end artistry that is not within my budget, at least. But recently I found soon cute knitty items at my local Marshall's store and thought I'd share them with you."Cable knit" candle holder, $3.Cabled throw pillow, $10I'm pretty happy with my purchases, since they add a homey look to my

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-14779468698323985812012-01-10T09:02:00.001-05:002012-01-10T09:02:46.408-05:00

One of the missions of this web site is to encourage eco-friendly fiber arts. We often feature recycled yarn patterns and projects. A clever fiber artist has put together a web site of recycled yarn projects, tutorials, and general info, called Recycled Into Yarn.The site just recently launched, and you should check it out.It will grow and grow with more tutorials and patterns, and the creator

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-2769891254596023372012-01-09T16:28:00.002-05:002012-01-09T16:29:46.927-05:00

Us at Starbucks, doing our thing.We'd rather be knitting.

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-79148617454129469552012-01-09T10:04:00.005-05:002012-01-09T10:12:49.341-05:00

If you are traveling to England sometime, you might want to check into this fabulous knitted room at the Hotel Pelirocco in Brighton. The room in question was designed and created by Kate Jenkins, who designed knitwear for Marc Jacobs.Check out the details.Knitted wallpaper, lamp, and telephone cozy, above.Amigurumi breakfast plate and tea, above.A sweet "Do Knit Disturb" sign.You can check out

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-26033558870759560572012-01-05T14:31:00.010-05:002012-01-08T15:45:56.032-05:00

Here's another fabulous fiber art project: crochetdermy by Shauna Richardson. Her current exhibit, called the Lionheart Project, represents the largest single-handed crochet project in the world: three giant crocheted lions commissioned by the Arts Councils of England. How cool is this stuff????

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-18280016005266848462011-12-29T20:19:00.001-05:002011-12-29T20:19:16.316-05:00

Unlike his brother Adrian, Edward is a very large baby. I made the mistake of making my Manava Cardigan [blog post here] [Ravelry] in a 6-12 month size. Well, Edward (b. 4/18/11), who is only 8.5 months old, has thoroughly outgrown the garment. And it's only now cold enough to wear it.I squeezed it on him anyway, for one last photo shoot. It looks a little silly. (By the way, the 100% wool

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-8156257452783966712011-12-28T11:45:00.000-05:002011-12-28T11:45:00.453-05:00

I thought I'd share a few photos of my latest project, which is going to be either a wrap cardigan or more of a short-sleeved vest type thing, although I have a few store-bought items like that and find them awkward to wear, for some reason.Who would wear a sweater like this with summer whites and flip flops?At any rate, here's a nice wintery tableau featuring my project.I'm actually making the

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-52360476096167755122011-12-27T12:24:00.004-05:002011-12-27T12:44:17.973-05:00

I was watching Antiques Roadshow with my parents yesterday, and a woman brought in an object she had inherited from her family, who were whalers somewhere in the Northeast. She had no idea that her object, made of whalebone, was an antique swift valued at $15,000-20,000.Here's another one (which is for sale at Christies for $8,750). I like how this one has a carved hand at the bottom "holding"

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-72342385251272481252011-12-26T17:39:00.001-05:002011-12-26T17:57:45.316-05:00

Here's a screenshot of my current Ravelry project page.Can we just say that I need to stopping knitting blue things?It's just my favorite color, and I have so much blue-ish yarn. The rest of my projects are more of the same, it seems. Monotonous and predictable shades of blue. Sigh.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-52116274111712510992011-12-25T15:39:00.007-05:002011-12-25T16:23:31.280-05:00

These sweaters have been finished for a while, but North Carolina has been so warm that I haven't had much chance to wear them. So I took them home to Canada where they could get some use--although it has not been a white Christmas here, either.The first one is based on a Verana pattern, Kate (Verena website)--it's here on Ravelry. The Verena version included lace and bobbles surrounding the

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-44608410433950444482011-12-19T11:50:00.001-05:002011-12-19T11:50:47.359-05:00

Here's the funniest sign I've ever seen, and it was at my local Hancock Fabrics:I just wish the fest was for the OTHER kind of fleece. Not the kind made of petrochemicals. And now here's my question for you guys.My father-in-law has a tree that drops fruit that looks an awful lot like tennis balls with warts. Here's a picture of one:Does anyone know what this fruit is? Is it edible? We have a

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-61178628281506289912011-12-02T15:04:00.001-05:002011-12-02T15:04:04.270-05:00

I recently received this comment on an earlier post on this blog: Strickbombe said... it's all the work of one ARTIST called crocheted olek. don't let her hear that you called her a yarn-bomber though! November 22, 2011 4:34 AM I do apologize for the misnomer! The crocheter is indeed an artist. My sister sees C. Olek's work as she walks to work and snaps pictures of it for me using her

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-27619772528155095932011-11-30T17:11:00.001-05:002011-11-30T17:13:38.203-05:00

Two of my favorite things: Mid-century furniture and knitting. Combined in one awesome item:The details:knitting work: plainlivingstyling: Akira Ishikawaphoto: Osamu Koizumi [Q's planning&management]info: TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMSOriginally posted on Flickr.

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-62739794767197671382011-11-27T10:59:00.001-05:002011-11-27T10:59:26.719-05:00

One year ago, while Mary was dying of cancer, I began knitting a sweater. Often, at the time, there wasn't much to do but sit and wait. Knitting helped fill the time. The project was Ginevra's Pullover [Ravelry], and since I already had the yarn in my stash, I just started knitting. And then Mary died, and then it was Christmas, and then I was on the job market, and then I had a baby, and then

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-15983474382573682452011-11-26T09:14:00.001-05:002011-11-26T09:14:17.140-05:00

Last week, our 8 year old cat was hit by a car on our quiet street and died almost instantly. It was horrible---this is the pet that Michael and I had before we were married, and she was, as I now know, central to our existence. (At our first rental house:)My friend S. reassured me that my deep sadness was normal, saying, "Pets give context to our lives." Icouldn't agree more. (S. is one of those

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-44462473540786936232011-11-22T19:00:00.001-05:002011-11-22T19:00:49.910-05:00

My favorite app on my iPhone is Instagram. Instagram a photoblogging software that allows you to share your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and by email. It also creates a feed of your photos and the photos of your friends---viewable on your phone. (A variety of support sites have popped up around the web, including Inkstagram.com. Here's my Instagram feed on Inkstagram.)I've really taken to

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-77635488434587714182011-11-22T09:28:00.001-05:002011-11-22T09:28:35.724-05:00

With the two kids and the new job, I took a hiatus from knitting. The hiatus wasn't intentional; I just sort stopped knitting. I had a few things that were mid-project that sort of fizzled out, and I had no desire to make another shawl or pair of mitts or sweater. The love was gone. But I had a feeling this mood was temporary---brought on by a mix of exhaustion and lack of creative juices. The

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-16443424736886097032011-11-06T13:54:00.001-05:002011-11-06T13:54:44.043-05:00

This post just brushes the surface of a much larger topic: women, weight, postpartum body changes, and fashion.Really, it seems that if you want to wear cool clothes after having a baby, you are SOL. Because cool clothes do not EVER take into account the subtle (or not-so-subtle) body changes that most of us go through after schlepping a watermelon around in our midsections for months/weeks on

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-19885270933947536492011-10-27T14:53:00.001-04:002011-10-27T15:01:16.384-04:00

This may not be a cute baby wearing adorable booties, but it comes close:Apparently, adorable penguins who have been harmed by an oil spill in Australia are now sporting these cute sweaters to help them avoid ingesting oil.At one point they were seeking donations, but not surprisingly they were flooded with tons of tiny bird sweaters from tenderhearted knitters:(Some of these pictures are from

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-83253436427533175682011-10-05T15:39:00.001-04:002011-10-05T15:57:37.037-04:00

Edward is pushing 6 months at this point, which seems CRAZY. (d.o.b. 4/18/2011.) But, he's the size of an average 11-month-old. That's a 12-month sleep suit he's wearing in this picture (gratuitous cute baby pic #1):(cute? yes. very cute.) If you notice, he is wearing some knit bootees. I did not knit these--my German au pair's grandmother did. She brought them with her from Germany when she came

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-70572079493076110822011-09-27T11:29:00.001-04:002011-09-27T11:29:22.420-04:00

My sister sends me these from her phone as she walks to and from work. This bicycle was located on 23rd Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Nice work, secret knitter-crocheter people. If you want to claim your work, leave a comment below. Share your inspiration.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-1543457771579477982011-09-19T12:04:00.004-04:002011-09-19T12:14:01.834-04:00

I'd like to think not. Proof? I am absolutely NOT tempted to knit this:From the book Knit Your Own Dog.But wouldn't it be cute in black:

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-6668872653498153352011-09-06T13:15:00.001-04:002011-09-07T16:07:04.901-04:00

For those of you living in the south, you know that September is about two things: dodging hurricanes and enjoying the break of the blistering August heat. One good way to enjoy the cooler weather is dining al fresco, which is basically impossible during the summer time. (Seriously, even the lettuce will melt on your deck during an N.C. August.)So, this past Sunday, my three boys and I ate

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-43937855775892785532011-09-01T10:38:00.001-04:002011-09-01T10:38:09.428-04:00

My sister and her family moved to Manhattan in January. Since then, I've been receiving funny photographs on my cell phone from my sister. Like this:And this one:The tricycle is located at Lafayette and Spring, for those of you up there who might want to go see it.I don't know anything about the group of crafters who are doing these projects--anyone out there know? Hats off, regardless.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-18440553741034175882011-08-16T11:17:00.001-04:002011-08-16T11:17:29.381-04:00

I recently received a request via Ravelry message for a tutorial that I promised back in January. Kudos to the blog readers with good memories.The Ravelry member wrote:Sweater pillow patternSent at 12:11 PM August 7, 2011Hi Katie Rose:Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. I wanted to ask you about the sweater pillow pattern that you had mentioned back in January. I thought that

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-84096154586440081542011-08-10T17:55:00.006-04:002011-08-10T18:48:05.865-04:00

Last year, I purchased this beautiful Miss Babs yarn from the local yarn store, Spin a Yarn, Weave a Web, in West Jefferson, NC--our favorite writing retreat location. One year later, I've finally got pictures of the sweater I made: Jordana Paige's Sylvar. Unfortunately, the yarn store has closed (although the owner still lives and works at Foxfire Holler). I'm glad I'll

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-17655318432930278682011-06-25T20:32:00.001-04:002011-06-25T20:33:32.004-04:00

Not sure if you guys know this, but Jordynn and I both study a field of rhetoric called "genre theory." A genre is a set of communications that share certain qualities (or "conventions") because the similarities of the situations in which the communications arise. For example, if a couple is getting married (like, in New York), then they might send out a wedding invitation. Now, a wedding

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-48625832074617314932011-05-09T14:16:00.001-04:002011-05-09T14:16:38.488-04:00

One of the patterns in my pattern eBook, Knitting Like a Professor, is the Manava Baby Cardigan [ravelry]. Manava was an Indian mathematician who lived around 700 B.C. He wrote a famous treatise on geometry. The standing collar on this sweater invokes the collar of what we Westerners like to call the Nehru jacket, after the former prime minister of India. The bold stitch patterns of the jacket,

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-61343925502732380392011-04-27T20:41:00.001-04:002011-04-27T20:41:42.832-04:00

Check out this hilarious video of Adrian at the petting zoo last weekend. The baby alpacas were especially sweet. Oh, and the mini-goats. The mini-goats were AWESOME. Question: Anyone know why Easter seems to equal "petting zoo"?In our city, we can have chickens, but not goats or any other farm animals. I've been wishing for some mohair goats of my very own, but not until the laws change.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-32055468761966118552011-04-25T15:46:00.001-04:002011-04-25T15:46:45.835-04:00

He came 1 week early, weighed in at 9 pounds and 3 ounces, and arrived with head full of blond hair.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-71311065761386169582011-04-07T10:46:00.001-04:002011-04-07T10:46:48.291-04:00

Here's a video we shot of Adrian a couple of days ago.It features the train table that Michael and I built (okay, he built, and I painted).It also features Adrian in an argyle sweater vest that Mimi (my momma) bought for him. I'm IN LOVE with sweater vests on my kid. That's my next pattern--a basic, quick-knit, little-boy sweater vest pattern. I'm going to call it "Roy" or something like

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-24960712390463405542011-04-06T10:38:00.001-04:002011-04-06T10:38:15.224-04:00

I love mohair yarn. Love love love.Whenever I hit a LYS, I always check the odd-balls basket for skeins of mohair. I don't care about color, weight, or anything--I just buy it. It is the ultimate stash yarn because it's so versatile.Mohair? Versatile?Yes.Here's what I've made with mohair over the last few months. Oh crap, I think I mean "over the last year," not months, at this point. Whatever:

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-20244139395295905772011-04-05T11:55:00.001-04:002011-04-05T11:55:00.890-04:00

...that I couldn't get any bigger...[this is a picture from about a month ago]...I realize that I'm wrong.[this is a picture from this morning]What's amazing is that, from the front, you just don't have an inkling that I'm the circumference of a mid-sized hippopotamus.Oh, maybe you do.2.5 weeks to go.--Katie Rose

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-21175593431707159692011-03-23T10:38:00.001-04:002011-03-23T10:38:45.200-04:00

Mimi is what my mother's grandkids call her. Sometimes Adrian gets mixed up and says "Mimimommy" or "Momimimi." My mom quilts. A lot. My favorites are the ones that tend to not follow rigid patterns, like this one with butterflies on it:The butterflies came from a print fabric that she cut into pieces. You can't see the quilt stitchery in this photograph, unfortunately, but it's really amazing.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-80580005914030627282011-03-17T21:26:00.002-04:002011-05-09T14:23:12.809-04:00

Long-time readers may remember that I had some trouble getting pregnant with my son, Adrian. That was no fun. Slightly less long-time readers may remember that Adrian then decided to come 6 weeks early and had to spend a week in the NICU. That was hell, by the way. Here's me, still IV'd up from delivery, visiting my baby despite the wires and tubes and my achey body. I don't want to go

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-60874863933888075202011-03-15T19:52:00.000-04:002011-03-15T19:52:53.034-04:00

Some context: I live in the south. I was walking through Duke Hospital on my way to my OB appointment today, and a man stepped in front of me and stopped me with this amazed expression on his face, and said: "Wow. You're all baby!" [Sounds like: Wow! Yur awl bay-bee.] Then he said, "Keep it up, girl!" And walked on down the hall. His joy was hard to argue with. Plus that's a great compliment

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-57928341308415955492011-03-10T15:37:00.002-05:002011-03-15T19:53:20.645-04:00

When you ask a pregnant woman, "When are you due?" and she answers, "Seven weeks from now," do NOT reply with this: "Are you sure?" Yes. I'm sure. I'm also aware that I'm completely enormous, so you don't need to point that out, even if only by implication.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-10161623230923627382011-02-25T09:32:00.001-05:002011-02-25T09:32:09.532-05:00

Some of these circulated on my departmental email list back in grad school. These are hilarious, creative answers to exams. As a professor, I can really appreciate some of these answers, and I hope the teachers that received them appreciated them, too. Since most teachers are awesome, I'm sure that they did.Here's one:From Funny Exam AnswersClick on the album link below to see the rest:Funny

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-29388326792207246732011-02-06T20:41:00.001-05:002011-02-06T20:41:40.774-05:00

I was on a roll.I knit a sweater for and for Michael each winter. And then this winter came 'round and guess what? No sweaters. Whatever.So, instead of sharing with you the great sweaters I knit for us this year, here's a picture of the sweaters I knit for us last year. Mike is wearing his Gamekeeper (my Pattern). I'm wearing my Tenley (Jordynn's Pattern). Adrian is wearing a big white pompom on

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-53914164957731894572011-01-28T10:40:00.001-05:002011-01-28T10:40:29.573-05:00

Does anyone else out there feel like January was the Incredible Disappearing Month? I just sat down to write in my journal--I try to write nearly every day--and my last entry was LAST WEEK. I was like, what? A whole week, poof? Yes. Poof.Part of it has to do with how busy my husband is right now. He's a live event producer, specializing in lighting and rigging (that silver truss stuff that hangs

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-35515391156539195692011-01-17T10:44:00.001-05:002011-01-17T10:44:36.718-05:00

This is a blog post in three parts. (This is actually the second version of this blog post. I just wrote this long, gorgeous, and witty blog post and then deleted it from MarsEdit by accident. !!!!!! Hey, MarsEdit people. How about an undelete? A trash can? A second effing chance? So this post is a quick recap of that longer post that no one will ever get to read.)Part 1. I Want a Nerdy KidAnd I

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-28739283362410135122011-01-11T10:35:00.001-05:002011-01-11T10:35:56.962-05:00

I just posted this on my family/life blog (katie-and-michael.blogspot.com) because I realized that I just write all about my family and life here on this blog, and it seems silly to duplicate. Here's what I posted:Hey folks.This blog started as a pre-wedding diary for our family and friends a while back. Most of you know that I also keep another blog (along with a co-author) over at The Knitty

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-84892282306079320702010-12-23T14:29:00.001-05:002010-12-23T14:29:12.232-05:00

Knitting a whole sweater has seemed a little overwhelming lately. So here's something I did do:This is a sweater I got from the Gap a few years ago that I really like--except that it's just a wee bit too short. And now that I'm pregnant, it's way too short. Plus, it didn't gather at the waist or the cuffs at all. So I raided the stash and found some worsted weight wool and knit on cuffs and a hem

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-5352314343289247842010-12-16T12:57:00.001-05:002010-12-16T12:57:10.434-05:00

It's Tuesday, at 9 a.m.I'm 21 weeks pregnant. I just dropped my 19 month old off at preschool. My husband threw his back out at work this weekend. It's been three days and he's worse. A revision of my latest book manuscript is due on Friday. I have a ton of Christmas presents to finish making. Because Michael's been hurt, house looks like Pompeii: The Morning After. There is nothing, I mean

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-43079823751310690782010-12-12T10:06:00.001-05:002010-12-12T10:06:20.867-05:00

I’m back in the Carolina Mountains, this time with my BF and snow-loving poodle, Iva. It snowed several inches last night, so we are glad to have plenty of oatmeal, egg nog, and hot chocolate to welcome us after a romp in the snow. And Iva is glad to have her new sweater. This is based on the Side Button Greyhound Sweater pattern, which I chose because I thought Iva’s body type was

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-71581183522309851372010-12-10T09:14:00.001-05:002010-12-10T09:15:44.748-05:00

Mary died on a Tuesday--the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Michael and I hosted Thanksgiving at our house for all of our out-of-town family. The funeral was Saturday.That Friday, after Mary died but before her funeral, Michael and I took our son Adrian to a local museum to sneak away just the three of us. We were sad, of course, and trying to find joy in small things. (That's my new thing, by the

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-71200791439985958572010-12-07T10:22:00.004-05:002010-12-12T12:12:49.854-05:00

Here's a slideshow of the patterns in my new ebook, Knitting Like a Professor. The book costs $16 and contains 15 patterns. --Katie Rose

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-40953300301118305662010-12-04T22:25:00.003-05:002011-01-28T10:26:41.842-05:00

From Knit Book Title Pages Click here to see thumbnails of all of the patterns included in the book. The book is for sale via Ravelry for $16. The eBook includes Nella, Liliane, George Sand, Gamekeeper and a variety of other patterns that go for $6 regularly. There are 15 patterns in all, seven are brand new. I guess I'm feeling the holiday spirit. I think we all (including me) should be

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-37935658765641627592010-11-28T11:35:00.001-05:002010-11-29T12:30:23.785-05:00

This past September, Michael and I took a trip to Paris so I could participate in a colloquium at the University there. Edward was just starting show, so I dressed accordingly--you never want to look just chubby in Paris. Enceinte, on the other hand, is OK.I love traveling with a shawl because it serves so many purposes, including emergency airport/airplane blanket. Plus, they look cool, like you

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-3847960661461519262010-11-25T18:44:00.001-05:002010-11-25T18:44:34.366-05:00

I've received a number of requests for the recipe I used to make my Oread Pi Shawl [Ravelry].Of course, the first thing you'll need to get is the original pattern from one of Elizabeth Zimmerman's books, such as the Knitter's Almanac (the best eight bucks you'll ever spend). The Pi Shawl formula is the pattern for the month of July.This Pi Shawl formula is a quick knit (for a Pi Shawl)--I think

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-18498558206243225462010-11-23T10:52:00.000-05:002010-11-23T10:52:04.357-05:00

Read more here: http://marypryal.blogspot.com/

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-10528480592679889942010-11-22T15:08:00.001-05:002010-11-22T15:09:25.730-05:00

It's hard to shop when you are pregnant. At least it is for me. I might walk into a store feeling actually cute, but when the pants come off in the dressing room, and my thighs look like bloatation devices, I want to cry.Today, I didn't something very, very stupid: I went (1) shopping while pregnant, (2) for a funeral dress, (3) alone. Never, ever shop for a funeral dress alone. Just as

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-56231965618826238082010-11-21T12:21:00.001-05:002010-11-21T12:22:43.844-05:00

My sister-in-law is a knitting dabbler and she asked me to hook her up with a scarf project for while she was sitting by her mother's bed in hospice. I gave her a skein of worsted-weight Wool-Ease and a pair of size 10 needles. I think the scarf is nearing five feet in length at this point.Then yesterday she came to my house for a break from everything and I had my new issue of Interweave Knits

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-81203362785263235092010-11-16T14:49:00.003-05:002010-11-16T14:55:18.570-05:00

Yesterday (Monday) was an impossible day. I'm not sure how I made it to Tuesday. Here's how it went. Prologue: At 10pm Sunday night, we had to rush my MIL to the ER because she was losing mental function. They scanned her brain and found cancer there, too. 7:30 am: My husband and I visit the OB for our ultrasound (I'm 17 weeks) and diagnostic screening. Everything looks great. It's a boy.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-88181827683094362142010-11-15T08:38:00.001-05:002010-11-15T08:41:54.402-05:00

Yesterday, my husband, son, and I celebrated a beautiful Sunday morning by having a lazy breakfast together at home and then taking a walk around our neighborhood. We're practicing extra hard to appreciate all of the wonderful things around us in the world, especially since we're dealing with a current tragedy. It was a warm morning for November, so we wore sweaters instead of coats:Perhaps,

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-14933448390516382062010-11-14T08:57:00.001-05:002010-11-14T08:58:07.593-05:00

Thanks, Hoxton Handmade, for this excellent write-up of our Vera Rubin cardigan.Vera Rubin is one of mine and Jordynn's joint patterns. You can check it out on Ravelry by clicking this button:If you are unfamiliar with Hoxton Handmade, they do this groovy podcast called "The Electric Sheep." You should check it out.**One last note: Thanks to all of you who shared your well wishes with me. I'm

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-62505727693311757002010-11-12T12:44:00.000-05:002010-11-12T12:44:19.727-05:00

Two weeks ago, my mother-in-law had a sore back. She was having a little trouble lifting my son out of the pack-and-play. Today, she's in a wheelchair, and the doctors tell us she has metastatic bone cancer all over her body. This is my husband's mother, a woman born to be a grandmother. She bakes pies like it's nobody's business. She grew up on a farm in a small town in Texas, the youngest of

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-43985669067132875732010-11-10T13:25:00.000-05:002010-11-10T13:25:16.940-05:00

Here's the deal. Every semester I get a bunch of new students. My job is to train them to be good researchers and writers. Around this time every semester, I grade their "big" projects, and I'm usually very, very frustrated. Here's what I'm thinking: Why didn't they do the reading? Why didn't they follow the basic instructions on the assignment sheet? Why was I so naive to think they would do

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-64988677117509057112010-11-03T15:23:00.001-04:002010-11-03T15:23:37.036-04:00

I'm shooting to have my knitting book, titled Knitting Like a Professor, available in print or as a Ravelry download by December 1st. Okay. This is probably wishful thinking. It will have 15 or so patterns (maybe more). Including some that you've never seen before, and some of my readers' favorites (including Nella and Liliane). Here's another taste: Stay tuned for more previews and

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-32426374289148128382010-11-02T07:33:00.001-04:002010-11-02T07:33:12.817-04:00

5:30am First alarm sounds.5:45am In the shower.6:00am Getting dressed. Must be extra snazzy today because I'm helping host a lauded visitor to our department and taking him to dinner.6:30am In Kitchen. Brew coffee for DH (still sleeping) and make Chai for pregnant me. Still no cries from Adrian. Make Adrian's lunch. Make my lunch. Eat breakfast.7:15am The boys are still sleeping?!? Answer some

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-57977077760910426482010-10-31T22:15:00.000-04:002010-10-31T22:15:53.973-04:00

So, first of all, the non-knitting news: We don't know yet if it is a boy or a girl, so we're calling it Rose-Edward. We're not very secretive about names, obviously. My mom says the ultrasound looks like a boy. Seriously? My son Adrian (who has appeared on this blog here, here, here, etc. and yes I'm probably violating child labor laws making him model so much) will be 23 months when this

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-18274819551546242682010-10-16T14:03:00.001-04:002010-10-16T14:03:26.436-04:00

Jordynn made a sweater for my son Adrian a long time ago, before he was born. He wore it right away:(She made the leggings too. LOVE them.)Here is Adrian wearing the same sweater, one year later, even though he's twice as big as he used to be. Handknit sweaters just work for babies, and babies get tons of wear out of them because they're so flexible. (DH and I call him Dieter van Hooverstein when

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-4071129032336346982010-10-14T18:01:00.001-04:002010-10-14T18:01:37.834-04:00

Jordynn has been holding down the fiber fort over here lately. Thank god.I've been knitting a lot and have a lot of new patterns in the works, but I've been a little bogged down with teaching and writing this semester. Not a lot of time for knitty-writing. Which makes me sad. My spinning wheel is dusty. I have an entire gorgeous Icelandic fleece sitting unwashed and getting skanky. My yarn is

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-10307938651440771902010-10-07T23:00:00.001-04:002010-10-07T23:00:39.668-04:00

I don’t know if this cat is wearing a Plath sweater, but doesn’t it look like it? See more cats in sweaters here—109 of them, to be exact!

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-453920331898194202010-09-11T13:19:00.002-04:002010-09-11T13:23:55.069-04:00

Price: $6.00 Jean Howarth (1917-2004) was a Canadian journalist known for publishing “The Waffle Manifesto” as an editorial in 1969. Her piece covered the values and beliefs of a new political party that espoused feminism, radicalism, and Canadian nationalism. They were called the “Waffle Party” due to an ironic comment by one of the members, Ed Broadbent, who said that “that if they had to

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-77014617812369839932010-08-31T13:21:00.006-04:002010-08-31T13:37:54.535-04:00

Apparently, bamboo does not necessarily make something eco-friendly. According to the Federal Trade Commission, bamboo textiles are simply another type of rayon, made using the same process. As I showed in my Fiber Facts post on rayon, the process involves harsh chemicals that are anything but eco-friendly. No matter what fiber you start with, rayon is a classed as a [hu]man-made fiber.Now, the

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-25892495379506116822010-08-23T08:57:00.001-04:002010-08-23T08:57:24.432-04:00

I whipped this up yesterday using the pattern from Chic & Simple Sewing, by Christine Haynes.   This is a basic circle skirt pattern. It turned out okay. I decided to hem the skirt so it would hang evenly, rather than just hemming .5” all the way around, as given in the pattern. I’m not super happy about the elastic waist band, but at least I learned how to do one. And I think I’ll

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-61901696973509984722010-08-22T10:44:00.001-04:002010-08-22T10:44:34.629-04:00

I haven’t sewed anything since the gym shorts I helped to make for 7th grade. But so far I’m loving the easy patterns in Lotta Jansdotter’s Simple Sewing. The results so far: Napkins Yoga bag. (This is a little snug—if I make another one I’ll make it a touch wider). I had to rip this out in parts because the instructions are confusing (few diagrams, with a lot of steps crammed into a

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-56836392161883417342010-08-01T12:40:00.002-04:002010-08-21T21:56:09.560-04:00

I am at the beach with my family. Michael and I have gone out for an evening walk and this purple bioluminescent creature was lying on the shore. I am inspired by this natural beauty. I see some purple design in my future, with a gradient I think.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-87170612644313089522010-06-22T13:27:00.001-04:002010-06-22T13:27:17.153-04:00

  Feminism, Activism, and Knitting: Are the Fibre Arts a Viable Mode for Feminist Political Action? (Read the article here) Beth Ann Pentney Abstract This article examines the resurgence of knitting as a popular hobby for women in North America and the UK, and explores the associations made between third-wave feminism and knitting as a mode of political activism, in order to determine how

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-90119711033229281912010-06-18T16:23:00.001-04:002010-06-18T16:23:55.735-04:00

This sweater design has taken forever to finish, and I’m finally ready to write up the pattern. But it needs a name! It’s knit in the round out of Cascade Sierra (a cotton wool blend), and is meant to be along the same lines as Plath (which is my best selling pattern). The stitch pattern is a cable-design that reminds me of butterfiles. So, I’m inviting name suggestions. The best

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-42942898879043061402010-06-14T18:08:00.001-04:002010-06-14T18:08:25.042-04:00

Tonight is our last night in your hills and we will miss you. We will miss a town whose LYS had to close this afternoon because of weather blowing in and the owner had to go and take care of her sheep.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-76060459829783901622010-06-13T21:53:00.001-04:002010-06-13T21:53:59.314-04:00

In total, we have written, thus far:Three book chapters and two half chaptersOne journal article and one half journal articleOne book proposalOne knitting pattern and proposalThat's a lot in four days. Jordynn thinks that we used to work this much all the time, before we were homeowners, with significant others, and children. Sigh. But really, we wouldn't trade those things for the world. We just

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-9608034205292420472010-06-12T15:48:00.001-04:002010-06-12T15:48:27.661-04:00

We really can't say enough about the LYS here in West Jefferson, Spin a Yarn. For example, it is located in the emminently walkable downtown, right next to a coffeeshop with free wifi. Seriously. That's knitty professor heaven.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-46591011079928722892010-06-11T17:23:00.002-04:002010-06-11T17:28:02.310-04:00

We just visited the local yarn shop in West Jefferson, NC, the town down the hill from our cabin. The store, Spin A Yarn, is AWEsome, and the owner a total dream. Everyone was super friendly and helpful. The store had a huge variety of yarns and spinning supplies, and on the back, a large collection of looms.We bought three skeins of Miss Babs yarn and a skein of Trekking sock yarn. There are

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-66588778693347676222010-06-11T11:15:00.002-04:002010-11-25T18:47:24.726-05:00

Jordynn and I are staying in a cabin on the side of a mountain. This morning we decided to follow the narrow road to the top as part of our holistic working retreat. Holistic means: writing exercise healthy food hot tub wine In that order. Here's Jordynn looking down at the valley below from the top of the ridge. We both brought shawl projects with us, and we'll post progress pics soon.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-22580011540656864962010-06-11T09:18:00.001-04:002010-06-11T09:18:53.417-04:00

The hills are alive with the sound of neeeeeedlessss. This is the view from the porch of our cabin. We--Jordynn and I--headed up to the NC mountains for a writing retreat.

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I finished Desdemona a week or two ago. It was a quick and fun project, thanks to Katie’s great pattern! I used a combination of Valley Yarns 2/14 Alpaca Silk and JaggerSpun Superfine Merino, held together. Mods: I cast on 10 extra stitches to make it a bid wider, and I just went until it was long enough to wrap around. More details on my Ravelry projects page.

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-60183187570841975042010-05-15T00:12:00.004-04:002010-05-15T00:24:49.960-04:00

I have an FO and free pattern to share: a simple top-down triangle shawl named Pythagoras. Pattern: Pythagoras Shawl (A basic top-down reversible triangle shawl with 2 yarns) Yarns MC: Plymouth Yarns Outback Mohair in Rust - 1 skein (218 yards). CC: Unknown fingering/light-sport weight silk blend in gold color purchased from thrift store. Any silky fingering or light-sport weight yarn

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-76461150832682400202010-05-11T15:06:00.001-04:002010-05-11T15:06:40.397-04:00

This is officially the first Knitty Professors blog post from 30,000 feet. I'm on Delta with their new Wifi service (that I paid out the nose for). Adrian is asleep on my chest, strapped into the Ergobaby carrier. I'm headed to San Francisco to visit some friends, including raptwithfiber, who'll be picking me up from the airport. We're going to explore some yarn shops and I'll have some columns

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-47492987297602412062010-05-08T11:22:00.000-04:002010-05-08T11:22:11.531-04:00

Peggy McMullen over at the Oregonian paper contacted me about their knitting blog. (Wait, their local newspaper has a KNITTING blog? I want to move THERE.) She wrote a nice post about the EZ Pi Shawls I've been knitting. You can read it here.

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-51432240119538474452010-05-04T14:49:00.001-04:002010-05-04T14:49:24.200-04:00

A wind-powered scarf-knitting machine: Although, people like knitting. A different approach would be to harness knitting energy to power other things. For example, as I’m knitting, I could also be charging my cell phone or laptop. I don’t know why these things don’t exist everywhere all the time. I’ve been trying to convince my BF (a power engineer) to rig up a laptop charger that would be

jordynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225787719824033618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-32643472289590168412010-05-02T19:48:00.000-04:002010-05-02T19:48:27.523-04:00

Do you ever feel like everything you knit sucks? Like, everything you knit looks like something that would be on the TJ Maxx clearance rack, and as you flipped through the rack, you'd even be afraid to touch it lest its ugliness stick to your fingertips? I'm knitting a lot of lace shawls right now because I can't seem to make a sweater that doesn't look like its ugliness is contagious. But then

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-64052813980560133692010-04-21T10:35:00.001-04:002010-04-21T10:35:40.085-04:00

I recently wrote a post upon the receipt of the latest copy of Verena. I found it aggravating that (nearly) all of the sweaters had been worked in multiple flat pieces, as though they were machine-knit. (Handknitters can knit in the round; isn't that miraculous.) And none of the sweaters were top down. It seemed ridiculous to me. I was thinking I might be a bit of a lone wolf on this one, and

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-89183174847980308372010-04-18T12:55:00.002-04:002010-04-20T21:27:30.606-04:00

I knit another Pi Shawl, this time in a frenzied binge. This one went really fast, a combination of the yarn/needles and the simple concentric circle pattern. I let the yarn color changes do the talking, instead of complicated lace.An Oread is a type of nymph from ancient Greek mythology. They lived in mountains, valleys, and ravines. The greens and grays of this shawl evoked that sort of imagery

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Ok, so there are a million triangle shawls out there. What makes this one different? Knit from the bottom up, this scarf features a simple, but effective, twisted drop stitch pattern that is easy to memorize. Since it is a one-stitch repeat, you can easily expand the scarf as you go, without worrying about how to add in a wider stitch pattern repeat. Oya was inspired by the African Goddess

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I just got the new Verena mag today and there are so many beautiful patterns. I flipped to the instruction pages and EVERY SINGLE DANG PATTERN is knit in multiple flat pieces, from the bottom up. Here's my question: Why on earth would you want to knit a five-piece sweater? (back, L front, R front, L sleeve, R sleeve) and then seam it all together and just HOPE that the thing doesn't look crazy?

KRGPnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678722372211966.post-15798802209178139512010-04-07T21:17:00.001-04:002010-04-07T21:17:30.820-04:00

Katie's latest pattern is in the AntiCraft's latest issue (Beltane 2010).Lady Macbeth Arm Warmers:Yarn: Cascade Bollicine Etoile or another heavy-ish weight mohair, 1 skein.Needles: Size 5s and 7s.Sassiness: Lots.Best with:George Dickel and a Diet Coke.Cool summer evenings.Ideally: Both.

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