Posted by Underground Crafter on July 29, 2012 |
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This week I made progress towards two of my most challenging YOP goals. My sister and I were able to decide on a motif for my mom’s milestone birthday blanket. We both had a really hard time choosing a motif, so I made a hybrid. My hybrid pattern uses the center and final row from [...]
Tags: afghan #9, blanket, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, circular needles, come blog a long, crochet, crown jewels, gauge, graphic, knitter's book of socks, knitting, knitty city, lys, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, melinda miller, melissa morgan-oakes, motifs, ravellenic games, ravellenic games sock put, sock knitter's handbook, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, valerie vandergriff, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 26, 2012 |
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One of the yarn shops I planned to visit during my trip to Pennsylvania was out of business, so I decided to add another shop to my list. Since I was staying just one train stop away from Swarthmore, I planned a visit to Finely a Knitting Party on my way back to New York. The [...]
Tags: brown sheep company, classic elite yarn, crystal palace yarn, finely a knitting party, lys, mushishi, pennsylvania, plymouth yarn, review, sioux city soap, swarthmore, udderly smooth, yarn, yarn haul
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 24, 2012 |
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View Larger Map Last week, I took my dream vacation and spent a few days at Pendle Hill in Wallingford, PA. The main purpose of the vacation was to relax, enjoy the silence, (wait, what is this? some kind of retro pop music playlist??), spend some time outdoors, and live an unscheduled life, and what’s [...]
Tags: addi swing, araucania, berroco, bijou basin ranch, brooklyn tweed, crochet, crochet liberation front headquarters group, crochet-friendly LYS, ella rae, ella rae lace merino, google maps, hop stop, knitty city, local yarn shop, loop, lys, malabrigo, merino wool, mountain meadow wool mill, nangellini gallery, no two snowflakes, no two snowflakes nancy's hair, o-wool, pendle hill, philadelphia, review, rosie's yarn cellar, sheep shop yarn company, sheep shop yarn company sheep 2, sophie's yarns, spinning yarn, spud and chloe, wallingford, yarn, yarn haul
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 7, 2012 |
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I surprised myself this weekend with the sudden desire to buy yarn. I had planned to make a bag for my mom for Mother’s Day, but I had a sudden urge to make her a pineapple shawl on Saturday afternoon. I looked through my stash, but I didn’t have enough of any light weight yarn [...]
Tags: crochet, knitty city, lys, madelinetosh, madelinetosh tosh light merino, pineapple, shawl, shawl pin, yarn haul
Posted by Underground Crafter on April 25, 2012 |
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Today’s topic is knitting and crocheting heroes, and I think it is well known that mine is my grandma. However, I’ve been under a lot of stress at work these days (still on that 10-12 hour a day kick) so I decided not to write a dramatic post about missing my grandma and instead fantasize [...]
Tags: 3KCBWDAY3, 3KCBWWC, allman brothers, beacon theater, crochet, family, further, kindle fire, Knitting and Crochet Blog Week 2012, lys, pendle hill, philadelphia, quakers, reading, retreat, roothbert fund, writing, yarn
Posted by Underground Crafter on April 24, 2012 |
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The backstory: I usually schedule my posts during the week, but I thought it would be more fun if I posted during each day for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week. Photography is something that I’ve been working on since I started this blog, and today’s challenge definitely had me stumped. (I’ve already [...]
Tags: 3KCBWDAY2, glazed carrot, hungry monster, Knitting and Crochet Blog Week 2012, knitty city, lys, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, orange, orange monster, photography, weight watchers, yarn
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 16, 2012 |
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I finished the cable hat I was working on for my dad last Friday night. The pattern was A Hat Fit for a Fella by Shana Kreikemeyer, available for free on her website, Needyl. Last fall, I bought a skein of Cascade 220 Superwash in 817 at Knitty City with the intent of making my dad a [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, beanie, cables, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, chiaogoo red lace, circular knitting, circular needles, destash, FO Friday, hat, holiday crafting, knitting, knitty city, lys, needyl, revelations of a delusional knitter, shana kreikemeier, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis, yarn stash club
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 4, 2012 |
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Although January was a hectic month, I did manage to reduce my stash a wee bit. My accomplishments: I sorted through my crochet and knitting magazines, and donated 50 to a local guild. I completed my secret project, which used up 8 skeins of yarn. I went to my favorite local yarn shop with my [...]
Tags: big apple knitters' guild, blanket, certified knitting instructors program, craft yarn council, cyc, destash, geaux saints, irish rose, knitty city, lys, magazines, new orleans saints, queens library, ravelry, revelations of a delusional knitter, surmount the stash 2012, yarn, yarn haul
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 10, 2012 |
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My favorite local yarn shop, Knitty City, celebrated their sixth anniversary with a sale (and some great red velvet cake) on Saturday. I had some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, so I decided to stop by. I am trying to Surmount the Stash in 2012, and I’m sure to shop at Vogue [...]
Tags: amy r. singer, big girl knits: 25 big bold projects shaped for real women with real curves, birthday, cake, crochet, jillian moreno, knitting, knitty city, lys, mimosa, revelations of a delusional knitter, sivia harding, surmount the stash 2012, tulip etimo, vogue knitting live, wendy shanker, yarn haul
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 6, 2012 |
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Today, I’m interviewing Carri Hammett, knitter, author, and former owner of Coldwater Collaborative yarn shop in Excelsior, MN. Carri has written four books, Scarves and Shawls for Yarn Lovers, Ready, Set, Knit Cables, Mittens and Hats for Yarn Lovers, and her January, 2012 release, Knitting 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction. Her [...]
Tags: a treasury of knitting patterns, ann budd, barbara albright, barbara g walker, barbara walker, carri hammett, cheryl potter, coldwater collaborative, creative publishing international, ebay, excelsior minnesota, handpaint country, interview, karen weiberg, knitter's handy book of patterns, knitter's handy book of sweater patterns, knitter's stash, knitting, Knitting 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction, knitting experience book 1: the knit stitch inspiration and instruction, lys, melanie falick, Mittens and Hats for Yarn Lovers: Detailed Techniques for Knitting in the Round, Ready Set Knit Cables: Learn to Cable with 20 Designs and 10 Projects, sally melville, Scarves and Shawls for Yarn Lovers: Knitting with Simple Patterns and Amazing Yarns, vogue knitting, weekend knitting
