A few months ago, I joined a Steampunk Swap in the Odd Duck Swaps group on Ravelry. My swap target (or “spoilee”) was very talkative and fun, so I got loads of ideas for what to make for her. One thing she mentioned caught my fancy right away as a great opportunity to set a [...]
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Project Swapway: Designing a Cape
Posted in Knit, Machine Knitting, Patterns, Technique, tagged cape, design, Knit, knitted cape, knitting machine, knitwear, knitwear design, machine knit on September 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Project Swapway: The Steampunk Swap
Posted in Knit, Machine Knitting, Patterns, tagged cape, design, Knit, machine knit, muslin, pattern, project runway, steampunk, victorian on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Over in the “Odd Ducks” group on Ravelry, knitters get together and have swaps akin to secret santa. You get someone’s name, answer some crazy questions, research your “spoilee’s” likes and dislikes and make them something wonderful that they will hopefully really enjoy. Presumably you get the same treatment in return, and craft exchanging occurs. [...]
Adventures in steampunk
Posted in Knit, Patterns, tagged Knit, steampunk, victoriana, wristwarmer on June 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I have been obsessing lately about the style known as “Steampunk”. And you know what? Today (June 14th) is International Steampunk Day! Imagine an alternate history of the world where clockwork and steam remained central to technological innovation instead of moving on to more electrical and electronic technologies. That’s where the idea of steampunk jumps [...]
Yarn like improvisational jazz
Posted in Knit, Patterns, Yarn, tagged be sweet magic ball, boucle yarn, eyelash yarn, habu yarn, improvisation, magic cowl, specialty yarn on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For my recent birthday, I self-indulgently bought myself two kinds of really cool specialty yarns: Habu Textile’s Wool Stainless Steel A-148 It’s a thread-thin yarn which feels soft like wool, but has a memory. You can essentially finger-block it on the needles to whatever 3-d shape that you want. It’s very cool, and it’s a [...]
Knit your own electronics
Posted in Knitting Machines, Patterns, tagged bond, charting, knitking 4500, knitting electronics, knitting machine, knitty pattern, LEDs, pattern chart, Ultimate Sweater Machine, USM on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the new Knitty for Spring/Summer 2010, there is a thrilling-looking new project for a felted bag. But not just any felted bag, a bag that displays your knitting chart electronically. Basically, the bag has LED lights sewn into it, connected to a special computer chip (available here) with conductive threads. You can upload onto [...]
Not finishing enough, and the sock in my purse
Posted in Gauge, Patterns, TKGA's Master Knitter Program, tagged captain capacitor, cloche, finished object, frogging, gauge, gauge disaster, hand-knit socks, hats, Knit, knitted toys, Patterns, resisty the resistor, socks on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An exploration of a gauge situation and angst over a lack of recent finished objects.
Toys make me feel clever
Posted in Patterns, Swatches, tagged knitted toys, lifted increase, Montse Stanley, swatch, time managment on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been covering a lot of ground lately, but I’ve picked the Master Knitting Level I back up too.
A word about graph paper
Posted in Patterns, tagged chart, design, graph on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Exploring options in knitter’s graph paper.
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